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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Pitt: take art cues from rest of 'Burgh

Pitt: take art cues from rest of ‘Burgh

By Jack Trainor / Staff Writer October 22, 2014

Quick: what’s the most dismal building on campus? Chances are you answered Posvar Hall — a five-story, concrete slab. With its bare, dimly lit halls that transcend zip codes and colossally bleak walls,...

That's brutal: A history of Posvar Hall's architectural stylings

That’s brutal: A history of Posvar Hall’s architectural stylings

By Matt Singer / Senior Staff Writer December 2, 2013

When Chitra Sharma first toured Pitt as a prospective student, she saw Wesley W. Posvar Hall on a Pitt Pathfinders tour. At the time, she didn’t think that the building was particularly remarkable —...

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