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Campbell Hall, the School of Architecture building, was completed in 1970 and is part of a complex of buildings forming a Fine Arts Center that also includes the Department of Art, the Department of Drama, and the Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library. Campbell Hall provides well-equipped studio work areas, exhibition areas, lecture halls, and seminar rooms. Expansion to Campbell Hall was completed in 2008, adding both classrooms and offices. The building has an extensive technology infrastructure to support teaching and research, including full wireless networking, and fabrication facilities that include a CNC routers, 3D printing, laser cutting, casting, and traditional woodworking. The Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library, one of fifteen libraries of the University of Virginia Library system, serves the McIntire Department of Art, the School of Architecture, and the Department of Drama at the University of Virginia, as well as the surrounding community. The Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library currently holds about 154,000 volumes in numerous formats: print, electronic resources, digital resources, images, videos, and CD-ROMs. The Library’s collections are increased each year by means of allocations for books, periodicals, databases, visual resources, etc. Sources of funding include the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as endowed funds that create annual income designated for use to purchase particular types of materials. Gifts also play a significant role in expanding and improving the Fine Arts Library’s collections. The Library’s collections are increased each year by means of allocations for books, periodicals, databases, visual resources, etc. Sources of funding include the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as endowed funds that create annual income designated for use to purchase particular types of materials. Gifts also play a significant role in expanding and improving the Fine Arts Library’s collections. The collections cover all aspects related to architecture, landscape architecture, architectural history, urban and environmental planning, and the visual and performing arts. The Fine Arts Library provides patrons with access to all University Library resources, including government documents, geo-spatial data, maps, rare books and manuscripts, many other on-line resources, as well as a gateway to the Internet. Special emphasis is placed on supporting curriculum and research needs for faculty and students in the following areas: Architecture, History of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Studio Art, Art History, Theater History and the technical aspects of theater production. Reference services are provided to the entire University community and to practitioners throughout the Commonwealth and the nation. |
