The University of Chicago’s Saieh Hall for Economics was originally home to the Chicago Theological Seminary. The complex of buildings was designed by Herbert Riddle beginning in 1923 and contains intimate cloisters and a soaring chapel. The distinctive Lawson Tower was built in the neo-Gothic style of the adjacent quadrangles but contains contrasting red brick rather than limestone. The University of Chicago purchased the buildings and hired Ann Beha Architects to lead the adaptive reuse in 2012, and an addition is scheduled to open in 2015.
**Behind the Scenes Access:** Walk through the cloisters and see the soaring chapel, now a student lounge and study area.
**Saturday:** 9am-4pm
**Sunday:** 9am-4pm
**Architects:** Herbert Riddle, 1923. Adaptive reuse by Ann Beha Architects, 2014.
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