PROJECTS
Designed by Frank Gant, the project has transformed a little-known gem of Baltimore architecture into a focal point of a campus that very much needed one. It also provides a good example of Mr. Gant’s prodigious talent for resuscitating older buildings and adapting them for new uses.
Edward Gunts, Architecture Critic THE BALTIMORE SUN
Until March 1992, the large Tudor-style mansion served as the home of Loyola’s Jesuit community. Now called the Francis Xavier Knott, S.J. Humanities Building, the building underwent a major expansion and renovation to fulfill the College’s goal of centralizing academic and administrative offices.
The Humanities Building houses offices for Admissions, Alumni Relations, Development, Financial Aid, Public Relations and Publications; faculty offices for the Departments of English, Fine Arts, History, Philosophy, Theology, Writing and Media; a high-technology Honors seminar room; and lecture-style classrooms, conference rooms, and dining areas.
The project was developed using a fast track approach with a Construction Management team.