I don't have the same opinion about how the exterior looks. I like it. The practicality of this project is another matter. I say tear it down and build something all new. If Darla Moore, who advocated removal, is out in left field, I want to be out there with her.
I hope the outcome will be good, whatever it is. Moore should have never been removed from the BOT, but that's another discussion.
To be fair, nothing really matches down there. Strom. Koger Center. 650 Lincoln/Innovista buildings. Not like there's some integrated look like the Horseshoe going on
i think the money they have spent on the coliseum as a basketball practice facility tells me that any future plans would leave the practice facility parts of the building intact. There is a good deal of space from where the present seating is that was left intact out to the columns outside. i could see how they could tear out all the rest of the seating and build two or three levels up to the ceiling leaving the basketball practice area as a courtyard of sorts.
Good news, the old law school building across the street from Jones will be converted for use by the sciences. Bad news, that building is the same 70s era look/design as the current science buildings. At least it gives them more lab space and such.
Do you happen to know if the engineering department managed to steal any space in that building? I know that around the time I graduated Dr. McCants was trying to snag some space to use for senior design, since the machine shop is so woefully small.
Haven't heard anything about that. I know CEC has benefited from the new spaces in the Innovista some like the sciences have, even though those aren't "their" buildings. Biomedical engineering for example. I also read about some laser we own that no one in the state has and scientists from other schools have to come here to get time on it.
