. . . March 1994  A LOOK AT THE PROJECTS 1  Alumni Center Features: Built on the mall that runs between the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library and Horace H. Rackham Building, the Alumni Center matches its neighbor, the Michigan League, in color and style. A 2-story atrium welcomes visitors to the 32,000-square-foot center. Cost: $3.5 million, financed by alumni, friends, and foundations. Architect: Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Washington DC. Completed: 1983. 2  Hill Auditorium Plans: New seats, lighting, and air conditioning are included in the renovation of the building dedicated in 1913. An addition will be constructed at the rear of the building. Cost: $20 million, to be funded internally and with donations as part of The Campaign for Michigan. Architect: Albert Kahn, whose use of tapestry brick with limestone accents shows the influence of Louis Sullivan. Projected completion: Undetermined. 3  E.H. Kraus Natural Science Building Features: Renovations include modern heating, ventilating, and lighting systems for the entire building. Older laboratories on the third and fourth floors were renovated for biological research. Cost: $12.5 million, funded by state and University funds. Architect: Albert Kahn, 1913. Completed: 1988. 4  Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Chemistry Building renovation Features: The three-phase project included a new building of 270,000 sp. Ft. and renovation of the 1908 and 1948 buildings. One of the most striking features of the Willard Henry Dow Laboratory is its large atrium. The new facility plus renovations to the old made it possible to accommodate programs in biophysics, macromolecular and protein structures in one Central Campus location. Cost: $45 million for Willard Henry Dow Laboratory and $19.9 million for renovations with funds coming from the state, gifts and University funds. Architect: Harley Ellington Pierce Yee Associates of Southfield, Michigan. Completed: 1989 [MORE] This Issue's Index   |   This Issue's Front Page   |   CURRENT Michigan Today