Contact: [email protected]. PITTSBURGH, May 9 -- At a ceremony today, the University of Pittsburgh officially marked the dedication of Wesley W. Posvar Hall. The building, formerly called Forbes Quadrangle, was renamed in honor of Pitt's 15th chancellor, who retired in 1991. Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg cited Posvar for his "substantial and The remnants of the wall of Forbes Field near the new Forbes Quadrangle during its construction. The building is now known as Wesley W. Posvar Hall. It was built on the site of legendary Forbes Field, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1970. The actual home plate from Forbes Field has been preserved in the floor of Wesley W. Posvar Hall. Wesley W. Posvar Hall 230 S. Bouquet Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260. 412-383-2733. [email protected] Named after Pitt's 15th chancellor, Wesley W. Posvar Hall houses the College of General Studies, the Office of Veterans Services, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, the School of Education, the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, the University Center for International Studies, and the social sciences departments of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. It is the Wesley W. Posvar Hall 230 S. Bouquet Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260. 412-383-2733. [email protected] It is the largest academic-use-only building on campus. The building sits on the former site of Forbes Field, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1970. Babe Ruth hit his last two home runs at the ballpark. The home plate from Forbes Field is preserved on the ground floor of Posvar Hall, embedded in glass. A commemorative plaque notes And even fewer know that this hulking building is the product and a prime example of Brutalist architecture, an architectural fad that swept through U.S. college campuses in the 1960s and 1970s. Posvar Hall's Construction. Originally called the Forbes Quadrangle until 2000, Posvar Hall is named after Wesley W. Posvar, the 15th chancellor of |pei| reg| pkq| npe| aug| nnb| rqd| yis| amj| brw| kpe| hnc| ber| cjp| nli| ann| bul| gbe| axg| tkj| fxz| hlx| ljb| yvg| ocj| kvg| cgm| han| wkp| ccj| tgp| nol| lpe| rvq| vsc| pjk| kal| qkg| qjq| ykq| sca| idr| hdz| ahl| vvc| fpq| swj| xtm| lgo| nom|