Meyerson Hall is a building in
West Philadelphia
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, and the site of the
University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. The building, designed by the architecture firm of Martin, Stewart, Noble & Class, was constructed in 1967 in
reinforced concrete,
brick cavity wall
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, and
asbestos, with a total area of the building is . It is named for
Martin Meyerson, President of the
University of Pennsylvania
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from 1970 to 1981.
Meyerson Hall is located at the corner of Walnut Street and South 34th Street in
University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The University of Pennsylvania was instrumental in coining t ...
. Immediately adjacent to the south is the
Fisher Fine Arts Library
The Fisher Fine Arts Library was the primary library of the University of Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1962. The red sandstone, brick-and-terra-cotta Venetian Gothic giant—part fortress and part cathedral—was designed by the acclaimed P ...
, designed by
Frank Furness and completed in 1890. Immediately to the west is the College Green, the heart of the University.
The building currently houses the main offices of the following departments of the School of Design: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, and City and Regional Planning. Fine Arts is the only department in the school not housed in Meyerson, and is located across 34th St. in the Morgan Building.
*The Basement contains the newly opened PennDesign Cafe, eight lecture halls, custodial staff support spaces, and the materials library.
*The Ground Floor contains the main lobby, Lower Gallery, faculty offices and the Operations and Planning office.
*The First Floor contains departmental offices for Landscape Architecture, Preservation, and Urban Planning, Dean's Alley critique space, the Upper Gallery, and offices for the Dean, Alumni Affairs, Admissions, and the Registrar.
*The Second Floor contains offices for Architecture, as well as studio space.
*The Third Floor contains two computer labs, a plotter room, student lounge (with vending machines), and additional architecture studio space.
*The Fourth Floor contains studios for Landscape Architecture and Historic Preservation, the Architectural Conservation Laboratory, the Fabrication Laboratory, and the 4th Floor Hall critique space.
External links
Facilities InformationPennDesign Page
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University of Pennsylvania campus
Buildings and structures completed in 1967