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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.
Shop Talk: Critic of New Fort Worth Campus Wins Seat in Costly Election
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Campus critic wins board election: Joe Hudson, a critic of Tarrant County College’s new campus in downtown Fort Worth, Tex., won election Saturday to a vacant seat on the Tarrant County College District Board, taking 70 percent of the vote in a race that featured record spending—with much of the money provided by a businessman who has opposed plans to build the $257-million campus. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Mr. Hudson received $16,000 in contributions from the businessman, Larry Meeker. Mr. Meeker also contributed $11,000 to a candidate attempting to unseat another member of the board who has supported the new campus. But the incumbent in that race, Kristin Vandergriff, won 61 percent of the vote. The college says that the 360,000-square-foot new campus, due to open in 2010, will enroll 3,500 students in its first year. The campus, which will bridge the Trinity River, was designed by Bing Thom Architects, of Vancouver, British Columbia, with Gideon Toal, of Fort Worth, as architects of record.
‘Cone zone’ in Fort Collins: As Colorado State University starts in on construction projects that include academic, residential, and parking structures, university officials are warning students and faculty members to expect related inconveniences, says The Coloradoan, a newspaper in Fort Collins, the university’s hometown. The university will put up $300-million worth of buildings in the next two years, adding about 344,000 square feet of space and letting the institution increase the size of freshman classes by 200 students. Among the projects are a 120,000-square-foot, $45-million academic building that is designed to achieve gold-level LEED certification and a $1.2-million plant that will burn wood chips to provide heat for a portion of the campus.
A new performing-arts center at the Manassas campus of George Mason U. will open in 2010. (George Mason U. image)
Performance space for the suburbs: A $44-million performing-arts center designed by Holzman Moss is under construction on the Manassas, Va., campus of George Mason University, according to the Web site InsideNoVA.com. The 86,000-square-foot complex will have a 1,166-seat main hall, a 300-seat theater, and rehearsal and support spaces.
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