Barbara Walters Campus Center

A Magnet for Student Life on Campus

Sarah Lawrence College is where Barbara Walters learned to ask questions, where she cultivated her curiosity and confidence. The new Barbara Walters Campus Center will weave together the college’s intellectual, cultural, and social threads, acting as a platform for sharing and showcasing Sarah Lawrence’s community achievements—and its uniqueness.

With a design approach that honors Barbara Walter’s legacy and impact, KSS infused the process with a robust suite of visioning sessions, gathering deep research and insights onto the needs and desires of students and stakeholders. The result? The BWCC will be a platform to highlight the impact and legacy of Sarah Lawrence’s pioneering education, exemplified by the wide-ranging contributions and archives of their celebrated alumna, Barbara Walters. By showcasing Barbara Walter’s edited video interviews, edited transcripts, and personal letters from the notable subjects of her interviews, the Campus Center will not only shine a light on the aspirations of the Sarah Lawrence community, but also educate and inspire new generations—so that thousands more students can pioneer new fields, create innovative tools for society, and build the communities that make those dreams possible.

With a design approach that honors the layered natural landscape that so seamlessly characterizes the Sarah Lawarence experience, KSS infused the process with a robust suite of visioning sessions, gathering deep research and insights onto the needs and desires of students and stakeholders. The result? The BWCC will be a gathering place fo students’ formal and informal socializing, conversation, and collaborative work – where students can congregate, unwind, and connect. It wil be a platform to highlight the impact and legacy of Sarah Lawrence’s pioneering education, exemplified by the wide-ranging contributions and archives of thier celebrated alumna, Barbara Walters. It will be a place that shines a light on the aspirations of the Sarah Lawrence community – so that thousands more students can pioneer new fields, create innovative tools for society, and build the communities that make those dreams possible.