Rising majestically up the side of Boynton Hill, the newest addition to the WPI campus—a 100,000-square-foot academic and student academic services building—will be known as Unity Hall. The name was developed through a process that included input from students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and it reflects, in part, a growing focus throughout the university on social justice and inclusion. It also suggests the many ways that the stunning structure—designed by global architecture, design, and planning firm Gensler—builds connections that will benefit the university community and the world.
The WPI campus community will have a chance to take socially distanced, self-guided tours of the new building during an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11. A special viewing of Unity Hall will be held for alumni during Alumni Weekend in May.