Alumni who remember the field next to the Biology Building and the Friday softball games contested there would be surprised to see it now. The Greenhouse is gone and construction is underway on a new Research Life Sciences Building that will extend over much of the field. Scheduled for completion in 2004, the 194,000 square-foot, $67 million structure will add significantly to research capabilities in the Life Sciences.
Pictures of the Work in Progress
2/2/01:
Fencing the
site
2/20-22:
Down come the trees
3/7: Retaining wall begun
3/14: Greenhouse deleted
3/15: Greenhouse foundation
3/20: Concrete retaining
wall
4/2: Dirt moving everywhere
4/13: Foundation Hole
5/16: More Foundation Wall
6/15: More Foundation Wall!
7/6: More Foundation!!!
8/2: Other footings begun
8/16: Superstructure begun
8/24: Going vertical
8/31: Expanding structure
9/12: More superstructure
9/21: More superstructure
9/28: The extent becomes clear
10/29: Framing near done
12/4: Warm weather continues!?!
3/26/02:
One year along
4/23: Hot weather came early
6/8: Glass facade; greenhouse
7/8: Fume Hood Chimneys
9/30: General progress
1/18/03: Snow and progress
