Barco Law Building, Brutalist university building in Pittsburgh, United States
The Barco Law Building is the law school building at the University of Pittsburgh, designed in a brutalist style with exposed concrete surfaces and sharp geometric forms. It contains a law library, classrooms, and faculty offices arranged across several floors within its heavy concrete frame.
The building was completed in the late 1960s, during a period when brutalism was widely used in university construction across the United States. It was later named after a benefactor whose donation helped fund the school.
Inside, the Teplitz Memorial Moot Courtroom is lined with oak paneling and features a large mosaic by artist Virgil Cantini. This space is used for student practice hearings and stands in sharp contrast to the raw concrete that surrounds it.
The building sits on the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh, within walking distance of other university landmarks. Access is generally limited to students, staff, and authorized visitors, so it is worth checking with the university before your visit.
The mosaic by Virgil Cantini inside the building was created specifically for this law school and is one of the few large-scale works of art he made for a legal setting. Cantini was a Pittsburgh-based artist known for public commissions across the region.
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