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We are a club of architects, designers, and creators of all kinds.
Mission
Architecture can be an intimidating and exclusive practice. Typically the people who design our towns, campuses, public buildings and homes represent a small minority of the people who actually live in those spaces. We believe in architecture for all and seek to widen the possibilities of architectural work by offering students of diverse backgrounds, identities and academic passions the opportunity to engage architecture as a communal and creative process with real-world consequences.
Who We Are
Architecture Table is a club for anyone with an appreciation for design and the built environment. We are a collection of students interested in design as a career, discipline and approach to solving problems in Middlebury, on the College campus and further afield. We welcome you to this growing community!
What We Do
We aim to be the bridge between Middlebury College’s Architectural Studies Program and Middlebury’s greater community. We facilitate weekly meetings in which we discuss what is going on within the department, the greater Middlebury community, and occasionally beyond to national and international contexts.
We also work alongside our members to help raise awareness for issues and projects related to architecture and design that they are passionate about. Past projects have ranged from affordable housing to public art to skatepark design. Have an idea for a project, training, trip or other communal event?
Where We Meet
Our scheduled meetings will occur weekly on Tuesdays from 8:00 to 9:00 PM in Johnson 204. Events and lectures will be held in different locations depending on their needs. The location of each will be listed on our Presence webpage and will be communicated by us via email.
Our Brutalist Modernist Home
Our Department’s academic home, the Johnson Memorial Building, recently completed a large scale renovation by McLeod Architects. The building was originally designed by Jean-Paul Carlhian of Shepley Bulfinch and is one of only three extant examples of Brutalist Modernism in Vermont. The renovation added a new plaza, translucent entry pavilion, and luminous three-story elevator help bring the facility up to universal access standards while engaging a new arts quad, the campus, and the broader community. The interior of the building has been opened up to bring in more light and improve wayfinding, and new mechanical/exhaust and lighting systems improve the conditions for making, presenting, and viewing art and architecture. The building provides a new campus-wide makerspace and shared shops and labs. The original Johnson Gallery has been restored and additional exhibit and critique spaces have been created throughout the building.
