I'm really happy to see them reusing the Shaw power plant and the additions look nice. It's been crazy to see them go from announcing it saying the designs aren't finalized to starting construction in weeks.
The STEM building looks great, but I can't understand why they chose that site... virtually all of the science, technology, and engineering buildings are well to the East of there...
The specs on this building do not call for classrooms, therefore its location close to other buildings is not as important a need. As far as I have heard and read some biomedical and plant science-related global impact initiative hires will have space here and it is a short walk to other associated buildings.
@ratchetwrench, as I understand it, the STEM building is actually part of the College of Education so it's not that far from their main buliding (at the corner of Shaw and Farm Lane, opposite side of the International Center).
Jared - Thanks, I didn't know that. Still, since there is a big push to integrate research and active learning into STEM curriculums, I would have thought "they" would've wanted to be closer to the research buildings as well.
mindbender - it is cater-corner from the far northwestern end of the engineering complex, across a large and fairly busy intersection. IMO, still not very convenient!
Thanks for the screenshots. Yeah the building will be much larger than what is currently there as the power plant portion is only about 1/3 or less of the final building.
The STEM facility is finally going vertical, a portion of the part north of the power plant is up. I'm glad to see this construction method used in our area, I read articles about CLT over the years and wondered when it would make it here.
The Music Building addition is also coming along. The last time I was by there most, if not all the exterior, was complete.
Next to the Simon Power Plant the new water tower is finally nearing completion. It liked like they were about to start lifting the first tank section into place few days ago. It's been interesting to watch how they build one.
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From my memory the Music Building already looks like the illustration. Where are the 37,000 square feet being added?
I'm really happy to see them reusing the Shaw power plant and the additions look nice. It's been crazy to see them go from announcing it saying the designs aren't finalized to starting construction in weeks.
The STEM building looks great, but I can't understand why they chose that site... virtually all of the science, technology, and engineering buildings are well to the East of there...
The specs on this building do not call for classrooms, therefore its location close to other buildings is not as important a need. As far as I have heard and read some biomedical and plant science-related global impact initiative hires will have space here and it is a short walk to other associated buildings.
@ratchetwrench, as I understand it, the STEM building is actually part of the College of Education so it's not that far from their main buliding (at the corner of Shaw and Farm Lane, opposite side of the International Center).
It's also not really that far from the Engineering building. It's practically across the street.
Jared - Thanks, I didn't know that. Still, since there is a big push to integrate research and active learning into STEM curriculums, I would have thought "they" would've wanted to be closer to the research buildings as well.
mindbender - it is cater-corner from the far northwestern end of the engineering complex, across a large and fairly busy intersection. IMO, still not very convenient!
Thanks for the screenshots. Yeah the building will be much larger than what is currently there as the power plant portion is only about 1/3 or less of the final building.
Looks really great. This kind of gives me an idea what the BWL could do with the Eckert Plant.
The Music Building addition is also coming along. The last time I was by there most, if not all the exterior, was complete.
Next to the Simon Power Plant the new water tower is finally nearing completion. It liked like they were about to start lifting the first tank section into place few days ago. It's been interesting to watch how they build one.