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Bridging to the Future

Alter Hall at night time

It's not often you can point to an exact turning point in the history of an institution. Alter Hall is the exception to that rule.

The modern, 21st-century facility you see today is so much more than a shell containing classrooms and offices. Alter Hall is a bridge to the future for thousands of current students and the many more who will follow.

Everything about this transformational building — from the lighting and woodwork to the technology and classroom layout — was designed with a purpose and represents the vision of many people who worked tirelessly to make it a reality.

Years before the first shovelful of dirt was turned or steel girder lowered into place, the leaders of the Fox School drew up a “wish list” for the new building. While most of the list focused on functionality issues, some of the phrases they used gave an early hint as to the kind of facility Alter Hall would be.

Make people say, “Wow!” Make a statement. Make it iconic. Make it dramatic.

The thinking behind those ambitious phrases was simple — if a business building is a proxy for quality, then it needs to begin by making a statement with a design that is distinctive, creative and bold.

Alter Hall accomplishes all of this.

Far more than simply four walls and a roof, this new building dramatically launches the Fox School into the future. For the first time, the school has a home that matches its growing national and international reputation. It is the final piece of a grand puzzle that already includes world-class faculty, cutting-edge research, prestigious rankings, the latest technology and bright, ambitious students.

Welcome to the future of the Fox School of Business. Welcome to Alter Hall.

  • 8 floors
  • 217,000 gross square feet
  • 3-story, 3,500-square-foot atrium
  • 4,200-square-foot student lounge
  • 274-seat sloped auditorium
  • Six MBA, tiered, case study rooms
  • Six 62-seat undergraduate case rooms
  • One 72-seat undergraduate case room
  • Two 130-seat sloped lecture halls
  • Two 110-seat sloped lecture halls
  • Capital Markets Trading Room
  • 2 computer teaching labs
  • 26 breakout rooms
  • 12 interview rooms
  • Business Center for MBA students
  • 3,600-square-foot MBA Commons
  • 406 laptop lockers and 50 wardrobe lockers for MBA and Honors
    students
  • Dean’s suite and board room
  • 8 departmental suites
  • 8 department chair offices
  • 16 director offices
  • 126 faculty offices
  • 60 offices for administrative support
  • 6 faculty collaboration spaces
  • 9 research institutes
  • 12 general use conference rooms
  • Entrepreneurship lab
  • 4 mentor meeting rooms
  • Alumni lounge

Photo Gallery

Inside Alter Hall


Alter Hall Topping Out


Alter Hall Construction


Alter Hall Groundbreaking

 

Videos

Construction Timelapse Video


Groundbreaking Videos
Temple Pep Band
ROTC Color Guard
Dean M. Moshe Porat
Dennis Alter
Trustee Richard J. Fox
Trustee Fox introducing President Ann Weaver Hart
President Ann Weaver Hart
Alumni President Bret Perkins

Alter Blog Archives

AlterBlog is a web blog of a regular accounting of construction progress and other issues relating to Alter Hall, published by John DeAngelo, Associate Dean for Information Technology and Co-chair Alter Hall Core Committee.

Alter Blog

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