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Vanderbilt University E. Bronson Ingram College

The first of a four-phase residential college initiative, E. Bronson Ingram creates a living-learning environment for a faculty family and 330 students supporting Vanderbilt’s values of open inquiry and excellence while responding to the campus context. Opened in August 2018, the 220,000-square-foot College continues the University’s desire to blur the lines between living and learning environments. Faculty reside alongside sophomores, juniors, and seniors in a communal living model rooted in the tradition of residential colleges at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and Yale University.

A variety of spaces where students live, learn, and socialize with fellow students and educators alike include a vaulted dining room, great room, study lounges, private courtyards, and public patios that provide space for casual encounters and structured communication. A dance studio, music practice rooms, and a first-floor art gallery further enhance the living-learning environment.

The architectural expression of the College is decidedly Collegiate Gothic, responding to the adjacent 1925 Alumni Hall. In response to the project’s scale and implying a layered history, a portion of the building is designed in red-brick Victorian Gothic style relating to the University’s first and most iconic building, the 1875 Kirkland Hall sited directly south of the College. Masonry detailing incorporated throughout the façades and courtyards was designed to a level of detail rarely seen in this era, achieving an authentic example of the craftsmanship of this style.

Driven by the University’s belief that community and sustainability are symbiotic, E. Bronson Ingram College maintains the historic, layered character of Vanderbilt’s treasured campus while introducing a modern, efficient, LEED Gold building.

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Nashville, Tennessee
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220,000 square feet
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Vanderbilt University
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David M. Schwarz Architects
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