The Edward M. Crough Center for Architectural Studies is the home of the architecture school at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. It occupies the university's original field house, which the school calls a classic example of adaptive reuse. Graduate students developed the renovation under the guidance of Professor John V. Yanik.
The interior is organized like a small city, with "streets" that display student work, a "piazza" for special exhibits and a "town hall" for lectures and meetings. Technology access includes computer-aided design and manufacturing equipment, CNC routing, 3D scanning and a woodshop lab.
Through student work, the Crough Center became the world's first LEED EB:O&M certified architecture school. Through the LEEDlab course, it became the first building certified solely by students. The school ties this to a building stewardship mission.
This building has no Wikipedia article. Facts come from Catholic University School of Architecture and Planning: Crough Center.
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