Strada is taking active measures to ensure the health of our Team Members and also to assist in fighting the spread of COVID-19. We closed our physical offices in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on March 17, 2020. We continue to operate remotely while considering CDC guidelines and recommendations to protect our team and clients for a safe reopening. We anticipate returning to our offices this summer, but will update our plans as new information becomes available.
Meetings will continue to be held virtually, via conference call or may be postponed. All of our Team Members will be working remotely under our work-from-home policy. Due to school and business closings, our staff may be active at various times throughout the day and evening. Please bear with us as we make every effort to stay on schedule and in contact with our clients and business colleagues.
Holroyd Hall anchors La Salle’s academic quad and is the most heavily used building on campus. Yet, like many aging academic facilities, Holroyd Hall had become functionally obsolete. Meeting the University’s ambitious goals of raising the quality of its educational programs, increasing recruitment of students and faculty, and adding capacity for undergraduate research necessitated a complete gut renovation and new addition to Holroyd Hall.
The design opens up the building with layers of transparency. Flexible multi-use labs, classrooms, informal “break-out” areas and community spaces make the sciences more visible and less intimidating. Views into the labs and shared prep areas foster collaboration and cross-disciplinary exploration. The design also offers sweeping views of the college green and floods the interior with natural light. Sustainable design features include a vegetated roof, white roof, photovoltaic array, and environmentally-friendly materials.
– Thomas A. Keagy, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
