Mid South Community College, Donald W. Reynolds Center for Educational Excellence

West Memphis, Arkansas

Firm

Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson, Inc. Architects

Client

Mid South Community College

Area

63,000 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$9,683,327

Completion Date

08/2000

This new Student Services Center effectively doubled the size of the rural Mid South Community College.
The formal, classical look of the center provides a sense of a traditional campus for the nontraditional student population. The architecture provides a stronger focus for student life by locating this new facility in the center of the campus on a strong linear axis. The cross-axial plan is intended to provide a link to all present and future campus buildings, which will include additional classrooms, science laboratories and a performing-arts theater.
Included in the building are spaces for student services, tutorial centers, a food court, bookstore, and student lounge and rooms that incorporate technology for “smart” classrooms. In addition, the facility includes a new 10,856-square-foot library. Fiber-optic data cables connect all classrooms and workstations to a central server, and serve as the technology hub for the campus.

Additional Information

Associated Firm

Pat Kelly Macgruder Architects, AIA, PA; Caradine Associates

Cost per Sq Ft

$153.70

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2001 Architectural Portfolio

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