The Rubenstein Arts Center, dubbed “The Ruby,” reinvents the role of the arts within the university, extending Duke University’s culture of interdisciplinary study in science, engineering and medicine to the arts. Twelve flexible studio modules are tightly arranged around a central gathering space and outdoor working yard. Each studio module is deliberately non-departmental and broadly equipped to allow different disciplines to change venues or work together without impediment.

Awards

• 2022 National AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award
• 2021 USITT Architecture Merit Award
• 2020 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Excellence in Architecture for a New Building Award Honorable Mention
• 2019 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Honor Award
• 2018 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
• 2018 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
• 2018 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award