| Building: | Burke Hall of Music and Art, 1973 |
| Designer/Architect: | Perkins and Will of Chicago |
| History: | Partially funded by Edmund G. Burke, trustee from 1942 until his death in 1966. Burke was a noted art collector and originator of the Denison Art Treasure Collection. The building honors his parents Orville and Jennie Glenn Burke. |
| Building Style: | White synthetic stone in the New Brutalism, a style of totally abstract architecture introduced in 1951 by the Finnish architect, Alva Aalto. |
| Current Use: | Burke Hall features a 255 seat recital hall, an orchestra rehearsal room, a large and versatile "black box" theatre and a climate-controlled Art Gallery. |