Parking Garage Construction

[Fais do-do]

I took my 6 yr old around campus for the first time. He really was impressed by the swamp (even though half of it was fenced off). I am excited to see the final products. I had to laugh when I looked for the bowling lanes and saw food and tables! Quad was......disappointing as of now. He did like the walk of fame, couldn't find my name (1999 grads are not even laid yet) Interesting to look at the brick names and see how things changed per year (i.e. alot more women than men graduates during wartime, etc.) The buildings next to the swamp (where I use to pay my tutition, 1st semester) NEED to be destoyed with fire!!! Horrible looking. Sidwwalks needs some addressing but overall very happy with the upgrades. Also, saw the construction from Girard park. What is new on the campus construction?

[LaCajunsFan]

Went by the campus yesterday and took a few pics.
(Sorry, can't figure out how to rotate the pics, or copy them from Flickr. Woe is me, lol)

[Turbine]

Turning your camera sideways for landscape photos, might work.

[HelmutVII]

Went out between rain showers today and caught a few photos of work on campus.

Parking garage as seen from the rear of Oliver Hall




may-11-10 by Rosegardendorms, on Flickr






A closer look at the garage. This will be much larger than Olivier Parking tower.




may-11.11 by Rosegardendorms, on Flickr



It's not an optical illusion. The long span sections are indeed higher in the middle than at the bearing points. They are "Precambered" so that when the full load is on the garage is will not sag. This is a shot of one of the sections that is stored on site. you can see the upward bow of the member.




may-11-12 by Rosegardendorms, on Flickr

[LaCajunsFan]

I came across the official approval request from UL to the UL System board for the parking garage. A few interesting things to note:

1. Access to the new parking tower will be from Girard Park Circle.
2. The liner building, although two stories tall, will only be used as one story inside. Don't know why this is so.....
3. There will be solar panels on the garage roof.....to supply the garage and the engineering building.

Here is the link (go to page 17 for the above details):

http://www.ulsystem.net/assets/docs/...ril%202013.PDF

[HelmutVII]

I came across the official approval request from UL to the UL System board for the parking garage. A few interesting things to note:

1. Access to the new parking tower will be from Girard Park Circle.
2. The liner building, although two stories tall, will only be used as one story inside. Don't know why this is so.....
3. There will be solar panels on the garage roof.....to supply the garage and the engineering building.

Here is the link (go to page 17 for the above details):

http://www.ulsystem.net/assets/docs/...ril%202013.PDF

1) I figured as much but was not sure. If you have ever been caugh at the intersection of Girard Park and Lewis or Johnston and Lewis at peak times you would understand why they would want to minimize traffic on Lewis.

2) The portion of the building facing Lewis Street will be an Engineering Lab that will require equipment that is greater than one story in height.

3) that's interesting. I would suspect they would have plenty of room up there. The building will be huge.

[Turbine]

I came across the official approval request from UL to the UL System board for the parking garage. A few interesting things to note:

1. Access to the new parking tower will be from Girard Park Circle.
2. The liner building, although two stories tall, will only be used as one story inside. Don't know why this is so.....
3. There will be solar panels on the garage roof.....to supply the garage and the engineering building.

Here is the link (go to page 17 for the above details):

http://www.ulsystem.net/assets/docs/...ril%202013.PDF

Nice detective work.

[LaCajunsFan]

Nice detective work.

Lol....I know it's crazy, but where the access would be located was vexing me!

I guess the main reason for that is that I very much like the plan to build the other two buildings that would flank Oliver, and then build another quad area. I know, this may be a long time off, but in my mind the parking tower access jeopardizes this....but maybe I am wrong about that?

[Fais do-do]

My favorite part of the 20 something pages.....May 2014 is coming up pretty fast....

Are they almost completed?

[BeauCajun]

My favorite part of the 20 something pages.....May 2014 is coming up pretty fast....

Are they almost completed?

I wish they would have done a 6 level building fronting Lewis, that way they could have used it for academics and made the garage look like an academic building instead of a garage.