Seton Hill University was presented the Western Pennsylvania Golden Trowel Award for its Performing Arts Center located on Harrison Avenue in Greensburg, Pa., by the International Masonry Institute on November 10 at the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. This award recognizes outstanding achievements in masonry design and construction.

Seton Hill University’s Performing Arts Center was nominated for this award by Franco, Associates, L.P. The architects for project were MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni Architects, Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pa. and the general contractor was the Massaro Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Seton Hill University’s new Performing Arts Center is 73,000 square feet of everything a performing arts major needs to move from student to professional. It houses two dedicated, flexible performance spaces, the Carol Ann Reichgut Concert Hall and the William Granger Ryan Theatre. The Performing Arts Center also includes a performance studio, new classrooms, rehearsal rooms and technical areas that include the best equipment for learning and performing, from Steinway pianos to the latest in lighting, sound, video and acoustics. The Performing Arts Center is located in downtown Greensburg, putting it squarely in the middle of the city’s cultural district yet still only minutes from Seton Hill’s main hilltop campus.