Siegel Hall was named in honor of David T. Siegel, 1925 graduate of Lewis Institute and IIT trustee from 1943 until his death in 1957.

One year before his death, Mr. Siegel made a donation in support of a new electrical engineering and physics building. He participated in the initial groundbreaking, but the facility was not complete until after his death, at which time the building was dedicated to him.

The steel, brick and glass curtain walls, show Mies's mastery of relating the plan with the facade. The resulting variety -- all-glass bays, glass and brick bays, and all-brick bays -- lends contrast and rhythm. 

Siegel Hall houses the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. The department focuses on groundbreaking research in wireless and telecommunications technologies as well as software innovation and medical engineering. Siegel Hall is also home to IIT's Humanities Department and numerous classrooms and labs for both undergraduate and graduate students. Construction was completed on the Grainger Power Electronics Laboratory. The new lab was made possible through a $500,000 grant from the Grainger Foundation.

1946 (constructed 1956-57), Mies van der Rohe

Mies van der Rohe Society

Siegel Hall, along with the other four core academic buildings designed by Mies, will undergo a total renewal due to the IIT Challenge Campaign. The university will upgrade the building's interior systems and facade with the most current technology and equipment available. Students and faculty in Siegel Hall will also benefit from a new lushly landscaped courtyard to the building's east. From the building's many large windows, individuals will enjoy commanding views of the new McCormick Tribune Campus Center, the refinished landmark of S.R. Crown Hall and the Perlstein Fountain.