March 19, 201114 yr can you even imagine how disappointed prospective students would feel as soon as they set foot on the real campus? wolfe is not gonna help that - lol!!!
March 19, 201114 yr can you even imagine how disappointed prospective students would feel as soon as they set foot on the real campus? wolfe is not gonna help that - lol!!! What a waste of money and time. The new campus buildings look good overall. They really highlight how awful the 60s architecture is.
October 17, 201113 yr Lots of construction updates for BGSU. Starting with the Stroh Center: BGSU dedicates Stroh Center TOLEDO BLADE STAFF Published: 9/10/2011 Bowling Green State University on Friday (September 9, 2011) officially dedicated the Stroh Center, the $40 million facility that will host the schools' basketball and volleyball teams. MORE: http://www.toledoblade.com/BGSU/2011/09/10/BGSU-dedicates-Stroh-Center.html
October 17, 201113 yr Exterior photo of the completed Stroh Center: BGSU'S STROH CENTER INFO PAGE PHOTOS OF THE STROH CENTER DEDICATION FROM BGSU
October 17, 201113 yr Next BGSU construction update: Two new residence halls - Falcon Heights and Centennial Hall Tours set at BGSU halls Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune Local Briefs: 09-13-11 Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Two new residence halls greeted students arriving at Bowling Green State University last month. BGSU will celebrate the opening of Falcon Heights and Centennial Hall at 10 a.m. Wednesday (September 14) in the courtyard of Falcon Heights. Falcon Heights, located on the corner of Merry Avenue and Thurstin Street, has the capacity to house nearly 650 upperclass students in single-room suites with semi-private bathrooms shared by up to four people. The rooms feature in-unit air conditioning and heating, self-lofting beds and moveable furniture. Centennial Hall, located off Wooster Street, is dedicated to first year students and features double rooms with a private bathroom as well as a limited number of three-bedroom suites. Its capacity is 650 students. MORE: http://www.sent-trib.com/local-news/local-briefs-09-13-11 TWO VIDEOS OF THE RESIDENCE HALLS DEDICATION POSTED AT THE BGSU WEBSITE
October 17, 201113 yr More about BGSU's two new residence halls from the project developer: Capstone Opens Two New Residence Halls At Bowling Green State Bowling Green, Ohio — Capstone has developed two new residence halls, Centennial Hall and Falcon Heights, at Bowling Green State University (BGSU). Centennial Hall and Falcon Heights provide 1,318 new beds on the campus, in a mixture of private and shared bedroom suites, targeted primarily to first and second year students. The $81 million project was opened on schedule and within budget. MORE: http://www.studenthousingbusiness.com/latest-news/1737-capstone-opens-two-new-residence-halls-at-bowling-green-state-student-housing.html And a time-lapse video of the construction of Centennial Hall posted at YouTube by the project developer:
October 17, 201113 yr Bowling Green also opened the Oaks Dining Center and the Carillon Place Dining Hall. Below is a video from FoxToledo of the BGSU's Oaks Dining Center opened on August 30, 2011.
October 17, 201113 yr And it looks like the current BGSU construction blitz won't end with those projects. BGSU reveals $210M plan to redo academic buildings BY JENNIFER FEEHAN, BLADE STAFF WRITER Published: 10/15/2011 BOWLING GREEN -- On the heels of a $200 million construction blitz at Bowling Green State University, trustees Friday approved spending nearly $10 million to do the planning and designs for another $200 million in building projects. (. . .) This fall, BGSU opened two new residence halls, two new dining centers, and a new sports complex and arena known as the Stroh Center. The $41 million Wolfe Center for the Arts is set to open in December. (. . .) The next phase of BGSU's master plan was outlined, which focuses on the academic core. Chief among the projects would be a new home for the college of business administration and a complete renovation of what are known as the "traditions buildings" -- Hanna, Moseley, South, and University halls. (. . .) Also included is an estimated $15 million in site improvements and landscaping that would be done in this next phase of construction. Among those projects would be a revival of the original gated entrance to campus along Thurstin Street, which was obliterated by construction of the Administration Building in 1963. Plans call for razing that structure to open up the view between campus and downtown Bowling Green. MORE: http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2011/10/15/Untitled-BS8GS80V-2O8.html
October 18, 201113 yr If they're going to demolish another building on that campus I don't know why it wouldn't be the library. Also, I'm skeptical on this supposed "view" they're going to be opening up with the demo of the admin building. Hopefully they have a plan to breath new life into Court St. On the plus side there will be one less building to walk around to get to Pollyeyes.
October 19, 201113 yr bgsu has always had a boner for 'integrating' with bg more and i dont know why because i never got the impression bg ever wanted the campus to be any more integrated into the city than it already is. i think they could put this pot of gold they found at the end of some rainbow to better use than tearing down the admin. otoh it may be cheaper to knock it down and rebuild than to renovate it?
January 13, 201213 yr geez loueez more new stuff up at bgsu this year than ever: the snohetta wolfe seems to be done and to have opened in the fall (wish they would have left up the groovy slide projector building oh well): more: http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2011/12/04/New-Wolfe-Center-provides-home-for-creativity-collaboration.html Snøhetta-Designed Wolfe Center for the Arts Ready to Welcome Community, Students Released:11/23/2011 1:15 PM EST Source:Bowling Green State University Newswise — BOWLING GREEN, O.—In a landscape of brick, the new Wolfe Center for the Arts at Bowling Green State University draws the eye with its clean lines, steely hue and abundance of concrete and metal. After more than two years of construction, the collaborative arts space is ready to welcome students, faculty, staff and the community. Designed by the international architectural firm SNØHETTA, with offices in Oslo, Norway, and New York City, the Wolfe Center features welcoming public areas as well as functional work areas with plenty of natural light. The center will be the first project SNØHETTA will complete in the United States, before its 9/11 museum in New York City opens in 2012. http://www.newswise.com/articles/sn-hetta-designed-wolfe-center-for-the-arts-ready-to-welcome-community-students an arty view: more: http://www.sent-trib.com/front-page/bgsu-building-wins-honor *** sez the ice arena was renovated: more: http://www.sent-trib.com/bgsu-sports/ice-arena-continues-to-get-new-look-09-27-11 *** new dorms this year -- centennial hall: the first fall! http://www.sent-trib.com/local-news/bgsu-student-in-good-condition-following-fall-from-dorm-window falcon heights hall: http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sa/reslife/page13388.html *** stroh center: http://www.haefnerphoto.com/blog/?p=815 these are steps in the right direction at least -- now if they just knock down a few dozen more bugly cheapskate prison style buildings the campus might even look ok someday! :laugh:
December 21, 201212 yr Like mrnyc said, BGSU has been on a building boom. Here's a rundown on some of the recent projects. Starting with a look at two new residence halls and a new dining hall: Falcon Heights - 640-bed, 193,200 sq. ft. residence hall that features single and double bedroom suites with private baths and living spaces. Centennial Hall - 644-bed, 143,200 sq. ft. residence hall that features double rooms with private baths along with three bedroom suites. Carillon Place Dining Hall - 16,500 sq ft. building that is seeking LEED Gold certification More exterior and interior of both residence halls and the dining hall available at Feinknopf Photography (linked below): Dormitories & Carillon Place Dining Hall at Bowling Green State University BGSU Dormitories
December 21, 201212 yr But the really big addition to the BGSU campus this year, architecturally speaking, was the Wolfe Center for the Arts. It is the first building to open in the U.S. by the Oslo-based firm Snøhetta. The Steven Litt review of the building in Architectural Record calls it "a shimmering metallic wedge that rises out of its prairielike northwest Ohio terrain as though it were a sci-fi apparition". Larger versions of the above photos and more exterior and interior photos from the below two links. Also a review of the Wolfe Center with building plans from Architectural Record and ArchDaily: Architectural Record: Wolfe Center for the Collaborative Arts ArchDaily: Wolfe Center for the Arts / Snøhetta Cory Klein Photography: BGSU Wolfe Center
December 21, 201212 yr And a possible future BGSU campus residential project: BGSU plans to build new Greek houses Posted: Dec 12, 2012 4:55 PM EST Reporting by Mojgan Sherkat, Toledo News Now BOWLING GREEN, OH (Toledo News Now) - Bowling Green State University is planning on building new fraternity and sorority houses. If everything goes according to plan, the residences will be up by the fall of 2016. The university is now moving forward with hiring a development team to design and handle construction. The project is set to cost about $28 million, which will be funded by the university, as well as the sororities and fraternities themselves who want to customize their homes. ... Demolition is tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2014. READ MORE: http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/20329697/bgsu-plans-to-build-new-greek-houses
December 22, 201212 yr ^ wow now that is big news. definately needed to happen. almost all the greek houses were pretty rundown for a long time. i look forward to renders. more than anything i hope they rebuild them with a good deal of variety. the last thing bgsu campus needs is a bunch of cookie cutter cheap traditional looking bldgs. oh and please please god of mercy no more flippin depressing brown or tan!!! wolfe gives me hope they can acknowledge its the twenty-teens, not some kind of update on the dullwitted 1970s.
January 2, 201312 yr I have a feeling whenever I can visit Bowling Green again (if ever), it's going to look a lot different. Most of these projects were a long time coming. The city was nice, but the campus itself sucked.
January 17, 201411 yr news of a new $12M crime lab at bgsu: Bulldozers and earth movers are busy at work on the campus of Bowling Green State University. Construction is underway for the new state-of-the-art BCI lab on campus. The $11.9 million, 30,000-square-foot facility was announced earlier this year. It will serve law enforcement agencies in 22 Ohio counties. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation lab will replace the current Bowling Green lab that was opened in 1997. The lab will be used to test and analyze ballistics, fingerprints, polygraphs, DNA and rape kits. Attorney General Mike Dewine is hoping the extra testing lab will help the state catch up on thousands of backlogged rape kits. The new lab will also serve as a classroom for the university, hosting undergraduate forensic classes. It is expected to be open by the fall of 2014. http://m.toledonewsnow.com/
April 29, 201411 yr cool event at wolfe center this past winter i saw via alumnia magazine! http://www2.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/features/2013/12/cinema.html
May 15, 201510 yr looks like the new bgsu crime lab building opened: http://m.sent-trib.com/news/state-crime-lab-opens-at-bgsu/article_2ee782c2-69af-11e4-8e43-cb9741e91e21.html?mode=jqm
May 15, 201510 yr There is a lot of renovation and new construction starting on campus this summer: --New fraternity and sorority housing on Wooster; --Renovation of South Hall for the School of Media and Communications; --Construction of a new parking lot northwest of the student union --Renovation of Moseley Hall for Biology and Chemistry --Renovation of Classrooms in Education, Eppler, Olscamp, and others; --Renovation of the Centrex Building (behind University Hall, the only part of the old Stadium that's still standing, if I recall) --Construction of a new building for the architecture program These come after recent completion of several other projects: --State Crime Lab --Falcon Heights and Centennial Residence Halls --Oaks and Carrillon Dining Facilities --Renovation of McDonald Residence Hall --Stroh Center Arena I'll try to get some pictures on a nice sunny day.
May 15, 201510 yr There is a lot of renovation and new construction starting on campus this summer: --New fraternity and sorority housing on Wooster; --Renovation of South Hall for the School of Media and Communications; --Construction of a new parking lot northwest of the student union --Renovation of Moseley Hall for Biology and Chemistry --Renovation of Classrooms in Education, Eppler, Olscamp, and others; --Renovation of the Centrex Building (behind University Hall, the only part of the old Stadium that's still standing, if I recall) --Construction of a new building for the architecture program These come after recent completion of several other projects: --State Crime Lab --Falcon Heights and Centennial Residence Halls --Oaks and Carrillon Dining Facilities --Renovation of McDonald Residence Hall --Stroh Center Arena I'll try to get some pictures on a nice sunny day. That's pretty incredible. I graduated from BGSU but haven't been back in probably 10 yrs or more, aside from stopping to get gas right at I-75. Based on all the projects you mentioned, it sounds like I'd hardly recognize campus
May 15, 201510 yr There is a lot of renovation and new construction starting on campus this summer: --New fraternity and sorority housing on Wooster; --Renovation of South Hall for the School of Media and Communications; --Construction of a new parking lot northwest of the student union --Renovation of Moseley Hall for Biology and Chemistry --Renovation of Classrooms in Education, Eppler, Olscamp, and others; --Renovation of the Centrex Building (behind University Hall, the only part of the old Stadium that's still standing, if I recall) --Construction of a new building for the architecture program These come after recent completion of several other projects: --State Crime Lab --Falcon Heights and Centennial Residence Halls --Oaks and Carrillon Dining Facilities --Renovation of McDonald Residence Hall --Stroh Center Arena I'll try to get some pictures on a nice sunny day. That's pretty incredible. I graduated from BGSU but haven't been back in probably 10 yrs or more, aside from stopping to get gas right at I-75. Based on all the projects you mentioned, it sounds like I'd hardly recognize campus I forgot the Wolfe Center for the Arts (how could I!), the recently renovated Student Recreation Center, and the Falcon Health Center where the Popular Culture House/former President's House used to be; and I'm probably forgetting others. For many years, the administration invested (wisely) in people, but left much maintenance and construction to a minimum; this is an era of catch-up. I think you would recognize campus; outside maybe three new buildings - Stroh, Falcon Heights and Wolfe, most of the other changes have been within the context of the campus. The Centennial Hall and Carillon Dining Facility don't look too different from what they replaced; and much of the ongoing work is renovating existing buildings. Both the city and the campus have maintained their historical integrity quite well, and the buildings that have replaced the older structures have generally been of higher quality (save the Falcon Health Center, imho). I think you would not recognize the insides of many buildings - most have or will see substantial renovation in the next five years.
May 16, 201510 yr thx for the great rundown and looking forward to your photos -- when you get a chance!
May 26, 201510 yr Bowling Green + BGSU – Memorial Day 2015 A quiet evening in the capital of the Black Swamp. There have been a spate of demolitions in Bowling Green since the Recession. West of downtown, both the BG Junior High School and the old Adminstrative Building were demolished a few years ago. The mayor recently named a community panel to determine a new use for the Junior High site on West Wooster. h The old Ohio National Guard Armory was demolished for awful suburban heap. If Kent, Miami and Athens can demand quality infill, why can’t BG? Downtown BG has blessedly few chain stores, but this new building is filled to the brim with them. Hoping for some local stores before long. On to campus…with a focus on recently completed buildings and construction in progress: South Hall was gutted, and will be the new home of the School of Media and Communications Behind the beautiful trees…Hanna Hall will be renovated in about two years. The parking lot behind the “Traditions Buildings” is torn up, the pipelines and infrastructure is being updated in anticipation of the renovation of those three original buildings. University Hall – renovations set to begin next summer. Moseley Hall renovations have begun, and will be the new home of Chemistry and Biology. The trees hid too much of the building to get an image. Hayes Hall The southern half of McDonald Hall was chopped off a couple of years ago, and a new dining hall, “The Oaks” was built in its place. BG’s only Dunkin Donuts And Pinkberry moved last year from the other new dining hall, "Carillon". The old residence halls at Ridge and Thurstin, a few Greek houses, and Maison Francais, were demolished last year. In its place, new parking for the Bowen-Thompson Student Union, which has had trouble attracting regional meetings because of a lack of close parking. The second ‘new’ residence hall is Falcon Heights, just north of the Offenhauer Towers The new State of Ohio BCI building opened this last academic year; BGSU has also developed a new academic program in Forensic Science, and a Center for the Future of Forensic Science as part of the new state office. The Wolfe Center for the Arts opened about two years ago. It is the first completed building in the US designed by the Norwegian architecture firm Snohetta, who also designed the 9/11 Memorial Museum in Manhattan, the Library of Alexandria in Egypt and the Oslo Opera House. New covered bicycle parking next to the School of Art Newly renovated Student Recreation Center Always new New campus “chiller” building All of the old residence / Greek houses on Wooster were demolished this spring; new housing to rise in the next year. Looking west on Wooster toward I-75, which is also being rebuilt from Perrysburg to north of Findlay, adding a traffic lane each direction. The new six-lane highway should be done in 18 months. New wayfinding around campus The other new residence hall – Centennial Hall – opened the same time as Falcon Heights Carillon Dining Hall, next to Centennial Hall The Centrex Building, the first ‘computing’ building on campus, and before that, part of the stadium (?) is also being renovated. Behind this building, University Hall will lose its theater (plenty of space in the new Wolfe Center), and a new addition will be built in the back of the building, which will become its main entrance. Admissions is set to move into University Hall once the renovations are complete. The Falcon Health Center opened about two years ago, replaced the old President’s House/Popular Culture House, at the corner of Wooster and College. The only other recently completed building that I didn’t capture is the Stroh Center; the light wasn’t right
May 27, 201510 yr Ohio National Guard Armory was demolished? Tears. I can't believe BG would let that happen for some crappy suburban development. Terrible loss. Some backstory: http://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2006/07/07/Bowling-Green-armory-brings-single-bid-of-150-000.html
May 29, 201510 yr The city has a pretty fiscally conservative mayor and city council now, so in retrospect it doesn't surprise me that they didn't try harder to repurpose these buildings. The old ketchup factory west of campus is also completely gone, as is the Ridge School on Ridge - now more 'green space'. They did manage to save, so far, the South Main school, but the old school on North Church that currently houses the administration building is likely to be demolished once the city finds new space for the city hall. For the first time in 16 years, there is a competitive election for mayor, thank goodness. Hopefully the Dems will come out swinging this year, and shift the city's planning in a more urban direction.
June 2, 201510 yr I75 going to six lanes seems insane, but it's been a while, so maybe not insane, but I have my doubts.
June 2, 201510 yr I75 going to six lanes seems insane, but it's been a while, so maybe not insane, but I have my doubts. It's very busy between Findlay and Perrysburg, with accidents often closing sections of the highway rather frequently even before construction began. BG has posted alternate route through the cornfields, because traffic was often backing up through town on OH25. I-75 through that area carries a lot of traffic from the southern US to Detroit and Canada, and traffic out of Toledo down to both Cincinnati and Columbus, so I think the extra lanes are warranted.
June 5, 201510 yr grrr. all this money wasted on cars and roads over public transit in ohio, its just disgusting. oh well what are ya gonna do? and to tear down the armory for...what? they could have built the cvs around it! disgusting. anyway thanks so much for the updates. i'm kind of stunned. but its great to see bgsu really pushing hard to improve campus life. please post renders and more on the new frat houses when you can. also on whatever is where the admin tower was -- thanks!
June 8, 201510 yr grrr. all this money wasted on cars and roads over public transit in ohio, its just disgusting. oh well what are ya gonna do? and to tear down the armory for...what? they could have built the cvs around it! disgusting. anyway thanks so much for the updates. i'm kind of stunned. but its great to see bgsu really pushing hard to improve campus life. please post renders and more on the new frat houses when you can. also on whatever is where the admin tower was -- thanks! It is a lot of money for the widening of I-75, but I don't think it's unjustified (how that for non-committal). I'd much rather have regular bus service to a new (imaginary) Toledo intermodal transit station, or even regional train service, but this part of Ohio in particular is very attached to its automobiles. I asked my undergrad students last week how many owned a car, and every single one raised their hands. I find BG to be a very pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly town, but there is no way out of town now (last Greyhound in 2006?) other than a car or private car hire. It's asinine. No wonder the university can't attract any international students here. I'll post more pictures of the new Greek houses as they start to emerge. Right now, it's just foundation work. The Administration Building is still standing, and I don't know of immediate plans to demolish it. I seem to recall plans to add on to the BTSUnion for the bursar and other offices there, but that's nowhere in sight now. Since the university cant absorb the loss of that office space just yet, it may be a while.
June 8, 201510 yr thanks, glad to hear the admin is still there. i hope they dont tear it down. only because i think aesthetically the campus needs its few tall bldgs. as for bus service, maybe they can get a go bus or one of those other newer "dollar" interstate bus services sometime? i can see a semi regular (3x/wk?) bus service getting decent business plying up and down I-75 between cini and toledo. i dk about a profitable east-west route tho. it would probably have to go up to toledo first. maybe once or twice a week would work. hmm. but otherwise yes for sure the campus, city and area are great for biking. i used to ride up to tontogany, grand rapids, pemberville, etc. in grad school quite a bit on my bikes. very easy and enjoyable backroads riding around there.
June 8, 201510 yr as for bus service, maybe they can get a go bus or one of those other newer "dollar" interstate bus services sometime? i can see a semi regular (3x/wk?) bus service getting decent business plying up and down I-75 between cini and toledo. i dk about a profitable east-west route tho. it would probably have to go up to toledo first. maybe once or twice a week would work. hmm. There is a bus called 'GoBus' out of Athens that runs regular (I think even daily) service to the 3C's. (I believe the Cleveland route is brand new, previously it was just Cols and Cin) It gets some kind of state/federal subsidy and is operated by a nonprofit: http://ridegobus.com/ I imagine if it could work in Athens it could work in BG.
June 8, 201510 yr ^ yeah a go bus, those are very popular, or something like that. bolt bus and megabus are two other popular discount bus service providers. maybe bgsu can get one going someday? here is a blurb i found: Cheap fares starting as low as $1 Bus companies never seemed to figure out that the real market was on routes that were within a 250-mile radius of a given starting point. Eventually, one British company called Megabus realized that and got into the domestic market. Now there are multiple competitors including Bolt Bus and GreyHound Express. These companies offer regional hub routes that started in the Northeast, went to the Midwest and now offer some West Coast travel. All of these new bus services offer cheap fares starting at $1 per ride for a limited number of people on each bus, while the other passengers pay real fares that are still quite cheap in the $10-$20 range. These are not your father's Greyhound buses. They don't stop in every little nook and cranny on a route; they run non-stop between metro areas in typical four-hour runs. (Some routes may be longer.) The buses all offer free onboard wifi. They tend to be clean with comfortable seats. Certain carriers are introducing double-decker buses with more room and supposedly more comfort. This is a truly viable option for cheap travel. A lot of our country will never have enough population density to warrant high-speed trains. And trains are much more expensive than buses. So if you are looking to get somewhere and your first reaction is, "A bus?!," well, think again. This can be a potential real deal. My youngest producer Joel and his wife took MegaBus from Atlanta to New Orleans (nearly nine hours roundtrip) and they paid $11 and change each roundtrip. That's roughly $6 one way! MegaBus gets the thumbs up from Joel and his wife for price and timely pickup/dropoff. But be warned that the bathrooms may not be the cleanest, particularly for ladies. Don't forget to check sites like Wanderu.com and BusTripping.com to comparison shop multiple bus lines and find the cheapest options on ground transportation. http://www.clarkhoward.com/cheap-bus-lines-traveling-between-metro-areas-are-
August 24, 20159 yr from some info i saw in the new alumni magazine -- new airport flight center for bgsu is a public-private partnership: http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2015/04/17/3M-Bowling-Green-Flight-Center-opens-on-campus-of-Bowling-Green-State-University.html http://www.bgsu.edu/technology-architecture-and-applied-engineering/engineering-technologies/bgsu-aviation/about/bowling-green-flight-center.html also, new campus fraternity row site map & construction cam: http://www.bgsuifc.com/#!greek-housing-project/c1fgr http://www.bgsu.edu/campus-activities/fraternity-and-sorority-life/greek-housing-project.html
March 17, 20169 yr http://m.wtol.com/toledonewsnow/db/347256/content/ZiLf8J53 Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new bgsu architecture building
April 15, 20169 yr south hall update: http://www.bgsu.edu/news/2016/04/south-hall-construction-update.html
June 13, 20169 yr the gish theater is moving: http://www.bgnews.com/campus/gish-theater-name-to-remain-during-location-change/article_64254e54-2cf6-11e6-af0b-0369429c1e88.html
August 14, 20168 yr Lots of BGSU construction updates: http://m.wtol.com/toledonewsnow/db/347256/content/ZiLf8J53 Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new bgsu architecture building Published on May 23, 2016: The remodeled Park Avenue building opened in spring 2016 as the new home of the Department of Architecture and Environmental Design.
August 14, 20168 yr south hall update: http://www.bgsu.edu/news/2016/04/south-hall-construction-update.html Published on June 28, 2016: The Kuhlin Center (formerly South Hall) will be the new home to BGSU's School of Media and Communication in fall 2016.
August 14, 20168 yr Published on July 6, 2016: Now under construction, Moseley Hall will be an interdisciplinary science laboratory building when completed in 2017. It will house chemistry, biology, anatomy, physiology, geology and medical laboratory science classes. The 100-year-old building was originally a science building and at one time had livestock on the first floor.
August 14, 20168 yr BGSU video from May 2, 2016 showing construction progress of the new Greek Housing project on campus: Screenshot from the above video showing an overview of the entire Greek Housing project:
August 14, 20168 yr The new Greek housing project is now finished and BGSU held an open house last week: BGSU unveils campus homes for Greek life By Janet Stengle | BLADE STAFF WRITER Published on Aug. 12, 2016 | Updated 9:57 a.m. BOWLING GREEN — A new Greek village will house 33 sororities and fraternities this semester at Bowling Green State University, continuing the university’s longstanding commitment to campus Greek life. The 33 new townhouses vary between homes with four, 12, and 18 beds. During an open house Thursday, visitors toured the future home of Delta Theta Sigma, a four-person sorority house; Pi Kappa Phi, a 12-person fraternity house, and an 18-person townhouse that will accommodate fraternity and sorority student overflow. ... All houses are university owned. The university has owned its fraternity and sorority housing since the 1940s. The project cost $32.7 million and is funded by Residence Life auxiliary reserves and bonds, which will be paid back by room-rental income. Project planning began in 2009 and took two years to build. MORE: http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2016/08/12/BGSU-unveils-campus-homes-for-Greek-life.html
December 8, 20177 yr it seems west hall was demo'd for green space -- More changes in store for BGSU campus TOPICS:BGSU Master Plan POSTED BY: DAVID DUPONT APRIL 6, 2017 By DAVID DUPONT BG Independent News After spending the last few summers bringing new life to the two original buildings on the Bowling Green State University campus, next summer will see two 1950s vintage structures bite the dust. Steve Krakoff, the vice president for capital planning and campus operations, told Faculty Senate Tuesday that the work tearing down West Hall and the neighboring Family and Consumer Sciences building will begin as soon as classes are over. That work will be completed by the time students return to campus. The demolition will require some work on Founders Hall which is connected to the two doomed structures. more: http://bgindependentmedia.org/more-changes-in-store-for-bgsu-campus/
December 8, 20177 yr Yes, West Hall and the Family and Consumer Sciences buildings were demolished this summer. In their place will go a memorial garden for faculty and alumni. Moseley and University Hall renovations were complete in August, and Hanna Hall will be emptied in the next few weeks as construction begins on an addition for that building, which will become the new Maurer College of Business. Other than the addition of much-needed crosswalks on Wooster near campus, there isnt any other construction on campus, after several busy years.
December 11, 20177 yr ^ hmm, interesting, although it must look weird to have the main sw corner be empty now, i am glad they are tearing down or renovating the older buildings, it will definately improve the looks of the campus -- thx for the updates!
December 19, 20177 yr ^ hmm, interesting, although it must look weird to have the main sw corner be empty now, i am glad they are tearing down or renovating the older buildings, it will definately improve the looks of the campus -- thx for the updates! The main SW corner is still intact with Founders Hall. The two that were demolished faced the college green, like the Administration Building. Demolishing west hall and the fcs building opened up in the inside of campus, but kept the exterior wall intact. BGSU president announces retirement effective Dec. 31 http://www.sent-trib.com/news/bgsu-president-announces-retirement-effective-dec/article_78c82c5c-dc48-11e7-bacf-a3aa85ed725f.html "The most immediately obvious change will be the demolition of Harshman Residence Hall, which will be completely vacated by Feb. 2018. The university Master Plan slated it to be demolished because it is considered to be a building "with high deferred maintenance needs and no strategic value to BGSU's academic mission." The land will be graded and seeded and left until an alternate use has been found. The trustees also unanimously approved changing the name of Hanna Hall to the Robert W. and Patricia A. Maurer Center. Construction on the building has already begun. The East Wooster Street Right-of-Way was also approved. Construction of a traffic circle will impact the approach to the university off the Interstate 75 exit ramp. In other business, the board also approved the Falcon Tuition Guarantee Plan."
January 17, 20187 yr holy cow that is strange and kind of upsetting. harshman & kriesher quads are twins and the heart of bgsu in campus housing. its weird that harshman goes away, but kriescher stays. both quads are old and not worth major renovations, so i understand, but that is a heck of a lot of lost housing. and they are leaving the land fallow? that would drop enrollment, no? is the housing made up for anywhere else? also, via streetview i see my first off campus house across the street from the founders loading dock was torn down for parking. there were about four or five large craftsman houses there, now its a big parking lot? way to go bg lol.
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