When Steve and Megan Shebik peer into their vision for the future, they see a modern library for students and faculty, a renovated space capped by a jewel-box top that would anchor the area just south of the University of Illinois Quad. The literally transparent environs of the newly renovated buildings would beckon students and […]
Project News
Project Meetings Through September 2021
July and August Representatives from the University Library, University Administration, and Facilities and Services met with members of our Architecture/Engineering (A/E) Team for meetings on July 20-21, July 28, and August 4. These meetings reviewed the vision and program, provided an opportunity to validate – or confirm – projected spaces, and by August 4, verify […]
Proposed Project Schedule
The kick-off meeting included a review of the proposed project schedule from the point that “conceptualization” began on July 21, 2021, through what is called “substantial completion” of construction work. Those dates in the future become increasingly speculative. At present, the schedule is as follows: Conceptualization 07/21/2021 work session 08/12/2021 submission date Schematic Design 11/09/2021 […]