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1005 E 60th St
Chicago, IL 60637

Burton–Judson Courts is a dormitory located on the University of Chicago campus. The neo-Gothic style structure was designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm of Zantzinger, Borie & Medary, and was completed in 1931 at a cost of $1,756,287.Burton–Judson Courts is built around two courtyards that are named after the university's second and third presidents, Harry Pratt Judson and Ernest DeWitt Burton. Burton-Judson contains six houses: Dodd-Mead, Salisbury, Linn-Mathews, Coulter, Chamberlin, and Vincent. In addition to student rooms, the building contains a library, lounge rooms, and apartments for resident heads.Notable residentsOtis Brawley, oncologist and executive vice president of the American Cancer Society.Misha Collins, actor.James W. Cronin, Nobel Prize–winning physicist and University of Chicago faculty member. Lived in Chamberlin House.Philip Glass, Noted composer, lived in Coulter House.Tucker Max, Noted blogger and "fratire" writer. Lived in Mathews House.Walter Oi, academic and US government economist.Carl Sagan, Noted astronomer. Lived in Dodd House (room 141).Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont. Lived in Chamberlin House.John Scalzi, Science fiction author. Lived in Linn House.Thomas Sebeok, semiotician and linguist.Evan Sharp, Co-founder and designer of Pinterest. Lived in Salisbury House.George Steiner, Literary and cultural critic.Nate Silver, Statistician and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight. Lived in Chamberlin House.

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Burton-Judson Courts
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1005 E 60th St
Chicago, IL 60637

(adapted from Wikipedia) Burton–Judson Courts (B-J/The Beej) is a dormitory at the University of Chicago located south of the Midway Plaisance. Designed by the Philadelphia firm of Zantzinger, Borie & Medary in Tudor Gothic style, it was completed in 1931 at a cost of $1,756,287. It is built around two lovely courtyards named after the university's second and third presidents. Burton-Judson contains six houses: Dodd-Mead, Chamberlin, Vincent, Coulter, Linn-Mathews, and Salisbury.

UChicago Hillel
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5715 S Woodlawn Ave
Chicago, IL 60637

Founded in 1940, UChicago Hillel was one of the first Hillels in the country. UChicago Hillel is the center and catalyst for Jewish life at the University of Chicago. Connected to Hillel International, UChicago Hillel’s mission is to enrich the lives of Jewish students so that you may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Hillel welcomes students of all backgrounds and hopes to foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.

Edward H. Levi Hall
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5801 S Ellis Ave
Chicago, IL 60637-5418

Rosenwald Hall
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1101 E 58th St
Chicago, IL 60637

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Joe and Rika Mansueto Library
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1100 E 57th St
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-8740

The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library is the newest library of the University of Chicago, named after alumni Joe Mansueto and Rika Mansueto. The library has a capacity of 3.5 million volumes under an elliptical dome. It was designed by Helmut Jahn.History and ConstructionMansueto Library, designed by Chicago-based architect Helmut Jahn, consists of a glass-domed reading room, above high-density closed bookstacks which can be accessed through an automated storage and retrieval system. Mansueto allows the university to maintain the vast majority of its library holdings on campus in a centrally located facility, while creating space to accommodate new acquisitions for approximately 20 years.Planning for the library grew out of studies beginning in 2003, by a faculty task force because other campus libraries, primarily the Regenstein Library, were running out of space for new books. In 2005, the board of trustees approved building a high-density storage facility next to the Regenstein building. The choice of Helmut Jahn was made in February 2006. Construction began in 2008, and the building was dedicated in late 2011. Mansueto has won a number of prizes, including a Distinguished Building Award from the American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter in 2011.FiguresFigures on the construction of the library: Height of the dome at the highest point: 35 feetLength: 240 feetWidth: 120 feetStorage capacity: 3.5 million volumesNorth American libraries with larger automated storage and retrieval systems: 0Typical book retrieval time: 5 minutes