Art and Design - 2012 Some photographs of the “Blue Barracks” facility. It’s just east of the Illinois Central tracks. TOP: Brothers Jim and Al Gowan talk with Steve Belletire, head of the SIU industrial design program. They are looking at the plans for a new campus building for art and design students. MIDDLE: Front door to the “Blue Barracks,” a space that has been used by design students since 1973. BOTTOM RIGHT: Overview of the “Blue Barracks” building. BELOW: Steve Belletire.