Fact Sheet

Location
Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204. Situated between the Alumnae/i House and Katharine and Jane Welsh Hall.

Building Description
The Athenaeum weaves together the various threads of life at the college in one signature building—a physical centerpiece for the campus and the figurative heart of the academic community. The building is open 24 hours a day and features a new, technologically superior library; a spacious open forum for public events; a café; an art gallery; a center for community service and multicultural affairs; classrooms and group study rooms; and spaces for exercise, conversation, and reflection.

Groundbreaking
May 2007

Architects
RMJM Hillier

Civil Engineer
Daft McCune Walker Inc.

Construction Manager
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Mechanical/Electrical Engineer
RMF Engineering Inc.

Total Project Cost
$48 million (not including infrastructure –road, plant, utilities, parking)
• $25 million from Goucher’s generous alumnae/i and friends
• $3.4 million from state and federal funding
• Remainder from a state bond issue

Size
103,000 square feet

Exterior Building Materials
Butler stone, redwood, glass, and copper

Interior Building Materials
Terrazzo, white oak, redwood, carpet, and glass

Designated Interior Spaces

• Library and Mikulski Information Commons—A 24/7, state-of-the-art library that is fully wired and equipped with a computer lab and digital arts video-editing stations; includes quiet spaces and group discussion rooms.
• Siebert Curriculum Resource Center—Specifically meant to give education students additional research tools; will also be used for collaborations with local school librarians, teachers, and administrators, and for other events.
• Special Collections and Archives—Research and preservation facilities for the college’s impressive family of special collections.
• Hyman Forum—An open space modeled after the amphitheaters of Europe; can be configured for lectures, performances, panel discussions, and other public events.
• Silber Art Gallery—A secure space for the college’s art holdings and special exhibitions.
• Goucher Student Radio—Facilities for student radio broadcasting, with a windowed studio.
• Pinkard Community Service and Multicultural Affairs Center—A space to accommodate the college’s service and diversity programs, student group meetings, mentoring programs, and other service initiatives.
• Jones Commons—A comfortable, private space for students who travel from off campus to study, relax, eat, and nap.
• Alice’s Restaurant—An eatery that will serve light fare until late hours.
• Batza Room and Outdoor Terrace—A comfortable room for up to 50 guests; space will be used for all manner of events associated with the college.
• Exercise Areas and Other Gathering Places—Includes cardio equipment space overlooking the Hyman Forum and other informal spaces for student gatherings.

Designated Exterior Spaces

• Hurst Terrace—An open-air plaza, planted with honey locust trees, that provides a natural canopy for outdoor meetings, events, picnics, and relaxation.
• Winslow Great Lawn—A grand slope, stretching from the residential quad to the loop road; adjacent to the Athenaeum, it forms a natural amphitheatre for special outdoor events.