The new Arts and Letters Hall opened January 2012 on the Lincoln Park Campus. At our May 18 Spring Luncheon, we will have the opportunity to hear about the building from Susan Solway Chair of the History of Art and Architecture department. In addition, she will lead a tour of the building after lunch.
The new four-story building brings 47 state-of-the-art classrooms and a PC lab for math and science specialties to the heart of the Lincoln Park Campus. The 119,000-square-foot building features an exposed interior staircase overlooking a dramatic, four-story atrium. Light-filled bays just off the atrium on each of the four floors will accommodate lounge and study areas, while a stain-glassed image of St. Vincent de Paul, the university’s patron, overlooks the main entrance.
The landscaped courtyard of the new building includes attached tables and chairs to provide additional gathering spots under a pergola.
Digital Commons, a computer lab located just off the main lobby on the first floor, will provide students with work stations, and the entire building also will offer wi-fi access. Two academic departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (LAS) — English and History of Art and Architecture— relocated from McGaw Hall to the building with faculty offices and meeting rooms.
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| Exterior, Northeast corner of Belden and Kenmore |
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| Pegola |
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| First floor |
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| St. Vincent Stained glass window |
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| Atrium looking up from first floor |
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| One of many light-filled study areas |
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| New meets Old - View from 4th floor of Arts and Letters Hall |
Source:
Newsline January 16, 2012; Photos: Elaine M. Beaudoin
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