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Community Construction Update
Nearing
Completion:
Harry and Susan
Seigle Hall
Harry and Susan Seigle Hall
will serve academic functions for the three social science departments in
Arts & Sciences and for the law school when it opens for the fall 2008
semester. The building will occupy 145,736 square feet and contain 14
classrooms, the most of any Danforth Campus building. Seigle Hall is
designed as a green structure and eligible for LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design) certification.
Danforth
University Center
The William H. and Elizabeth
Gray Danforth University Center, scheduled to open for the fall 2008
semester, will be a gathering place not only for students but for the entire
community — faculty, staff, friends, parents, alumni, and visitors. The
building is located at the intersection of Forsyth Boulevard and Wallace
Drive on top of the Central Underground Parking Garage completed in fall
2007. The three-story, 116,000-square-foot facility will feature dining
areas, lounges, meeting rooms, and offices for student leaders and student
services professional staff. The building has been designed as a green
structure and is seeking LEED Gold certification.
Village East
A residence hall under
construction at the corner of Throop Drive and Forest Park Parkway will be
ready for occupancy in fall 2008. The building will add about 152 beds in
apartment-style living mainly for upperclassmen.
Construction
Planning:
South 40
Residential Area
Over the next several years,
two existing residence halls, Umrath and Rubelmann, along with the campus
police department and the Wohl Center will be demolished and replaced with
two new residence halls and a new student dining facility.
Engineering
Building
The next phase in the
development of an Engineering Campus is a new building, located along the
corner of Forest Park Parkway and Skinker Boulevard on an existing parking
lot. The building will be home to the Department of Energy, Environmental,
and Chemical Engineering and the International Center for Advanced Renewable
Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES), as well as additional Biomedical
Engineering research laboratories. Washington University is seeking a
Platinum rating from LEED — the highest rating possible.
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