A Maroon alphabet

Can you master UChicago’s campus building abbreviations?

It’s your first day of classes at the University of Chicago. Tucked into your crisp new notebook is a schedule—but how to decipher its mysterious runes? What, in the name of William Rainey Harper, is K 120? And how is W different from WB?

Your challenge: Match the campus building’s abbreviation to its photo—and make it to class on time. (Need a hint? You can find full names for each building below. NB: One archway leads to two buildings.)

  • BSLC
  • C
  • CL
  • H
  • K
  • KPTC
  • S
  • SS
  • W
  • WB
(Photography by Tom Rossiter)
(Photography by Jason Smith)
(Photography by Jason Smith)
(Photography by Joe C. Moreno)
(Photography by Tom Rossiter)
(Photography by Jason Smith)
(Photography by Michael Satalic)
(Photography by Jason Smith)
(Photography by Jason Smith)

Full names: Biological Sciences Learning Center (BSLC); Cobb Lecture Hall (C); Classics Building (CL); Haskell Hall (H); Kent Chemical Laboratory (K); Kersten Physics Teaching Center (KPTC); Swift Hall (S); Social Sciences Research Building (SS); Walker Museum (W); Wieboldt Hall (WB).

Answer key: 1-KPTC; 2-W; 3-H; 4-C; 5 (right)-CL; 5 (left)-WB; 6-K; 7-BSLC; 8-S; 9-SS