Student Union Construction.

[HelmutVII]

I can't remember if I've said this already but I'll say it again.

I don't want to sound like I'm complaining because this building is obviously a massive improvement over the old one, but I still think this building is going to age terribly. I think 20-30 years from now we're going to think about this building in the same way we thought about the old Union. The design itself isn't overly appealing in 2015 and I don't think it will be any more appealing in 2045. Also, the materials & furnishings don't look like they're high quality which makes me think the building is not going to stand up to 30 years of heavy use by college students and South Louisiana weather.

After getting a close up view of the metal cladding I think that this will be a maintenance nightmare. Who is to say that some student gets a bright idea to take a hammer to it and dent it all up. It looks like you can not remove a piece at the bottom without removing all the pieces above. I fear that it will rust at the field cuts and that it will leak through to the building envelope. We shall see.

[RedTails]

After getting a close up view of the metal cladding I think that this will be a maintenance nightmare. Who is to say that some student gets a bright idea to take a hammer to it and dent it all up. It looks like you can not remove a piece at the bottom without removing all the pieces above. I fear that it will rust at the field cuts and that it will leak through to the building envelope. We shall see.

We can just replace the metal cladding with the faux brick panels we haven't put up on the baseball scoreboard yet.

Can't wait to go check out the progress during the signing bash though.

[LaCajunsFan]

I can't remember if I've said this already but I'll say it again.

I don't want to sound like I'm complaining because this building is obviously a massive improvement over the old one, but I still think this building is going to age terribly. I think 20-30 years from now we're going to think about this building in the same way we thought about the old Union. The design itself isn't overly appealing in 2015 and I don't think it will be any more appealing in 2045. Also, the materials & furnishings don't look like they're high quality which makes me think the building is not going to stand up to 30 years of heavy use by college students and South Louisiana weather.

Well, the only thing I agree about is the siding: the last thing we need is maintenance issues, and it seems the siding will be just that.
As for the over design, I think it looks good now, and don't see why it would be an issue in the future.
And all of the other fixtures that I have seen look to me like a great design choice, while also pretty sturdy. I like the look all of the sofas and chairs, and they seem pretty durable to me.....much like you would see in any modern, high-traffic public area. There are a whole lot of pendant light fixtures, and they all seem pretty high-end to me. Better than any I have seen in any College Union. Door handles, signage, flooring, etc. all looked first rate to me....not at all skimpy.
Even the water fountains looked very nice: they have a built in niche for water bottles.

[LuLu]

When are the two eyesores going down? Not soon enough.

[Fais do-do]

When are the two eyesores going down? Not soon enough.

I have a great idea. All the RP'ers can go with sledge hammers and take out our frustrations on the demolishing of the two eye sores. Dam you SF (whack), no 5 star recruits (whack), no fund raiser(whack), no RCAF separation (whack), you didn't help me out (whack), Marlin sucks(whack), Construction delays(whack), Mo Money(whack), all other 2,000,000 issues.

It will take approximately 5 minutes.

[CajunAmos]

How about a bidding contest to push the plunger on some TNT.

[HelmutVII]

FYI they have removed all of the construction fencing from around the Union today. So it should be clear sailing for the signing party tomorrow afternoon. The bookstore has stacks of shelving and display cases in it ready to be assembled. The post office has a little to go yet but it should not be to far behind. Looks like they are gradually moving in a little at a time.

[HelmutVII]

Just saw an announcement that the Bookstore is OPEN in the renovated Student Union.

[SlickRick]

I'll have to go check it out....thanks!

[HoustonCajun]

Just saw an announcement that the Bookstore is OPEN in the renovated Student Union.

Any updated photos on the track & field construction?

[LaCajunsFan]

Any updated photos on the track & field construction?

Not sure if you had seen that there were some posted a couple of weeks ago, on a diff thread:

https://forumeus.com/...mplex-)/page17

[HoustonCajun]

Not sure if you had seen that there were some posted a couple of weeks ago, on a diff thread:

https://forumeus.com/...mplex-)/page17

I did. Just looking to see how much progress was made in the last couple of weeks.