Building Progress, July 26, 2010

Separate from Master Plan construction, student technology fees pay for the library renovation

Workers have taken out shelves, walls and cubicles inside Voskuyl Library

A new accessible ramp and information kiosk will alter the look of the library entrance

Crews relocated an olive tree next to the walkway which leads from the library to Adams Center

Workers complete the walkway and landscaping around the west end of Adams Center

The stone wall leading to the terrace of Adams Center was taken apart and reassembled

Student painters will enjoy the landscaped western terrace at Adams

An asphalt service road winds past Whittier Science Building to Adams Center

From the southern terrace at Adams a new walkway weaves toward the formal garden

Adams classrooms facing south have hangar doors, making use of the Santa Barbara climate

The largest room in Adams Center, complete with a projection booth, can seat 65 students

Winter Hall is structurally stunning, punctuated with an amazing glass ceiling

Circular acoustic paneling surrounds Winter’s large spherical window

Different colored carpet and paint inside Winter Hall designate the three disciplines

The edge of the glass railing creates a prism on the cherry wood bench below

Much of the work inside Winter Hall is complete, waiting for the arrival of equipment

Workers test the audio system inside the large 100-seat lecture room in Winter Hall

Crews have installed 50 desk lamps inside Winter Hall’s largest tiered lecture room

Workers have nearly finished installing carpet and ceiling fixtures at Winter Hall

Outside Winter Hall, a landscaped patio overlooks Carr Field

Looking back toward the mountains, Adams Center fits nicely between Whittier and the library