Who We Are Visit our Facilities
The John A. Swanson Center for Product Innovation is located at the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, Benedum Hall. It includes five laboratories housing the latest in product development technologies:
- Design Lab
- Multimedia Lab
- W.M. Keck Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering Lab
- Kresge Rapid Manufacturing Lab
- Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Lab
If you would like to visit our facilities, please contact us at 412-624-8897 to make an appointment for a tour.
Driving Instructions
From the East:
- Cars traveling from the east via the PA Turnpike (I-76) should take Exit 6 to I-376 West.
- From 376 take Exit 7A, Oakland, onto Bates Street.
- Stay on Bates until it ends at Bouquet Street.
- Turn left onto Bouquet, then right at the first light onto Forbes Avenue.
From the West:
- Cars traveling from the west via the PA Turnpike (I-76) should take Exit 3 and follow I-79 South to I-279 South. (You exit to the left off I-79.)
- Follow 279 into the city, to the I-376 Monroeville Exit.
- Follow 376 to the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit.
- Forbes Avenue then leads right into the Pitt campus.
From the North:
- Take I-79 South to I-279 South. (You exit to the left off I-79.)
- Follow 279 into the city, to the I-376 Monroeville Exit.
- Follow 376 to the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit.
- Forbes Avenue then leads right into the Pitt campus.
From the South, including Pittsburgh International Airport:
- Follow I-79 North to the I-279 North Exit.
- Take 279 through the Fort Pitt Tunnels and across the bridge to the I-376 Monroeville Exit (first exit on the right).
- Follow 376 to the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit.
- Forbes Avenue leads into the Pitt campus.
