Although the sites are hidden behind large wooden walls, students have surely noticed an abundance of construction at the University, the most visible of which is the huge addition to Clark Hall.
Construction on this building, which began last July, includes nearly 60,000 square feet of new space and renovations on about 99,000 square feet, said Randy Porter, a project manager and construction administrator.
The new building space will be used primarily for environmental science research and there will be a new reading room for the engineering library. The project will cost around $16 million and is scheduled for completion by June 2002, Porter said.
He also said the renovations include putting central air conditioning in the building and replacing all the elevators. The renovations will cost around $9 million and are scheduled for completion by June 2003.
Peabody Hall
Another visible project is Peabody Hall, which has been undergoing renovations since last fall. The project is scheduled for completion by August, before students arrive, construction services manager Sack Johannesmeyer said.
The renovations have been focused on the first and lower floors. The first floor had to be reconfigured for offices for the admissions staff, which is moving into the building from Miller Hall.
The renovations are "absolutely beautiful," senior construction manager Dick Minturn said.
They include new meeting rooms, a big gallery where students and parents can wait for tours and an auditorium for the admissions film, Minturn said.
He added that students will be able to use the rooms for other purposes as well.
He added that the Office of Admissions and the Office of the Dean of Students' staffs should be able to move into the building by late July or early August.
The Office of the Dean of Students will be back on the second floor of Peabody after a temporary relocation to Peabody West, a group of trailers near the Astronomy Building.
The total cost of the renovations is estimated at around $2 million, Johannesmeyer said.
Biomedical Research Building
Construction on the new biomedical research building near the Medical Center, or MR5, began in late 1999 and should be finished by January 2002, Johannesmeyer said.
MR5 will have four user groups, senior construction manager David Booth said. The new research facilities will be used for biomedical engineering, comparative medicine (animal research), cardiovascular research and pathology research.
The cost of the project is an estimated $42 million, Johannesmeyer said.
Construction will begin soon on MR6, another research building that will be almost exactly the same as MR5, Booth said.
Other projects
Other less visible projects include construction at the Miller Center, the Darden School, the Law School, and on Monroe Lane.
Builders are adding 13,000 square feet to the Miller Center and are renovating 19,000 square feet, Johannesmeyer said. The cost of the project is estimated at $7 million. It should be finished by summer 2002.
The Darden expansion includes a parking garage and 150,000 square feet of new space. The cost for this project is about $12 million.
A student-faculty building is under construction at the Law School. It is estimated to cost about $7 million and is scheduled for completion by the end of this year.
Construction on the Monroe Lane Asian and Middle Eastern language house, which began earlier this summer, should be completed by next summer. The house will have room for 80 students, Johannesmeyer said.
He also said students soon will see construction on the main entrance of the old hospital building and on the baseball field.
Construction on the new special collections building should begin soon, he added, but he did not know exactly when.
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