1st of the Alter Hall Signs
March 4th, 2009 ( Permalink )
Last week the first of four signs that will idenify Alter Hall was completed on the 13th and Montgomery side of the building. Here you see a student walking from the “Alter” end of the sign to the “Business” end of what has been described as a “bench,” with the letters forming the back of the bench. The sign reads ALTER HALL FOX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. In spring grass will be planted between the bench and the building.
Kinetic Sculpture Installed
February 20th, 2009 ( Permalink )
Brad Howe, LA-based artist and his assistant Jason, spent three days on-site installing a kinetic sculpture whose theme is Globalization. He takes the concept from its origins … ship pennants displaying their national colors. The constantly moving sculpture fills most of the 32′ high atrium space with flag impressions hand painted by Disney artists on rugged aircraft aluminum of the 192 countries recognized by the United Nations.
Finishing Touches
February 16th, 2009 ( Permalink )
Over the weekend, wood modesty panels were added to student and instructor work stations in the Capital Markets Room, giving the room a more finished look than it had when wires, cables, and power cords were exposed when it opened last week.
LED Lighting in Atrium
February 13th, 2009 ( Permalink )
Three strings of LED lights, a gift from LDC Lighting, Inc., allows us to activate 13 “scenes” that change colors, patterns and duration. The lights are positioned behind two lateral support beams between Alter Hall and what was once the south wall of Speakman Hall.
Capital Markets Room Opens
February 9th, 2009 ( Permalink )
Dr. Howard Keen, assistant professor of finance, today became the first instructor to use our new Capital Markets Room (CMR). While it has all the attributes of other “smart” rooms in Alter Hall, the CMR is a smart room in the “round,” with two monitors per work station, two LCD dislays flanking two projection screens which will feature Fox-customized stock information, and a wide range of financial software (Morningstar, Stocktrak, FTS, and Factset). A Bloomberg terminal is available for students in the TECH Center.
Mural Progress
February 7th, 2009 ( Permalink )
Here’s a view of work on the mural taken from the “Bridge to Success” on the east side of the undergraduate commons looking toward Montgomery Avenue.
Enjoy the View
February 6th, 2009 ( Permalink )
Two students pause to enjoy a view of Center City from the 7th floor of Alter Hall. This imposing window wall in the MBA Commons affords a view of the Philadelphia skyline from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to the Cira Center.
Acoustic Panels for Classrooms
February 3rd, 2009 ( Permalink )Workers have begun installing fabric wrapped panels in every classroom. These panels, which serve both aesthetic and acoustical roles, are used for noise reduction and reverberation control. Three colors will be used throughout the building, depending on the color scheme of a particular floor; gray, blue, and green. The room shown below is A 237.
What Others Are Saying About Alter Hall
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Work Continues in Alter
January 29th, 2009 ( Permalink )So you thought there was nothing more to do in Alter Hall? Wrong! Work continues throughout the building … door changes, paneling additions, furniture relocation, acoustical installation, and white board replacements. In addition, there are still two classrooms about to come online, a breakout reservation system to be completed, and e-mail stations to be put in place.
Below is just one small project underway right now. Benches are being added under the stairwell on the lower level of Alter Hall.
John DeAngelo