Gary Brown ’84, UW director of campus planning and landscape architecture, describes it as a life-size chess game. Move a department here. Knock over a building there. Protect the landscape. And consider all possibilities at …
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Coming Attractions
Most recent Campus Master Plan focuses less on building projects and more on proposals for infrastructure upgrades, landscape architecture improvements, and making outdoor spaces more usable. Read full article at: http://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/on_campus/coming-attractions/
Witte Hall renovation inspired by CEE capstone students’ design
CEE students Jimmy Schumacher, Tyler Hietpas, Kyle Busch and Yafei Zhang proposed a simple, yet viable, solution for renovating Witte Residence Hall, a two-tower student dorm on the southeast side of the UW-Madison campus. Read …
‘Pretty Witte’ set to break ground in March 2017
After 53 years, Witte Residence Hall, located in the Southeast neighborhood of UW-Madison’s campus, is set to be renovated. Read full article at: http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2017/03/pretty-witte-set-to-break-ground-in-march-2017
Snow Removal
When winter pummels Madison, UW grounds department crews work long hours to clear pathways for faculty, staff, and students. Read full article at: https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/calculation/snow-removal/
Daniel Okoli leaves mark on university’s built landscape
Daniel Okoli, who was the university architect and director of capital planning and development in the Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M), left UW–Madison to assume the newly created position of vice president for capital planning …
UW Transportation Services switches from meter to mobile
The removal of 141 coin meters on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will be replaced with signs for a new mobile pay system called ‘Parkmobile.’ Read full article at: http://www.channel3000.com/news/UW-Transportation-Services-switches-from-meter-to-mobile/41040938
UW-Madison proposing nine-story chemistry building renovation
There is a $112 million nine-story renovation of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Daniels Chemistry Building slated for opening in the fall of 2019. Read full article at: http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/uw-madison-proposing-nine-story-chemistry-building-renovation/article_a082f4ac-3048-5448-9a24-8d616f956ff5.html
UW’s backlog of facility repairs totals nearly $750 million
With a non-existent state fund for repairs, the University of Wisconsin will have a harder time keeping campus functional in the coming years. Read full article at: https://badgerherald.com/news/2016/10/26/uws-backlog-of-facility-repairs-totals-nearly-750-million/
Rec Sports renovation plans will make SERF look less like ‘a dungeon’
Demolishing and rebuilding the SERF will increase the square footage by nearly 50,000. Read full article at: https://badgerherald.com/news/2016/09/27/rec-sports-renovation-plans-will-make-serf-look-less-like-a-dungeon/