Meeting Venue for ISAHP 2009

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Ultra modern glass building with state of the art classrooms and facilities

Local Attractions

Phipps Conservatory - Arboretum, Butterfly Garden

2 blocks from Katz

The Phipps Conservatory is located approximately two blocks from the Katz GSB. We will have free tickets available for ISAHP2009 attendees and their accompanying persons. Take the online tour by clicking on "Start the tour", then click on the areas in the small map on the left to go on a virtual tour.

Carnegie Museum - Dinosaurs, Impressionist Art

1 block from Katz

The Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History is across the square from Katz GSB. Its world famous dinosaur collection was amassed by wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie in the early 1900's when dinosaur bones were first being discovered in the American West. Their breathtaking new exhibit is housed in a 3-story natural scene where one can look down on them in their natural habitat from above. The other part of the museum contains an amazing Impressionist art collection dating from the early 1900s when Pittsburgh had many wealthy individuals.

University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning - 36 Nationality Classrooms

1 block from Katz

The Cathedral of Learning, a local and national landmark, is the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus. Standing at 535 feet, the 42-story Late Gothic Revival Cathedral is the tallest educational building in the Western hemisphere and the second tallest university building in the world.

Interesting architecture everywhere you turn

Various walking distances from Katz

Notable local architectural examples include St. Paul's Cathedral, the Frick Fine Arts Building, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial and the Peterson Events Center.

Downtown Pittsburgh

15 minute bus ride from katz

Downtown Pittsburgh is a 15 minute public bus ride from the Katz GSB. It has interesting history and sights, great architecture and good shopping. Buy your food and go on a picnic at the Triangle Park, shown below at the juncture of the three rivers: the Allegheny and the Monongahela which join to form the Ohio River. The mighty Ohio begins in Pittsburgh and is the source of most of the water of the more famous Mississippi River. In the old days when Pittsburgh was the main steel town in the U.S., steel mills were lined up the Monongahela River, to the right, for 30 miles. The few that are left today are specialty plants that supply the world market with ultra-high-tech products. The river banks have been turned into beautiful recreational areas.

Frick Art and Historical Center

15 minute bus ride from Katz

Experience the culture and refinement of the Gilded Age at the Frick Art & Historical Center, located on beautifully landscaped gardens in Pittsburgh's East End. The museum and its multiple collections are the legacy of Helen Clay Frick, daughter of Henry Clay Frick, one of America's greatest industrialists and art collectors.

Kennywood Amusement Park

20 minute bus ride from Katz

Kennywood Park is one of the oldest Pennsylvania Amusement Parks and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1987. It's also a sister park to Sandcastle Waterpark and Idlewild Park .

Sandcastle Waterpark

20 minute bus ride from Katz

Sandcastle Waterpark is one of the coolest Pennsylvania Amusement Parks. Located just 12 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. It's the sister park to Kennywood and Idlewild Parks .

Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball

20 minute bus ride from Katz

PNC Park, which opened in spring 2001, is a classic-style ballpark, an intimate facility that embraces the progressiveness of Pittsburgh while saluting the spirit of early ballpark originals such as Forbes Field, Wrigley Field and Fenway Park.

Attractions within 2 to 4 hours by car from Pittsburgh

Falling Water

2 hour drive

Visit the most famous example of American Architectural Design by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Washington, D.C.

4 hour drive

Visit the American capital, just a 4 hour drive across the spectacular Allegheny Mountains.

Niagra Falls, NY

4 hour drive

No passport required to visit the American side of the falls.