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Many student groups meet in a place that makes sense for that group. In the case of AIGA, we meet in the university art building. The art building is uniquely designed and is unlike any other building on campus. From the outside one can see the building was designed by a architect with distinct style. The entire out side of the building seems to be covered in fiberglass. This gives the building a translucent look. The roof is very asymmetric with many different contours and levels. The roof is translucent which lets a lot of light into the building. The lighting on the outside of the building is also very different than any other building on campus and goes with the design of the building well. There are various sculptures and earthworks scattered around the building. Some were by students and some were by visiting famous artists.

Walking into the building's main entrance one will find the first thing they see is a gallery. The gallery is always filled with a senior project, faculty work, etc. and is always changing. In the lobby area there are also displays of some the best student work for that week. There are several levels to the art building all uniquie to the others and sometimes confusing and get new comers lost. The art building also has its own certified Apple store. Since 99 percent of students in the art building own Apple computers this is a great item to have in the building.

Down one level in a large typesetting workshop is where the AIGA group meets. The room is full of drafting tables and old letter presses, along with many lead type sets and characters. There is not a better place for the AIGA, the grapic designers organization, to meet.