The Brown Center was named in honor of Baltimore philanthropists and former MICA trustees Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown.
Built specifically for design and time-based media programs, the Brown Center houses classroom and studio space for Animation and both graduate & undergraduate Graphic Design programs. It is also home to Falvey Hall, a 525-seat auditorium, as well as Leidy Atrium and Rosenberg Gallery. When it opened, Architectural Record called it "the finest modern building erected in Baltimore or Washington" in a quarter-century.