UO ANNOUNCES MULTIMILLION DOLLAR BUILDING PROJECTS
November 15, 1999
Contact Maureen Shine (541) 346-3145
EUGENE–In a continuing effort to make the University of Oregon a better place for students, faculty and the citizens of Oregon, UO President Dave Frohnmayer today (Nov. 15) announced seven new construction projects designed to help meet the needs of the next century.
The projects have a total estimated value of more than $135 million, the bulk of which is being funded through private donations. They are part of a campus-wide planning effort to expand and update aging buildings, provide improved facilities for study and research, support diversity on campus and create new opportunities for contributing to the local community and the state.
The UO building projects, in various stages of planning and development, are:
[* Denotes estimates. Figures are subject to change.]
ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS FIELD HOUSE:
The planned 2,500—3,000 square-foot facility for the School of Architecture and Allied Arts will provide hands-on workshop space for architecture, landscape architecture and historic preservation programs. The $250,000 project is privately funded through a gift from the Bowerman Family Foundation. Construction is targeted for completion in summer 2001
.AUTZEN STADIUM:
The expansion and renovation project will increase seating capacity from 41,700 to 53,800,* add 32 skyboxes, create a new concourse and improve restroom and concession facilities. The $70—$80 million* project is being funded through private gifts (85 percent), stadium revenue (10 percent) and the sale of state bonds (5 percent). Construction is slated for completion in summer 2002.
GILBERT HALL EXPANSION AND RENOVATION:
The planned $30—$40 million* renovation and expansion of Gilbert Hall for the Lundquist College of Business will enhance classrooms and learning environments and include the Chiles Business Center. The majority of design and construction costs for the 196,500-square-foot* project will be financed through private donations. The construction timetable is being developed.
MANY NATIONS LONGHOUSE:
The planned 5,200-square-foot longhouse will serve as a community, cultural and educational center for Native American and non-native students, tribal groups and the general public. The $1.5 million* project is being funded through private donations. The construction timetable is being developed.
MUSEUM OF ART:
The project will add 38,290 square feet to the existing 24,890-square-foot building, renovating the museum’s public spaces, galleries and support areas. The $12 million project is being funded through private, federal and state contributions. Construction is targeted for completion in 2002.
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY:
The project will completely redesign and renovate the museum’s 3,500 square feet of exhibit spaces to provide three distinct types of spaces for permanent displays and changing exhibits. The $1.2 million project is being funded through private donations. The construction timetable is being developed
.VIVIAN OLUM CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER:
The 2,688-square-foot addition, the Lois Scharpf Reed Wing, will provide facilities for 16 toddlers and 25 school-age children. The $600,000 project is being funded through private gifts and the sale of state bonds
and is targeted for completion by fall 2000.
"Added to what we’ve already accomplished in the 1990s–a new and already very popular student recreation center, a law center second to none in the nation, the complex of science buildings that have helped us attract some of the best researchers in the world, and our new zebrafish research facility–the seven projects we’ve announced today will round out a campus building boom as great as any in the history of the University of Oregon," said Frohnmayer.
More than 90 percent of the projects’ costs will be funded by private donations from UO alumni and supporters. Overall, fund raising currently stands at almost 50 percent of the fund-raising goal.
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