New Academic Building

The construction of the new academic building at the corner of Belden and Seminary is moving right along.

Bob Janis shared a few of the highlights of the building:

• The overall size of the building is 117,000 sf.

• It is a steel frame building that will be finished with brick masonry and stone accents.

• Its interior focal point will be a four story open communicating stair in the center of the building that has at its top a large skylight. At the lobby a large stained glass piece is being refurbished to incorporate into the exterior wall at the first floor.

• At the exterior the southwest corner is being built into a 5,000 sq. foot "park" for students and others to "hang out" and enjoy the outdoors.

• It will contain 41 general purpose classrooms ranging in size from 25 seats to 110 in various configurations (i.e. flat floor seminar style to auditorium)

• It will house the departments of English and History of Art & Architecture.

• It will contain significant student study and gathering areas designed into the common area space.

• Construction is scheduled to be complete by November 1, 2011. We will furnish and occupy during November and December and open for use Winter Quarter, 2012.

It looks like it will be a beautiful building.   For those of you who haven't been on campus lately, these photos are from late October, 2010.  Thought you might like to see how the building is coming along.