$20M Classroom and Learning Spaces Project
Renovate, Innovate and Sustain
CMU's multi-year renovation project will take our classrooms and learning spaces into the next century. The Learning Spaces Committee, a working group within the Task Force on the CMU Experience, proposed an impressive series of renovations that will sustain our world-class teaching and learning spaces over the long term.
Design, accessibility and technology is at the heart of these upgrades. Our new classrooms will feature flexible furnishings that will make active learning, instructional technology and peer collaboration a reality.
Renovations will focus on the most heavily used rooms in Baker, Porter, Doherty and Wean halls, Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall, the College of Fine Arts, and a number of classrooms in Posner Hall.
Stay tuned for updates and related articles on the various phases of our project, in addition to photos and renderings of upcoming renovations.
Baker Hall - Adamson Wing renovation photos
Upgrades to this active learning hall include improved accessiblity, new acoustics, moveable furniture, expanded whiteboard space and new A/V equipment.
available fall 2018
Baker Hall, Adamson wing
Baker Hall, Adamson wing lobby
College of Fine Arts renovation photos
The renovation of CFA 102 worked to maintain the historic nature of the space with extensive wood trim work, main entry door matching the surrounding rooms and refinished hardwood floor. The furniture is mobile and nesting allowing for multiple uses of the space.
available spring 2020
College of Fine Arts, Room 102 before
College of Fine Arts, Room 102 after
Doherty Hall 1112 and 1212
Renovations to Doherty Hall classrooms include structural renovation, upgrades to audio/visual systems, lighting, window treatments, flooring and furniture. In particular, classroom 1112 was transformed from a traditional style lecture hall to a collaborative learning environment.
available spring 2019
Doherty Hall, Room 1112
Doherty Hall, Room 1212
Doherty Hall 2302
Upgrades include card access and schedulers, new seats at the existing tables, power to the table tops, a new lab table for demonstrations, a new demonstration fume hood, new lighting and tackable surface to allow for collaboration.
available spring 2020
Doherty Hall, Room 2302 front
Doherty Hall, Room 2302 back
Hall of the Arts (HOA) renovation photos
The Cooper and Simon Auditoriums were combined to create one large auditorium with a seating capacity of 184. Renovations include new audio/visual systems, lighting, and improved accessibility and acoustics.
available spring 2019
GSIA Auditorium, front
GSIA Auditorium, back
Margaret Morrison - Breed Hall before and after renovation photos
This renovation involved remaking the entrance to the lecture hall to promote innovation and collaborative class activities. Upgrades include swivel chairs to facilitate pair and small-group collaboration and tackable wall space — a popular feature among design students.
available spring 2019
Breed Hall, Room 103 before
Breed Hall, Room 103 after
Margaret Morrison, Room A14
Margaret Morrison A14 was renovated to provide for a brighter and more comfortable environment with AV upgrade to support the various users of the space.
available spring 2020
Margaret Morrison, Room A14 before
Margaret Morrison, Room A14 after
Porter Hall renovation photos
Upgrades to Porter Hall classrooms include card access and schedulers, flexible furniture with larger tablet arm surface, motorized shades, LED lighting and added power, additional writing surfaces and updated audio visual equipment.
available spring 2018
Porter Hall, Room A22
Porter Hall, Room A18A
Porter Hall, Room 226A
Porter Hall, Room 125B
Wean Hall renovation photos
Wean Hall’s classroom renovations include rooms 4623, 4709, 5403, 5409, 6423, 7500 and 8427. Upgrades include updated audio/visual systems, lighting, window treatments, flooring, furniture and finishes.
available fall 2018
Wean Hall, Room 4623
Wean Hall, Room 5403
Wean Hall, Room 7500 before
Wean Hall, Room 7500 after
