The Academy Campus – At a Glance
The 18,000 square feet of buildings are comprised of:
- Meeting Facilities – a spacious gallery room, the Leonard Bernstein room, for conferences, performances, presentations, and trainings; warmly furnished workshop and meeting rooms, a high-tech media center, exhibit space, kitchen and dining areas, small breakout rooms and a large open-air patio suitable for meetings and gatherings.
- Contemplative Space – a dedicated circular meditation room for contemplative practices, teachings and ceremonies.
- Offices and Gallery – Academy business offices, conference room, Seton Gallery and Archives.
- Rooms for visiting faculty and an art studio.
Green Throughout
The Academy Campus is a Gold LEED certified building and has been endorsed by the United States Green Building Council. The extensive array of ‘green’ features include geothermal heating and cooling, solar panels for hot water heating, photo-voltaic panels for the generation of electricity, rainwater harvesting, and grey and black water recycling systems for irrigation. The entire physical plant has been designed as an educational resource for sustainable building in Santa Fe, and the landscaping as a unique learning environment called the Learning Landscape.
- Landscaping is xeric with water provided from the roof runoff.
- A meditative garden was created from the architecturally significant remains of the original Seton Castle.
- The majority of the property remains in its natural state as open, green space that is accessible to the local community.
Academy Campus
Views of the Academy campus, Seton Castle, and interiors of main building
(some photos by Minesh Bacrania)
Casitas
A number of Academy workshops and retreats offer accommodations in our on-campus casitas, which are single and double occupancy.
(Photos by Minesh Bacrania)
