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College Employees Value Campus Environment, 'Chronicle' Survey Finds
When a Chronicle survey asked college employees what they value about their jobs, they put the physical environment in which they work at the top of the list. (Chronicle photograph of Washington & Lee U.)
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: Marc Mayerson
Like swashbuckling movie heroes, facilities planners take on herculean tasks.
Other News
Analyzing How Students Choose Colleges Is Key Topic at Meeting of Planners
Specialized Developers Helping More Colleges to Meet Housing Needs
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.
The U. of Michigan Builds a ... Playhouse?
A playhouse at the U. of Michigan will be auctioned to support construction of a new hospital. (U. of Michigan image)
What’s the University of Michigan building these days? Glad you asked. The latest university construction project is a 90-square-foot playhouse complete with a tiled faux fireplace, high-end kitchen cabinetry, a furnished interior, window boxes, and a trellis so flowers can climb up the chimney.
The structure, called the Mott Storybook Cottage, is a fund-raising project to which a number of local companies have donated time, materials, and services—including an architecture firm, an interior-design firm, a home-construction company, and suppliers of flooring, paint, and kitchen and bath fittings.
The playhouse project was organized by the university’s Office of Medical Development, which is raising money for another construction project—the university’s new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital. That undertaking is bigger: The new facility, scheduled to open in 2011, will cost $523-million and will have 1.1 million square feet of space. The architects are HKS.
The playhouse will be auctioned during a celebrity golf event May 17 and 18.
Lawrence Biemiller | Tuesday May 6, 2008 | Permalink | Contact us
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