Seaton Hall

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Seaton Hall and Seaton Court are the names of two parts of one building on the campus of Kansas State University. The building is set just North of the Student Union and Bosco Plaza.

1 Renovations
2 College of Architecture, Planning, and Design
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[edit] Renovations

In 1999 the East wing underwent major renovations as part of a 3 phase project. The architecture and planning firm Ebert Mayo Design Group was responsible for the plans. This phase cost $4.1 Million and includes:

22 Design Studios

4 Classrooms

4 Critique Rooms

Atrium/Display Gallery

Technology Infrastructure

New environmental systems

Seaton Hall Sign

[edit] College of Architecture, Planning, and Design

Seaton Hall is the current home the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design. The departments of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Regional Community, and Planning, and Interior Architecture are housed within this College. Currently, the College has 4 majors ranked in the Top Ten in the Nation. K-State’s bachelor of interior architecture/design programs rank fourth, its bachelor of architecture and bachelor of landscape architecture programs rank fifth, and its master of landscape architecture program ranks sixth in the 2006 nation-wide survey of leading firms across the United States.

The K-State interior architecture/design programs have been in the top 10 during all seven years in which the study has been conducted. This is the fifth time K-State’s architecture program has been ranked in the top 10. Both K-State’s bachelor’s and master’s programs in landscape architecture have been ranked in the top 10 in the two years those programs have been surveyed.

Starting in the 2006-2007 School year. The degree programs will be changing with altering all the bachelor programs into master degree programs as first professional degrees. These degrees will be 5+ year programs that start the student off in the undergraduate school and finish in the graduate school. There will also be the creation of a masters of Planning and also a Doctorate in Environmental Design

Students occupy the building's Studios 24/7 throughout the school year so the building is never closed.