Art Center College of Design

The Art Center College of Design (Hillside Campus) is a dramatic structural "bridge" building spanning an arroyo in the Pasadena hills and is often hailed as Craig Ellwood's best work. Patterned after the buildings of Mies van der Rohe and the International style, the building houses classrooms and studio space, multiple computer labs, painting facilities, photo and film stages and printing/editing facilities, as well as a student gallery and an external exhibit gallery, both open to the public. Although the was and still is the original home for the college, it has recently expanded to the South Campus, located a few miles to the south in Pasadena.