Meyerson Hall

Meyerson Hall
Meyerson Hall

Meyerson Hall as seen from the entrance of the Fisher Fine Arts Library
Meyerson Hall is located in Pennsylvania
General information
Address

210 South 34th Street
Philadelphia PA 19104-6311

United States
Coordinates 39°57′8″N 75°11′33″W / 39.95222°N 75.1925°W / 39.95222; -75.1925
Current tenants

PennDesign
Department of Architect,
Department of Landscape Architecture,
Department of Historic Preservation,

Department of City and Regional Planning
Technical details
Floor count 6
Floor area 93,780 square feet (8,712 m2)
Elevator count 2
Design and construction
Owner University of Pennsylvania
Architect Martin, Stewart, Nobel & Class

Meyerson Hall houses the University of Pennsylvania's School of Design. The building, designed by the architecture firm of Martin, Stewart, Nobel & Class, was constructed in 1967 in concrete and brick. The total area of the building is 93,780 square feet (8,712 m2).

Meyerson Hall is located at the corner of Walnut Street and 34th Street in University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Immediately adjacent to the south is the Fisher Fine Arts Library, 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, being located across 34th St. in the Morgan Building.

Trivia

  • Room B1, located in the basement of Meyerson Hall is the largest lecture hall on campus and frequently hosts prominent lecturers in the fields encompassed by the School of Design.
  • The Loge is the common nickname of the area defined as being above the northernmost step in the B3 lecture hall.

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