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Directions to A7E Porter Hall

A7E Porter Hall is the Civil & Environmental Engineering Conference Room.

Directions from East Campus Garage:

Upon exit of garage, travel away from Forbes Avenue and towards the center of campus. The large building to your left is the University Center. Walk around to the back side of the University Center (away from Forbes Avenue). The large grassy area between the University Center and Purnell Center is called 'The Cut'. There are many sidewalks around and through 'The Cut'. Walking on the sidewalk diagonally across 'The Cut' is your best option to arrive at Porter Hall. The diagonal sidewalk from the University Center will lead you to the front entrance of Doherty Hall. On your left, you will note the painted 'fence' and the campus clock. Pass Doherty Hall and continue on the sidewalk that leads straight in front of you. You will note the 'Mall', another grassy area that extends from the College of Fine Arts (building to your left) to Hamerschlag Hall (to your right), which is topped by the iconographic cupula. This sidewalk will lead you to a large building on the right, which is divided into two campus halls, Baker Hall and Porter Hall. Porter Hall is on the lower end towards Hamerschlag Hall. The sidewalk will lead you to the entrance of Baker Hall, which is on your right. On the left is Hunt Library. Upon entering Baker Hall, walk towards the hallway ramp in front of you and walk straight down to the end. At the end of the hallway is 119 Porter Hall, the main administrative offices of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Before the CEE office, turn left. Before the end of this hallway, turn right. This is the 107 wing of Porter Hall. Near the end of this hallway, there is a set of stairs going down (on the lefthand side). Take the stairs down. At the bottom of the stairs is the A7 wing. Turn around 180 degrees and A7E is on the right. 

Directions from Frew St.:

Porter Hall is adjacent to Flagstaff Hill, part of Schenley Park. The ground entrance to Porter Hall is the A level.  The A7 wing is locked at all times on the A level. In order to reach the A7 wing during business hours, you should enter Porter Hall by ascending the exterior stairs to the first level. After ascending the stairs and entering the building, turn left. This is the 107 wing. Walk down the hallway until encountering stairs on the left side. Take the stairs going down. At the bottom of the stairs, is the A7 wing. Turn around 180 degrees and A7E is on the right.

For any questions on these directions please go to 119 Porter Hall or call 1-412-268-2940, the main office and phone number for the administrative offices of Civil and Environmental Engineering.