Life at the Sam Fox School

What’s it really like to be a Sam Fox School student? Scroll down to get a glimpse of studio life, meet our students, and see what’s happening right now on our side of campus.

Recent Happenings

2023 Laskey Charrette

Undergraduate art, architecture, and design students competed in the annual weekend-long design competition with guest reviewer Robert Wilson.

Recent Happenings

Hendrix installed as Kenneth E. Hudson Professor of Art

Carmon Colangelo, Amy Hauft, and Provost Beverly Wendland delivered remarks ahead of Hendrix’s talk entitled “Drawn Together.” A recording of the talk is available to view.

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Climate Change panel at the Pulitzer

Sam Fox School faculty joined designer-in-residence Kotch Voraakhom and other experts at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation for a conversation about the impact of climate change on design & policy.

Recent Happenings

Sensory Seed performance

Students in the “FOOD: Performative and Immersive” course taught by visiting lecturers Carmel Bar and Michel Evyatar prepared individual performances and small tastings for a public event.

Recent Happenings

Peace Park bamboo shelter build day

Student volunteers joined asst. professor Wyly Brown and visiting bamboo expert Hans Hernandez in constructing a domed bamboo picnic shelter, designed for the new Peace Park site in north St. Louis.

Recent Happenings

Design Faculty Exhibition, Pt. 2

This exhibition features current work by ten faculty members who teach in the communication design and fashion design programs. The exhibition will be on view at the Des Lee Gallery through Dec. 9.

Recent Happenings

MFA in Visual Art Open Studios

MFA-VA students welcomed members of the public into their private studio spaces to discuss art and view works in progress.

Recent Happenings

SMOOTH House Groundbreaking

The Sam Fox School broke ground on the future site of SMOOTH House, an occupational therapy clinic designed by graduate architecture students as part of the 2022 Solar Decathlon challenge.

Recent Happenings

Celebrating Georgia Binnington

The Sam Fox School community gathered to celebrate Georgia Binnington’s remarkable 34-year career on Nov. 8, 2022. Georgia retired from her longtime role as the school’s assoc. dean of students.

Recent Happenings

Fox Fridays Lecture: Miriam Hillawi Abraham

Miriam Hillawi Abraham is a multi-disciplinary designer from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She delivered a lecture to kick off an intensive 2-day Fox Fridays workshop on worldbuilding in game design.

Recent Happenings

Informal Cities workshop with Mabe Garcia Rincon

Graduate architecture students participated in the annual Informal Cities design charrette over the weekend. This year’s guest lecturer was Mabe Garcia Rincon, executive director of Dis_Local Lab.

Wilson converses with a group of students in the architecture studios.

Provost Wendland bestows the professorship medal on John Hendrix.

Voraakhom takes a selfie with a crowd at the Pulizter Arts Foundation.

Two people wearing work gloves sit on a scaffold and affix ties to a domed bamboo structure above their heads.

Two students look at a copy of the "Humans of St. Louis" photobook. On the wall behind them are prints of several page layouts from the book.

Two visitors join a student in a studio space. One leans down to touch a plaster sculpture resting on the table.

Crowd gathered in a parking lot. A speaker addresses them from a podium. Behind them is a dirt lot with shovels and hardhats set up for a grounbreaking.

Georgia Binnington, seated at the front of a smiling crowd, laughs and claps her hands.

Person delivers a lecture to a room of students. Behind them is a living green wall and two video screens with video game iconography on them.

Two students speak to a smiling instructor, pointing to spots on a cardboard model of a city.

Undergraduate art, architecture, and design students competed in the annual weekend-long design competition with guest reviewer Robert Wilson.

Carmon Colangelo, Amy Hauft, and Provost Beverly Wendland delivered remarks ahead of Hendrix’s talk entitled “Drawn Together.” A recording of the talk is available to view.

Sam Fox School faculty joined designer-in-residence Kotch Voraakhom and other experts at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation for a conversation about the impact of climate change on design & policy.

Students in the “FOOD: Performative and Immersive” course taught by visiting lecturers Carmel Bar and Michel Evyatar prepared individual performances and small tastings for a public event.

Student volunteers joined asst. professor Wyly Brown and visiting bamboo expert Hans Hernandez in constructing a domed bamboo picnic shelter, designed for the new Peace Park site in north St. Louis.

This exhibition features current work by ten faculty members who teach in the communication design and fashion design programs. The exhibition will be on view at the Des Lee Gallery through Dec. 9.

MFA-VA students welcomed members of the public into their private studio spaces to discuss art and view works in progress.

The Sam Fox School broke ground on the future site of SMOOTH House, an occupational therapy clinic designed by graduate architecture students as part of the 2022 Solar Decathlon challenge.

The Sam Fox School community gathered to celebrate Georgia Binnington’s remarkable 34-year career on Nov. 8, 2022. Georgia retired from her longtime role as the school’s assoc. dean of students.

Miriam Hillawi Abraham is a multi-disciplinary designer from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She delivered a lecture to kick off an intensive 2-day Fox Fridays workshop on worldbuilding in game design.

Graduate architecture students participated in the annual Informal Cities design charrette over the weekend. This year’s guest lecturer was Mabe Garcia Rincon, executive director of Dis_Local Lab.

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In our study abroad programs, our students take their practice across the globe.

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Get to Know Our Students

Student spotlight

Exploring Methods of Resiliency in Society, Ecology, and Design with Kevin Mojica, Sam Fox Ambassadors Graduate Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis

Kevin Mojica addresses the stark realities immigrant families face when it comes to housing and climate change.

Student spotlight

Investigating the Histories and Futures of Water-Based Crises with Nathan Stanfield

Nathan Stanfield from the Master of Architecture was featured on Archinect as part of its Fellow Fellows series.

Student spotlight

Q&A with Lilia Jiménez

Lilia Jiménez from the BFA in Communication Design was featured on Graphic Design USA’s 2022 GDUSA Students To Watch.

Student spotlight

Q&A with Kruttika Susarla

Kruttika Susarla from the MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture was featured on Graphic Design USA’s 2022 GDUSA Students To Watch.

Student spotlight

Q&A with Avery Johnson

Avery Johnson talks about her approach to making and the influence her experiences with Island Press have had on her own work as a printmaker.

Student spotlight

Exploring other realms in Dutchtown with Tiffany Dockins

Tiffany Dockins shares her experiences as a CityStudioSTL and a Green Schoolyard Fellow, working in the Dutchtown neighborhood.

Student spotlight

Q&A with Samantha Modder

Samantha Modder talks about some of her recent work, how she’s been connecting with St. Louis in the time of COVID-19, and her involvement with initiatives within the School.

Student spotlight

Q&A with Aidan Stern

Aidan Stern discusses how his pre-med courses influence his artwork, his favorite Sam Fox School course so far (did someone mention Happy Meals?), and more.

Student spotlight

Q&A with Yu Tang

Yu Tang discusses the value of systemic thinking, her experiences in the Global Urbanism Studio, the impact of her Sam Fox Ambassadors Graduate Fellowship, and more in this spotlight.

Student spotlight

Q&A with William Satloff

William Satloff talks about ceramic chemistry, how his art ties in with gardening, and more.

Photo of William Satloff in front of shelves of ceramics, holding a large bronze vessel.

Kevin Mojica addresses the stark realities immigrant families face when it comes to housing and climate change.

Nathan Stanfield from the Master of Architecture was featured on Archinect as part of its Fellow Fellows series.

Lilia Jiménez from the BFA in Communication Design was featured on Graphic Design USA’s 2022 GDUSA Students To Watch.

Kruttika Susarla from the MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture was featured on Graphic Design USA’s 2022 GDUSA Students To Watch.

Avery Johnson talks about her approach to making and the influence her experiences with Island Press have had on her own work as a printmaker.

Tiffany Dockins shares her experiences as a CityStudioSTL and a Green Schoolyard Fellow, working in the Dutchtown neighborhood.

Samantha Modder talks about some of her recent work, how she’s been connecting with St. Louis in the time of COVID-19, and her involvement with initiatives within the School.

Aidan Stern discusses how his pre-med courses influence his artwork, his favorite Sam Fox School course so far (did someone mention Happy Meals?), and more.

Yu Tang discusses the value of systemic thinking, her experiences in the Global Urbanism Studio, the impact of her Sam Fox Ambassadors Graduate Fellowship, and more in this spotlight.

William Satloff talks about ceramic chemistry, how his art ties in with gardening, and more.

Large group of about 17 happy students seated/standing for a portrait outside.

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Students have numerous opportunities to make their mark on campus—including through student groups and student chapters of professional organizations based out of the Sam Fox School.

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