Upson Hall
College of Engineering
Overview
Quick Overview of The Upson Hall Project.
- Completed Back In August 2017. This was a $74m Complex, Two-Phased Renovation Project to House Mechanical and Aerospace and Electrical Engineering Departments
- Both Phases Completed on Time and Actually Under Budget (Bids Came in Six Million Below Target)
- First Large Scale Renovation Project Initiative from College of Engineering Master Plan
- FCS Project Management Team Was Gary Wilhelm, Art Fives and Ruth Howell
Construction Budget is $322/GSF. Total Project Budget is $441/GSF
Scale of the Project:
- 160,000 SF Renovation on Six Floors – Research Labs, Classrooms, Maker Spaces, Social and Support Spaces and Faculty Offices
Amazing How the Building has been Transformed
- Used To Be Closed Off and compartmentalized - Now Engineering Students are Collaborating More, Working in Teams, Everything is on Display
- Building Community
- Openness
- Flexibility
- Technology And Performance (Living Learning Building)