TCU campus construction boom
A guide to the where and when of TCU’s The Academy of Tomorrow.
TCU campus construction boom
A guide to the where and when of TCU’s The Academy of Tomorrow.
In an effort to continually create an optimal campus environment, TCU has invested $430 million in new and renovated facilities since 2009, and the commitment continues. The university is experiencing (or will soon see) construction in three parts of campus: in east campus on the Intellectual Commons, designed to increase innovation and collaboration by fostering interdisciplinary connections; in west campus with the planned renovation of Daniel-Meyer Coliseum and Colby residence hall; and in Worth Hills campus with the addition of upper division housing, a multipurpose facility and a parking structure.
Under construction
Rees-Jones Hall
Scope: This 62,000-square-foot facility will house academic classrooms, faculty offices, interdisciplinary space and library functions. The building will also be home to the TCU Energy Institute and the Institute for Child Development.
Started: March 2013
Completion: Fall 2014
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences Building
Scope: This 36,500-square-foot addition to the Annie Richardson Bass Building will include classrooms, faculty offices and enhanced technology.
Started: March 2013
Completion: Fall 2014
Annie Richardson Bass Building
Scope: Following the completion of the newly added space for Harris, the existing 52,000-square-foot space will be renovated in the summer of 2014 to complement the new addition
Started: May 2014
Completion: December 2014
Worth Hills Upper Division Residence Hall
Scope: This 61,000-square-foot hall will be four stories and accommodate 160 beds with suite-style rooms, including two- and four-bed units. The basement has been dug out, utilities placed and concrete floors poured.
Started: May 2013
Completion: August 2014
Mary Couts Burnett Library
Scope: This project includes a 26,000-square-foot addition and a renovation of a portion of the existing facility. The existing library entrance will be replaced with a new entrance on the west side, facing University Drive, and a second entry accessible from a courtyard shared with Rees-Jones Hall.
Started: December 2013
Completion: August 2014
Worth Hills Multi-Purpose Facility
Scope: Worth Hills will once again have its own dining and student life facility when this 39,200-square-foot, two-story facility is completed. It will include four dining venues for about 340 persons with seating inside and outside, a coffee shop, flexible seating, flexible student meeting spaces, study lounges, a Greek room and office space.
Started: December 2013
Completion: January 2015
Under design
Colby Hall
Scope: The renovation of this all-female dormitory, will add a new, grander entrance, but the rest of the exterior structure will remain the same. The interior will be redesigned, providing approximately 330 beds, with a mixture of double- and suite-style rooms.
Start: May 2014
Completion: Summer 2015
Worth Hills Parking Garage
Scope: The structure will contain approximately 1,100 parking spaces and a small human resources complex. The garage will be open, well lit and monitored by campus police.
Start: December 2014
Completion: July 2015
Walsh Performing Arts Complex
Scope: This project will include a redesigned exterior to create a classical entry and match existing architecture.
Start: July 2014
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