Building Abbreviations

How Building Abbreviations are Used at WPI

Building abbreviations are used first and foremost by the Registrar to list where a class is taking place. For example, SL115 is Salisbury Laboratories, Room 115. In some buildings, such as the Campus Center, rooms are written as CC Hagglund for Campus Center Hagglund Room.

How Building Abbreviations are Written

When used in part with a corresponding room number, they are written of the form "DH412" or "SL015". There is never a space between the building abbreviation and the room number. The room number is almost always three digits (the only exception is Gateway Park, where there are four numbers).

Academic Buildings
AK	Atwater-Kent Laboratories
	in conversation:	AK
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/ak.html

FL	Fuller Laboratories
	in conversation:	Fuller
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/fuller.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Fuller_Laboratories

GH	Goddard Hall
	in conversation:	Goddard
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/goddard.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Goddard_Hall

GL	Gordon Library
	in conversation:	Library
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/gordon.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Gordon_Library

GP	Gateway Park
	other notes:	Rooms at Gateway Park are four numbers instead of three
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/News/Features/gatewaypark.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Gateway_Park

HL	Higgins Laboratories
	in conversation:	Higgins
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/hlabs.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Higgins_Laboratories

KH	Kaven Hall
	in conversation:	Kaven
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/kaven.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Kaven_Hall

OH	Olin Hall
	in conversation:	Olin
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/olin.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Olin_Hall

PC	Project Center
	other notes:	originally The Foundry
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/project.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Project_Center

SH	Stratton Hall
	in conversation:	Stratton
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/stratton.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Stratton_Hall

SL	Salisbury Laboratories
	in conversation:	Salisbury
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/salisbur.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Salisbury_Laboratories

WB	Washburn Shops and Stoddard Laboratories
	in conversation:	Washburn
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/washburn.html

Student Use Buildings
AG	Alumni Gymnasium
	in conversation:	the gym, Alumni Gym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/alumni.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Alumni_Gymnasium

AH	Alden Memorial
	in conversation:	Alden
	other notes:	Alden Memorial, not Alden Hall
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/alden.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Alden_Memorial

CC	Campus Center
	in conversation:	Campus Center, C-Squared
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/CC/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Campus_Center

HA	Harrington Auditorium
	in conversation:	the gym, Harrington
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/harr.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Harrington_Auditorium

Administrative Buildings
BC	The Bartlett Center
	other notes:	anticipated abbreviation
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Bartlett/

BH	Boynton Hall
	in conversation:	Boynton Hall
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/boynton.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Boynton_Hall

HH	Higgins House
	in conversation:	Higgins House
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/hhouse.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Higgins_House

PH	Power House
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/power.html

Residence Halls & Apartments
DH	Daniels Hall
	in conversation:	Daniels
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/daniels.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Daniels_Hall

EA	Ellsworth Apartments
	in conversation:	Ellsworth
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/ellsworth.html

EH	East Hall
	other notes:	formerly New Residence Hall
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/NewResHall/

FA	Fuller Apartments
	in conversation:	Fuller
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/ellsworth.html

FH	Founders Hall
	in conversation:	Founders
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/founders.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Founders_Hall

IH	Institute Hall
	in conversation:	Institute
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/institute.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Institute_Hall

MH	Morgan Hall
	in conversation:	Morgan
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/morgan.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Morgan_Hall

RH	Sanford-Riley Hall
	in conversation:	Riley
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/riley.html

SA	Stoddard A
	in conversation:	Stoddard A
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/stoddard.html

SB	Stoddard B
	in conversation:	Stoddard B
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/stoddard.html

SC	Stoddard C
	in conversation:	Stoddard C
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/About/Tour/stoddard.html