Cider Jim wrote:Class of 20Something wrote: I would be satisfied if they threw a nice facade on the brick and restructured the golf ball into an octagonal (Jefferson loved his octagons, this keeps the feel consistent on campus) roof with matching material to the surrounding buildings.
That's actually a GENIUS idea, since the third TRBC church is an octagon, and an octagon is on the new LU academic seal.
In other news, the concrete wall in front of the new football practice facility is now bricked, and it looks like some signage will be part of that wall.
I wouldn't go that far, but I think it solves the problem of it sticking out without scrapping it.
I'm trying to think of how quickly they could get that job done realistically. Demo would be much more controlled and precise and not the three day demolition of dorms we have seen. Could they fasten a false roof at the base of the dome during the project to keep water out of the facility? I don't think the project would take terribly long with a clear design in place.
Perhaps a month for demo and 4 or 5 to rebuild the roof? There shouldn't be many interior things to prolong the project. Electrical and data cable would be 2 days max for that kind of job. It isn't like the library or student center with outlets and internet needed everywhere in every room, at every computer. You'd need the score board and lights. A six month start to finish for the roof could be strategically placed so only one semester if Convo is effected and no basketball season.
I've already said on this board, but it bears repeating, my inner 5 year old loves watching this campus. I wish I could sit in on the construction design and planning meetings for the campus. Someone got to perform a rare job, build a pedestrian friendly college campus from scratch.