• Wednesday, May 16, 2012

May 15, 2012, 10:07 am

Shop Talk: Big Land Gift to Lehigh U. Comes With Toxicity Questions

Foundation’s 755-Acre Gift to Lehigh U. Brings Potential for Liability

Ohio State U. Seeks New Name for Science and Engineering Library

Consultants Warned California U. of Pennsylvania to Build Smaller Event Center

U. of Missouri at Columbia Pays Artist, Removes 2001 Tiger Mosaic

Dineen Hall rendering, Syracuse U.Syracuse U. has broken ground for Dineen Hall, which will house the College of Law when construction is completed in 2014. The five-story, 200,000-square-foot building is expected to cost $90-million. Among its other features will be a green roof that will double as a terrace in good weather. (Gluckman Mayner Architects rendering)

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May 11, 2012, 6:32 am

Shop Talk: UCLA Will Fight Suit Over Japanese Garden’s Sale

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May 10, 2012, 1:14 pm

Shop Talk: Would You Keep Your Picasso There? No Way.

Despite Insurers’ Flood Worries, Federal Agency Won’t Pay for New U. of Iowa Art Museum

Oklahoma Law Gives Colleges 8 Years to Trim Energy Costs by 20 Pct.

Otterbein U. Will Pay Half of Cleanup Price for Former Bomb Plant

Georgetown U. Replaces Tower Clock’s Hands; Trio of Thieves Remains at Large

Baylor Stadium renderingBaylor U. is moving ahead with plans for a 45,000-seat football stadium linked to the campus by a bridge across the Brazos River. The facility, designed so that another 10,000 seats can be added in the future, will also have an event center and a Stadium Club. (Baylor U. rendering)

 

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May 9, 2012, 9:11 am

Shop Talk: For a Building in the Big City, Cornell Picks a Big Name

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May 8, 2012, 2:47 pm

Shop Talk: U. of Texas Book Storage Will Be Remote Indeed

Texas A&M U., U. of Texas Plan Joint Storage Facility Near Bryan for 1 Million Books

Yale U. Will Move Nursing School from City to West Campus

Honors Students, Fraternities Will Share New Jersey Institute of Technology Facility

Ohio’s Colleges Plan $400-Million Worth of Construction and Renovation

Waverly, Iowa, bandshell renderingThe City of Waverly, Iowa, is moving ahead with plans to build an elegant band shell designed by Ann Cashman and Darian Lu, who graduated from Iowa State U. last weekend with architecture degrees. The shell, made of colored recycled glass, would help audiences hear concerts by the Waverly Municipal Band. Ms. Cashman is from Waverly; Ms. Lu is from Shanghai. (Rendering by Ann Cashman and Darian Lu.)

 

 

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May 3, 2012, 6:29 am

Shop Talk: Council Member Challenges Plan for Tulane U. Stadium

Corning Community College at Spenser Hill residence hall renderingCorning Community College broke ground this week for a $16-million residence hall on its Spencer Hill campus. The 322-bed facility will house students in 84 suites and will open in late 2013, according to The Leader, a local newspaper. (Licum McCormack VanVoorhis rendering)

Tulane U. Stadium Could Face Zoning Challenge (Read the university’s response here)

$8-Million Gift Will Go to Aquatics Center at U. of Southern California

Georgia Tech Foundation’s Plan to Demolish 1926 Building Angers Neighbors

3331 Erie Avenue, CincinnatiFor Sale: U. of Cincinnati Architecture Professor’s Mushroom Home (Zillow.com photo)

 

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May 1, 2012, 12:07 pm

Shop Talk: The Chair as Fund-Raising Tool (Hey, It’s ‘Mendota Blue’)

Rogers State U. Pryor campus renderingRogers State U. will break ground next week for a 38,400-square-foot satellite campus at the MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor, Okla., according to KTUL, a Tulsa television station. The new building, a joint project of the university and the industrial park, will have classrooms, labs, a library, an auditorium, lounge space, and a food-service facility. (Rogers State U. rendering)

Terrace Chairs Will Raise Money for Makeover of U. of Wisconsin at Madison Union

Upper Iowa U. Returns to New Orleans Building Devastated by Katrina

Dickinson College Plans Science-Building Addition, Greenhouse, Soccer Stadium

In Apparent Prank, Hands Disappear From Tower Clock of Healy Hall at Georgetown U.

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April 30, 2012, 4:25 pm

Shop Talk: Where to Study? How About the Cube?

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April 27, 2012, 1:17 pm

Shop Talk: 30 Officers Are Added Around U. of Southern California

Brown U. fitness centerBrown U. has welcomed students to a new 87,000-square-foot aquatics and fitness center that houses a pool, training facilities for varsity athletes, and exercise equipment for recreational users. The facility was designed by Robert A.M Stern Architects after an initial design displeased the donor, The Providence Journal reports. (Brown U. photo)

2 Murders Lead City Officials and U. of Southern California to Add Additional Police

Faculty Members Join Neighbors Opposing New York U. Expansion

After 5 Years, Georgetown U. Gym Still Awaits Approvals

Duke U. Looks to Refurbish Olmsted Landscapes

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Plans Campus Upgrades

 

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April 26, 2012, 6:04 am

Shop Talk: Roosevelt U. Gets a 2nd Landmark

Colby College biomass plantColby College expects to burn 22,000 tons of wood chips a year—instead of a million gallons of oil—in a new biomass plant that opened in January. College officials say the $11-million plant is expected to pay for itself in within 10 years, as well as to boost the local economy by relying on waste wood from within 50 miles of the campus. (Colby College photo)

New Roosevelt U. Tower: ‘More Than an Eye-Grabbing Envelope’

Deferred-Maintenance Pricetag Tops $255-Million at Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge

Stanford U. Plans $4.2-Million Center for Contemplating Late Professors Flying-Bird Paintings

Johnson County Community College Breaks Ground for $12-Million Culinary and Hospitality Facility

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