Neyland Stadium Renovations - Updated

#851
#851
Gcrop said:
It was reported they would be planting them just before the first game.

Accurate? Not sure.
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I guess if you lay down that much money for the renovation... paying someone to water the new trees isn't that much more...

Cant wait to walk in to the UT-Martin game through the new gate 21!
 
#853
#853
AllOrange'07 said:
AMB is now home to some of the largest/newest lecture halls on campus. It's actually really nice on the inside, especially the main hall (seats around 1,000). I'd say that building isn't going anywhere for a long, long time.
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All that, too. It's wonderful in there. It's also home to Cox Auditorium, where many performances are held
 
#856
#856
onevolfan said:
I know they are building a new engineering building, so I wonder if that means they will be tearing down Estabrook Hall that's on the east side of the stadium? That's a really old building. Actually, I like the old buildings as long as they can be renovated and used. Ayres Hall, on the hill, is almost completed and I think will be ready by January. It looks really nice.
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What you're seeing is something a lot of people have realized for a while. The original campus master plan called for the renovation of Eastabrook, but that proved unworkable because of structural problems. That's the reason they raised the funds to go ahead with a brand new building (Tickle).

The Master Plan called for renovating existing buildings and then building around the others where space is available. However, many of those plans have been modified over the past 8-10 years. The old music building is currently on the chopping block to make way for the new Natalie L. Haslam (surprise) Music Center. Instead of improving the Health Center, they went ahead with a new building.

Stokley, provided the AD can get the money, is another building scheduled for demolition -- and I can't imagine Eastabrook lasting much longer. The Student Center, at least right now if I'm not mistaken, is also gonna be leveled to build a brand new one.

The University is realizing that in order to attract the best students and athletes, they're gonna have to build the best facilities all around. The new business building is as nice as they come, the Burchfiel Geography Building, while simple and not exactly "brand new," is a great building. The architecture of Ayres rivals any older or "traditional" college building I've seen. (Believe me, I've seen a lot.) The stone archways at the law building -- and the entire complex itself -- is a beautiful area on Cumberland.

I always found it funny that the ugliest building on campus is the architecture building and an engineering building has structural deficiencies. If you really look around campus, you'll see that UT was built for space at the cheapest price possible (see every residence hall for reference), which is understandable when your state doesn't have billions to throw around.

The University has been conducting a private fundraising campaign in much the same fashion as the athletic department has, and it's starting to show. Hopefully they'll start to build "on" instead of build "around" and try to make UT one of the nicest campuses in the U.S. Surely someone didn't look at the plans for the nursing building years ago and say, "Oh yeah, this is a good idea."
 
#857
#857
What phase is all the glass going in that will be covering the walkways on the second level? I could be wrong it just looked like on the pictures there was glass.
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#858
CMO said:
I guess if you lay down that much money for the renovation... paying someone to water the new trees isn't that much more...

Cant wait to walk in to the UT-Martin game through the new gate 21!
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I'm pretty sure they are adding a small irrigation system to water the trees and sod.
 
#859
#859
Gannon Goodson said:
Understandable... but that thing needs to come down. I think it would be best to shoot for aesthetics rather than nostalgia in this day and age.
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The University spent over $15 million gutting and renovating Alumni Memorial from 2001-2004 and is now one of the nicest and largest academic buildings on campus. It houses multiple large lecture rooms, and the Cox Auditorium, which is now the primary auditorium on campus. Again, all of this completed in 2004.

The building is now one of the crown jewels of campus. It's not going anywhere.
 
#860
#860
Doing an audio slideshow on the construction on neyland for my class so I'll have some more pictures for y'all on thurs.
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#861
DeerPark12 said:
The University spent over $15 million gutting and renovating Alumni Memorial from 2001-2004 and is now one of the nicest and largest academic buildings on campus. It houses multiple large lecture rooms, and the Cox Auditorium, which is now the primary auditorium on campus. Again, all of this completed in 2004.

The building is now one of the crown jewels of campus. It's not going anywhere.
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Is the auditorium where the gym/court used to be? Haven't been in there in years.... saw Bush I give a speech there in the early 90's ...
 
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#862
AllOrange'07 said:
AMB is now home to some of the largest/newest lecture halls on campus. It's actually really nice on the inside, especially the main hall (seats around 1,000). I'd say that building isn't going anywhere for a long, long time.
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It is the nicest lecture hall on campus. I get excited when I have a class there. (meaning air conditioning/heat and nice restrooms)
 
#863
#863
Gannon Goodson said:
Understandable... but that thing needs to come down. I think it would be best to shoot for aesthetics rather than nostalgia in this day and age.
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Yes. Let's bulldoze the entire campus and build a shrine to the football stadium. That is all that matters.
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#864
#864
Gannon Goodson said:
What you're seeing is something a lot of people have realized for a while. The original campus master plan called for the renovation of Eastabrook, but that proved unworkable because of structural problems. That's the reason they raised the funds to go ahead with a brand new building (Tickle).
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Goodson, based on the UT press releases, my understanding is that the Tickle Building will be built on the East side of the stadium where the Engineering Annex now stands (across Neyland Dr. from the Boathouse). Is that what you've heard as well?

That area has been referred to as a future gateway onto campus. Assuming that Estabrook will be demolished, seems like there would be even more of an impetus for a coordinated effort in improving the grounds between Neyland and Tickle and renovating the facade of the East side of the stadium.
 
#869
#869
VOLinCO said:
Goodson, based on the UT press releases, my understanding is that the Tickle Building will be built on the East side of the stadium where the Engineering Annex now stands (across Neyland Dr. from the Boathouse). Is that what you've heard as well?

That area has been referred to as a future gateway onto campus. Assuming that Estabrook will be demolished, seems like there would be even more of an impetus for a coordinated effort in improving the grounds between Neyland and Tickle and renovating the facade of the East side of the stadium.
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This. I really hope that the renovation efforts extend down towards the riverfront. It's sad to think that the UT campus sits on a river in the foothills of the Smokies, yet we are consistently ranked as one of the ugliest campuses in the country. I think that the 3 main steps to UT becoming a beautiful campus are (1) strip renovation, including burial of electric lines and enforcement of uniform building codes, (2) Green Initiatives such as the new Ayres courtyard and the Pedestriant Walkway and it's future expansion, and (3) (the one I hope for...) the eventual removal of the riverfront water treatment plant and the railyards from UT's campus. The riverfront land could be incredible park space, or serve as a great setting for University buildings. Also, it's a shame that the new lady-vols soccer and softball stadiums are separated from the campus by the terrible eyesore of the railyards.
 
#870
#870
VOLinCO said:
Goodson, based on the UT press releases, my understanding is that the Tickle Building will be built on the East side of the stadium where the Engineering Annex now stands (across Neyland Dr. from the Boathouse). Is that what you've heard as well?

That area has been referred to as a future gateway onto campus. Assuming that Estabrook will be demolished, seems like there would be even more of an impetus for a coordinated effort in improving the grounds between Neyland and Tickle and renovating the facade of the East side of the stadium.
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It's going to be very close to that location unless they've changed the plan recently. It's supposed to be located behind Pasqua, which is about 30 to 40 yards east of the annex and Eastabrook. There's gonna be a pedestrian bridge that leads directly to the Hill. That location gives the University the opportunity to clear out the area directly on the east side of the stadium where Eastabrook sits.

The Campus Master Plan has changed several times since it was unveiled back in '99-'00. The University has had tremendous success raising private dollars rather than relying on state funds. That effort shows with the new Tickle Building, the Min Kao Building, and the Haslam Business Building. The short-term plan was basically to throw a few million dollars here and there to renovate existing buildings.

Instead, there's gonna be more demolition and rebuilding, considering that's it's more economically sound in the long term to build modern, energy efficient structures. The University System has managed to raise over a billion dollars (obviously not all going to the Knoxville campus, but does show a concerted effort to improve facilities). There's plans for a new Art & Architecture complex complete with its own quad, a new academic facility for student-athletes, a new student center, and a brand new forensic anthropology center.

Again, minor changes have been made many times, so I'm sure something else has been modified since typing this.
 
#871
#871
thanks for the info, Gannon.

Great to see changes being made to beautify campus. I never noticed how "blah" the campus looked while I was there because I had other things to look at.
 
#872
#872
AllOrange'07 said:
This. I really hope that the renovation efforts extend down towards the riverfront. It's sad to think that the UT campus sits on a river in the foothills of the Smokies, yet we are consistently ranked as one of the ugliest campuses in the country. I think that the 3 main steps to UT becoming a beautiful campus are (1) strip renovation, including burial of electric lines and enforcement of uniform building codes, (2) Green Initiatives such as the new Ayres courtyard and the Pedestriant Walkway and it's future expansion, and (3) (the one I hope for...) the eventual removal of the riverfront water treatment plant and the railyards from UT's campus. The riverfront land could be incredible park space, or serve as a great setting for University buildings. Also, it's a shame that the new lady-vols soccer and softball stadiums are separated from the campus by the terrible eyesore of the railyards.
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You're not gonna want a nice park so close to the body farm.
 
#873
#873
crusse10 said:
You're not gonna want a nice park so close to the body farm.
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Isn't the body farm a little further out on Alcoa Highway? I've had a few friends in the forensic anthropology program, but we've never been able to pry a visit out of them haha.
 
#874
#874
The riverfront land could be incredible park space, or serve as a great setting for University buildings.
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would be nice..

I had read a couple of years ago that they were going to try to open up a connection between presidential and the strip ... iirc, it would run from around reese hall down to the area behind taco bell ... is that still in the works?
 
#875
#875
Daddy Gee said:
would be nice..

I had read a couple of years ago that they were going to try to open up a connection between presidential and the strip ... iirc, it would run from around reese hall down to the area behind taco bell ... is that still in the works?
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They've been talking about building around Mountcastle Park (between Reese and the strip) for years. But most of that talk has been about a sorority row. UT already owns several of the buildings (houses) around there.
 
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