Breslin Center facility upgrades

JaredJared
edited May 2015 in Michigan State University
This was mentioned in one of the general threads, but we now have more detailed renderings of what the Breslin Center upgrades will look like.

The May 14th meeting of the Construction Junction included a presentation on the upgrades, and says that it is currently in the "Authorization to proceed" stage.

Here are some renderings:
http://screencast.com/t/PfRNOeqQbn
http://screencast.com/t/vzsKpgwtUdNj
http://screencast.com/t/fdKpz0jAAl
http://screencast.com/t/nQnvd0Z1H
http://screencast.com/t/bzcuYzdlt

Comments

  • hoodhood
    I'm not sure how I feel about that big addition tacked on the side of the building, it looks awkward in the renderings.
  • JaredJared
    Breslin already has an expansion on the east side of it which killed the oval shape. Combine this expansion with the development across the street *as well as* a narrowing of Harrison and it could be really nice. Increased commercial along Harrison Rd will make this expansion a lot more obvious, since it will provide the main entrance to the building along the main corridor in the area.
  • hoodhood
    I'd just rather see them redo the facade all the way around, maybe blending it in with a larger addition. Adding a tacked on annex that looks like that to a building like Breslin just doesn't work for me. They're going to have to do a much better job to make Breslin an attractive and competitive facility.
  • hoodhood
    The plans for Breslin's renovation are moving forward: MSU board approves renovation, expansion of Breslin Center

    New renderings:
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  • david_shanedavid_shane
    The Breslin Center upgrades are $50 mil - the entire LCC budget, for everything, is $125 mil per year. I'm not complaining but the contrast is something!
  • hoodhood
    To me it's more indicative how low LCC's budget than anything else, especially given the number of students they serve.

    It's also always good to keep in mind how much money a university like Michigan State makes off of football and basketball, MSU athletics had $97 million in revenue in 2013. Successful athletics programs also give the school a lot of good press, help with drawing in (even not-athlete) students and keeping them engaged with (and donating to) the school after graduating. I know you weren't complaining, but a lot of people do complain about these sorts of projects not knowing that college football and basketball are generally profitable enough to pay for the rest of the athletic department, sometimes with money left over. I figured it was worth touching on.
  • hoodhood
    A construction cam for this project: Breslin Webcam
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