They have also said that it was cheesy to try to imitate the old style of buildings, and it will never really be authentically old, in terms of surrounding buildings.
Jared and mindbender, your comments make sense, they can't truly replicate what the original buildings look like. Mindbender, every building on campus will eventually show you their subtle differences, and yes, keeping the museum more easily accessible will absolutely allow more people to have access. As an msu alum who came back and has lived in the area for 10 years, I am shocked at how quickly my friends forget how to get around campus, let alone people who have grown up in the area, but are "afraid" to get lost venturing around!
True, I'm always surprised at how many people are scared to go onto the campus. Like it's some kind of giant, strange, otherworldly place, where people get lost and are never found again. While very few people can tell you where every building on campus is located, almost anyone can find there way around once you know the few main arteries (Farm, North Circle, Shaw, etc).
Although I will say Jared, I think they did an admirable job with the new parking garage. You can tell it's new, but it blends right in.
I agree, rode my bike right up on it, before I realized it was the new parking garage. Bravo, it's about time for more! I am one of those people who can tell you where everything is! ;)
I am one of those who doesn't venture on campus, mainly because I find it very confusing, I hate curvy streets. Also though, I don't want to deal with all the students during the school year and I have absolutely no reason to go there anyways.
I went by the Paolucci building today and it was fenced off. It looks like they may be starting demolition pretty soon. I still haven't heard what design was chosen, but I remember hearing that a design was to be chosen by September.
According to the MSU Construction Updates website the new Art museum design will be announced in mid-to-late
January. It is projected to take two years to construct.
Well the Paolucci building is starting to come down already. I drove by yesterday. It's all fenced in and the windows have been removed. It looks like some of the bricks have been removed as well.
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Although I will say Jared, I think they did an admirable job with the new parking garage. You can tell it's new, but it blends right in.
Here is a link for more information: MSU Construction Alerts: Paolucci demolition
January. It is projected to take two years to construct.