John E. Reeves Great Hall

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1-story conference center at the Fashion Institute of Technology completed in 1977. Designed by de Young, Moscowitz, & Rosenberg, it houses a convention area suitable for trade and fashion show, conferences, and a wide range of special events.The Great Hall is adjacent to the 277-seat Katie Murphy Amphitheater. The lower level houses nine state-of-the-art seminar rooms and is home to the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

The facade is clad in grey-brown granite with thin horizontal pink granite stripes. At the east end are four bays of glass-and-metal curtain wall extending down to the sidewalk, with vertical bright-orange metal bands bisecting the piers between bays. The main entrance is in the 3rd bay, with glass-and-metal double-doors. Most of the rest of the facade extending to the west has a band of windows with silver and red metal framing, and another entrance at its west end. At the far west end of the building is a set of metal service doors.