Binghamton University (N.Y.) Appalachian Collegiate Center.* FUNCTION: SOCIAL HUB (DINING HALL, MEETING AND LOUNGE space, snack bar, convenience store) for campus community of four residence halls * PROBLEMS: To accommodate growth, the school had been building new residence halls, one by one, without the typical Binghamton University structure of dorms grouped together with a social complex. The first two dorm projects had begun before officials made the decision to build a new collegiate col·le·giate adj. 1. Of, relating to, or held to resemble a college. 2. Of, for, or typical of college students. 3. Of or relating to a collegiate church. center, despite a small site. In 2003, when those dorms opened, 600 students had no dining hall of their own, explains Karren The Karren is a mountain in Bregenzerwald, part of the Northern Limestone Alps in Vorarlberg, Austria. Karren is the terms used to describe the micro-solutional feature that form on exposed limestone surfaces. BeeDonohoe, director of long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. planning. The center would have to be completed before students could occupy the second batch of new dorms on the way. Meanwhile, a first-ever lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. meant many students were forced to live off campus, which created tensions among students and neighbors. * SOLUTIONS: With the university and design team seeking a prominent entrance to the center and large dining facility, architects created a second floor dining area with a gateway to the campus underneath, notes Ming Wu, lead designer. "A whirlwind whirlwind, revolving mass of air resulting from local atmospheric instability, such as that caused by intense heating of the ground by the sun on a hot summer day. effort" got the job done on schedule, he adds, with some parts of the building under construction while others were still being designed. Called Mountainview, the completed community (one of five at BU) will be used in part to house students as older dorms are modernized mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. . Space is reserved for students in each grade level, despite the community being a popular request, says Director of Residential Life Terry Webb. * PROJECT COST: $15 million * COMPLETED: August 2004 * ARCHITECT: Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects |
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