Six months after the California College of the Arts (CCA) announced it will shut down next year and sell its campus to Nashville-based Vanderbilt University, the latter has revealed plans to keep the arts central to the Bay Area campus, with significant support from one of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. Following a $75m donation from the family of Nvidia founder Jen-Hsun “Jensen” Huang and his wife Lori Huang, Vanderbilt plans to open its San Francisco campus in 2027 with the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang College of Art, Architecture and Design as its flagship school.
“Technology expands what we can build. Art and design determine why we build it. Together they shape civilisation,” Jensen Huang said in a statement. “We are delighted to partner with Vanderbilt University to cultivate the next generation of creators and help San Francisco remain one of the world’s great centers of creativity, innovation and culture.”
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