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Rise in Tornadoes, Floods Poses Risk to Colleges
What if the sort of extreme weather that has left the University of Iowa inundated in floodwaters is not a freak event? What if it is a sign of things to come? (Photograph by AP Images)
Art & Architecture Renovations Near Completion at Yale U.
Paul Rudolph's 1963 Brutalist icon is getting a makeover, plus an addition by Charles Gwathmey.
Guest Blogger: Anne Stephenson
Even the greenest construction project increases a college’s carbon footprint.
Other News
Land-Rich Universities Weigh New Options for Real-Estate Development
Universities are taking advantage of new ways to develop their holdings through corporate partnerships, a new report says.
U. of Iowa Begins Mucking Out and Assessing the Damage
The university's insurer spent the weekend starting to assess the damage to the auditorium and 19 other flooded buildings.
U. of Iowa Flooding Takes Costly Toll in Research and Equipment
Parking lots are under water, some roads leading to the campus are closed, and the campus utility infrastructure is damaged.
New campus buildings
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A Green Building as a Billboard for Science
(A 2006 Chronicle video)
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Buildings & Grounds is written by Scott Carlson (left) and Lawrence Biemiller (right). Scott Carlson writes about architecture, facilties, energy, and sustainability, among other topics. Lawrence Biemiller writes about architecture and facilities and contributes to Notes from Academe. What's happening on your campus? Let us know.
U. of Wisconsin Dreams of Demolishing Building by Weese
Fans of the influential Chicago architect Harry Weese have 15 years or so to make the case for one of his most prominent Brutalist buildings — the much-maligned George L. Mosse Humanities Building at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the 1968 building is an “energy hog” with an interior like a maze. Its concrete is spalling, and it leaks. Neither the heat nor the air conditioning is adequate. The university hopes to be rid of it within 15 years.
Preservationists are rising to the building’s defense, saying that while Brutalism is out of favor now, it may not always be. But Alan R. Fish, the university’s associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management, says the humanities building is not worth trying to renovate.
“The campus buildings built in the 1960s were built with 20- to 30-year life spans,” he told the newspaper. “They were built fast and cheaply, to stay ahead of the wave of Baby Boomers entering college. ... Now it’s all falling down around us.”
Lawrence Biemiller | Monday July 9, 2007 | Permalink | Contact us
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