Sutton Hall, originally called The Education Building, is a building on the

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campus, serving as one of the four buildings supporting the

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, the others being

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, West Mall Building, and

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. It was designed by

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, who also designed Battle Hall, the architecture library on the same campus. Originally, Sutton Hall housed the College of Education. In 1927, the University separated the Department of

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out of the Department of

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, and moved Psychology out of

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and onto the 3rd floor of Sutton Hall, where it would share space with the Department of

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for the next 25 years. Today, Sutton Hall houses architecture studios, labs, and offices, including graduate admissions for the school. It is also home to the Architectural Robotics Lab. ROBOT LONGHORN-1024x683

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