Blog Archive Friday Factoid Chicago Booths Harper Center

Blog Archive Friday Factoid Chicago Booths Harper Center Designed by world-renowned architect Rafael Vinoly and completed in 2004 at a cost of $125M, the Charles M. Harper Center houses Chicago Booth’s full-time MBA program. The Harper Center’s Winter Gardenâ€"a towering atrium with six-story, glass Gothic archesâ€"is at the heart of the building and serves as a central place where students can study, socialize and hold club meetings. With over 400,000 square feet of space, 12 classrooms (on the downstairs “classroom level”), offices for the entire administration and faculty (on the third, fourth and fifth floors, known as the “faculty floors”), 31 group study rooms, a 3,500 square foot student lounge and a 150-person café, the Harper Center helps shape Chicago Booth’s community and is part of the school’s bold new identity. For more information on the defining characteristics of the MBA program at Chicago Booth or one of 15 other top business schools, please check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Friday Factoids University of Chicago (Booth) Blog Archive Friday Factoid Chicago Booths Harper Center Designed by world-renowned architect Rafael Vinoly and completed in 2004 at a cost of $125 M, the Charles M. Harper Center houses Chicago Booth’s full-time MBA program. The Harper Center’s Winter Gardenâ€"a towering atrium with six-story, glass Gothic archesâ€"is at the heart of the building and serves as a central place where students can study, socialize, hold club meetings and more. With over 400,000 square feet of space, 12 classrooms (on the downstairs “classroom level”), offices for the entire administration and faculty (on the third, fourth and fifth floors, known as the “faculty floors”), 31 group study rooms, a 3,500 square foot student lounge and a 150-person café, the Harper Center is a spectacular piece of architecture that helps shape Chicago Booth’s community and has contributed to the school’s bold new identity. Share ThisTweet Friday Factoids University of Chicago (Booth)