2002: Muhlenberg College Buildings Earn Architectural Design Awards

Muhlenberg College Buildings Earn Architectural Design Awards

Architectural design firm Ewing Cole Cherry Brott (ECCB) has received a 2002 Citation Award from AIA Pennsylvania, a society of the American Institute of Architects, for excellence in architectural design for Muhlenberg College’s new residence halls, Robertson and South.

Tuesday, December 3, 2002 10:02 AM

This is the second award ECCB has received for these buildings. Earlier this month, the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) granted ECCB an award for design of the residence halls, calling the buildings “well-designed, well-detailed; a serious modernist statement.” Robertson and South were planned with juniors and seniors in mind, offering privacy and comfort while still encouraging a community setting.

The completion of these residence halls is part of the College’s $70 million capital campaign. This consists of major renovations to Seegers Union and an addition to the Life Sports Center to include a recreation and fitness center, a new health and counseling center, coaches’ offices and additional locker rooms. Robertson and South Halls, housing 140 students in suites of single rooms, were completed in December 2001.

Cutler Associates of Allentown, Pa., was recently honored with the Excellence in Construction Award from the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Builders and Contractors (ABC) for its renovation of Muhlenberg’s Walson Hall in the category of institutional projects under $2 million. Formerly known as the Commons, Walson Hall was built in 1915 as the College’s dining hall and now houses the communication department, WMUH-FM and a studio for MCTV, Muhlenberg’s television station.

Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is a highly selective liberal arts college with 2100 full-time undergraduate students.