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Post by hchoops on Oct 21, 2020 15:02:57 GMT -5
People eating inside with the colder weather ?
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Oct 21, 2020 16:03:22 GMT -5
Holy Cross said a few weeks ago that it was appealing to the Board of Health to allow indoor dining in Kimball. I assume if the tents (there were three) are down, then the Board of Health has okayed indoor dining. In any event, HC announced in the dining services homepage that Kimball would open for indoor dining on October 6.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Oct 22, 2020 8:35:50 GMT -5
Looking at the webcam this morning, there appears what might be the base of a commemorative plaque, or bas relief, or statue on the plaza area nearest Hogan. If so, and just a speculative guess at this point, it might commemorate MLK's talk at HC in the old field house in November 1962.
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Post by CHC8485 on Oct 26, 2020 11:56:06 GMT -5
Appears that a speed bump was added to the runway from College Street to Hogan this morning. We'll see how well it slows takeoffs and landings!
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Post by HCFC45 on Oct 30, 2020 11:00:26 GMT -5
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Post by HCFC45 on Oct 30, 2020 11:01:33 GMT -5
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Post by Crucis#1 on Oct 30, 2020 11:24:31 GMT -5
Thank you for the photos. I am seeing detail that wasn’t evident from the Webcam.
Once it is safe, look forward to seeing the “Jo” in person.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Oct 30, 2020 12:22:00 GMT -5
Thanks again for the on-scene photos!! You even captured the speed bump!
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Post by Crucis#1 on Oct 30, 2020 17:29:09 GMT -5
Interesting seeing the change of street lighting on the west side of the building.
The October 9, 2020 photo showed three modern sculpture type lights. The modern sculpture street lights have now been changed to match the other street lights that now surround the building and the path from Hogan. When I viewed the pictures on October 9th, I thought it was odd that they would change the style of lights from the rest of the campus. Glad to see that the detail will now be consistent.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 30, 2020 18:40:13 GMT -5
Well done, 45
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 3, 2020 15:31:55 GMT -5
Paging, Phreek! Paging Phreek!
A question only you would know off the top of your head [yeah, I could probably look it up somewhere but you know this in your head], we have two building under active construction - "The Jo" and "PPAC."
Are the architects and general contractors the same for both buildings? Or, are they different?
It struck me while watching the webcams that sometimes it looks like very few workers at one or the other and conversely many at one building. Yes, I know, it depends on the work being done. But, if the same contractor, for example, do they shift some workers from one site to the other?
Thanks, in advance.
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Post by lou on Nov 3, 2020 15:50:26 GMT -5
Definitely not Diller Scofidio + Renfro for both
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Post by Crucis#1 on Nov 3, 2020 15:56:17 GMT -5
Diller Scofidio + Renfro for the PPAC. Cannon Design are the architects for the “Jo”. www.cannondesign.com/our-work/markets/sports/Joanne Chouinard-Luth Recreation and Wellness Center Location: Current Field House location Design firm: Cannon Design Project commences: February 2019 Anticipated opening: Fall 2020 Total cost: $30 million DiMeo is the construction firm for both the “Jo” and the PPAC. www.dimeo.com
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Nov 3, 2020 16:09:50 GMT -5
Paging, Phreek! Paging Phreek!A question only you would know off the top of your head [yeah, I could probably look it up somewhere but you know this in your head], we have two building under active construction - "The Jo" and "PPAC." Are the architects and general contractors the same for both buildings? Or, are they different? It struck me while watching the webcams that sometimes it looks like very few workers at one or the other and conversely many at one building. Yes, I know, it depends on the work being done. But, if the same contractor, for example, do they shift some workers from one site to the other? Thanks, in advance. The architects are different. Cannon Design for The Jo. They replaced a Providence firm, possibly at the urging of NP. Cannon Design designs student recreation centers nationally. The general contractor is the same for both. Supposedly, this will result in significant cost savings for both projects, 10 percent was bandied about. ________________________ While on the The Jo, I was mistaken in my opinion, based on the webcam, that they were construction a base for a statue or memorial on the plaza. From HCFC45's photos, what I thought was a base is the top of a set of steps leading to what will be an elevated grass terrace east of the plaza. Dirt now, but i expect sod to be laid down any day.
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 3, 2020 16:17:54 GMT -5
OK. Bottom line: different architects but same construction company.
Thanks. I knew you “were the man to see” (with apologies to Edward Bennett Williams). Or, as ‘45 has heard me say a hundred times, “I know a guy.” 😂
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Nov 3, 2020 16:32:12 GMT -5
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Post by hchoops on Nov 3, 2020 17:30:25 GMT -5
Can the architect move those mountains eastward ?
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Post by hcgrad94 on Nov 3, 2020 18:24:46 GMT -5
Paging, Phreek! Paging Phreek!A question only you would know off the top of your head [yeah, I could probably look it up somewhere but you know this in your head], we have two building under active construction - "The Jo" and "PPAC." Are the architects and general contractors the same for both buildings? Or, are they different? It struck me while watching the webcams that sometimes it looks like very few workers at one or the other and conversely many at one building. Yes, I know, it depends on the work being done. But, if the same contractor, for example, do they shift some workers from one site to the other? Thanks, in advance. The architects are different. Cannon Design for The Jo. They replaced a Providence firm, possibly at the urging of NP. Cannon Design designs student recreation centers nationally. The general contractor is the same for both. Supposedly, this will result in significant cost savings for both projects, 10 percent was bandied about. ________________________ While on the The Jo, I was mistaken in my opinion, based on the webcam, that they were construction a base for a statue or memorial on the plaza. From HCFC45's photos, what I thought was a base is the top of a set of steps leading to what will be an elevated grass terrace east of the plaza. Dirt now, but i expect sod to be laid down any day. How do you know it was at the urging of NP? He didn’t oversee Student Wellness did he?
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Nov 3, 2020 18:33:56 GMT -5
Any architect worth their salt will showcase the surroundings when they are worth showcasing. That this architect chose a wall of glass looking at the Rockies doesn't necessarily make them brilliant over others.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Nov 4, 2020 9:00:56 GMT -5
The architects are different. Cannon Design for The Jo. They replaced a Providence firm, possibly at the urging of NP. Cannon Design designs student recreation centers nationally. The general contractor is the same for both. Supposedly, this will result in significant cost savings for both projects, 10 percent was bandied about. ________________________ While on the The Jo, I was mistaken in my opinion, based on the webcam, that they were construction a base for a statue or memorial on the plaza. From HCFC45's photos, what I thought was a base is the top of a set of steps leading to what will be an elevated grass terrace east of the plaza. Dirt now, but i expect sod to be laid down any day. How do you know it was at the urging of NP? He didn’t oversee Student Wellness did he? The head of Student Wellness doesn't get to pick architects. For the start of the capital campaign, HC had Sasaki, the Luth architect, draw up a render of the new student recreation center, but it was only a placeholder. I don't know the reason why HC replaced architects, maybe the cost of the Providence architect's design was too high. The only student recreation center in their portfolio that I could find was an expansion of the recreation center at Providence College, which is primarily a student fitness center, like the Park Smith Centers at HC. The difficulty of The Jo site, and the PPAC as well, is that one is building into the slope of the hill. The architects' description of the Concannon Center addition to an existing Providence College athletic facility. That is the sum of their experience with respect to student recreation centers. Cannon designed the new student rec center at BC, and the conversion of Cole Field House at Univ. of Maryland. I should add that AFAIK, there was never a public render of the SMMA design. I was told about the glass wall before Cannon was chosen, and that Upper Campus Drive would be made two-way. Its also possible that the 'program' changed, with the requirement for an indoor running track. HC was in discussions with several other higher-ed institutions in Worcester to build an indoor track facility near where Polar Park is now. This would have been a jointly funded and operated facility.
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Post by hcgrad94 on Nov 4, 2020 14:42:04 GMT -5
And Directors of Athletics don’t really care about Student Rec Centers.
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Post by HCFC45 on Nov 19, 2020 17:06:20 GMT -5
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Post by HCFC45 on Nov 19, 2020 17:08:12 GMT -5
One more for the JO plaza overlooking Wheeler! ! (Corrected for you sader1970) Attachment Deleted
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 19, 2020 17:09:42 GMT -5
Gee, that looks more like Wheeler to me, 45!
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Nov 23, 2020 9:03:45 GMT -5
As of this morning, from the webcam, it appears that The Jo has been turned over to HC.. All the construction fencing is down, the yellow flag caution rope that replaced the fence was removed, as well as the traffic cones at the vehicle access point.
There is one item still unfinished, the fascia that supports the name of the building signage on the marquee above the east entrance door is not done. This can be seen in one of HCFC45's photos. They may be waiting to drape that fascia when the Luth's and HC officially dedicate the building. From what I can see, it appears that HC can begin moving furnishings and equipment into the building.
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