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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jan 28, 2019 15:06:51 GMT -5
Carl Baker, Exec Dir of the Student Center shared with me at GHOE that its in the plans, but was cut from the budget when GA forced us to reduce the size of the building. *For the record, I cannot imagine it bigger. The original design had a basement level also. Similarly, the original design of Aggie Stadium was an all concrete U-shaped structure. Budget cuts are part of the game, the original design of the student center also "had" a bowling alley included...
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Post by SixtiesAggie on Jan 28, 2019 17:40:56 GMT -5
The state controls the final say on the design and will unfortunately make changes at will. To me on a whim depending on the school making the request for a new facility. The users decide on what they want in the facility and the bidding firm will design based on that, but the state engineers and insurance dept. may not approve the overall design and changes are made, that can impact what the facility will look like. By the time it goes back and forth between the state and the engineering firm, the cost of the project has will probably change.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Feb 15, 2019 15:23:34 GMT -5
hey, now that the new student center is open, does anybody know what's gonna happen to the aggie "bubble"? are they gonna take it down? will the moore gym parking lot be used as a parking lot again?
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Post by Bornthrilla on Feb 15, 2019 15:27:33 GMT -5
Yes...concrete. And I have the original design of the stadium (in my storage unit in Charlotte). Not a copy of the design...the actual original design. Post a picture of that if you get a chance.
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Post by SixtiesAggie on Feb 15, 2019 18:59:46 GMT -5
Yes...concrete. And I have the original design of the stadium (in my storage unit in Charlotte). Not a copy of the design...the actual original design. Post a picture of that if you get a chance. Yes, originally it was prefab concrete. A model of it sat for years in the original Student Union Atrium during the 1970s. Unfortunately, A&T could not raise enough money before the world economy was turned upside down due to the escalating price of oil. The cost of construction double and tripled, and prices went through the roof on everything. There should be some old fund raising brochures with a picture of it somewhere on campus. Physical Plant may even have the model in the Construction and Design office.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Dec 4, 2021 10:28:45 GMT -5
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Post by 90Aggie on Dec 4, 2021 21:02:25 GMT -5
Very Nice! I haven't been on campus since it opened. Hope to get down there next year.
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Post by Aggie77 on Dec 4, 2021 22:08:51 GMT -5
Very Nice! I haven't been on campus since it opened. Hope to get down there next year. What! Does that mean the boycott is over?
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Post by 90Aggie on Dec 4, 2021 23:14:38 GMT -5
Very Nice! I haven't been on campus since it opened. Hope to get down there next year. What! Does that mean the boycott is over? Nope. Maybe Fall 2022.
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Post by lobengula on Dec 4, 2021 23:37:38 GMT -5
Post a picture of that if you get a chance. Yes, originally it was prefab concrete. A model of it sat for years in the original Student Union Atrium during the 1970s. Unfortunately, A&T could not raise enough money before the world economy was turned upside down due to the escalating price of oil. The cost of construction double and tripled, and prices went through the roof on everything. There should be some old fund raising brochures with a picture of it somewhere on campus. Physical Plant may even have the model in the Construction and Design office. Actually construction was to begin but at the last minute loal government require that an environmental impact study be completed which was a stalling tactic while the construction costs increased.
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Post by Jesse Jackson's Side eye on Dec 8, 2021 20:15:08 GMT -5
hey, now that the new student center is open, does anybody know what's gonna happen to the aggie "bubble"? are they gonna take it down? will the moore gym parking lot be used as a parking lot again? the aggie dome was, at the time, being leased by the university and originally a temporary structure. The university has decided to purchase the structure and convert it into an indoor practice facility for Olympic sports
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Dec 8, 2021 22:24:43 GMT -5
hey, now that the new student center is open, does anybody know what's gonna happen to the aggie "bubble"? are they gonna take it down? will the moore gym parking lot be used as a parking lot again? the aggie dome was, at the time, being leased by the university and originally a temporary structure. The university has decided to purchase the structure and convert it into an indoor practice facility for Olympic sports thanks for the info, however it was 2019 when i asked that question and i have since found the answer which you stated. but thanks for the followup nonetheless. it would be interesting to find out how much progress they have made converting the dome to an indoor practice facility. pictures would be great...
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Post by Jesse Jackson's Side eye on Dec 9, 2021 0:10:40 GMT -5
the aggie dome was, at the time, being leased by the university and originally a temporary structure. The university has decided to purchase the structure and convert it into an indoor practice facility for Olympic sports thanks for the info, however it was 2019 when i asked that question and i have since found the answer which you stated. but thanks for the followup nonetheless. it would be interesting to find out how much progress they have made converting the dome to an indoor practice facility. pictures would be great... Lol, I definitely didn't see the post date 😂
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Post by Bornthrilla on Dec 9, 2021 0:36:15 GMT -5
the aggie dome was, at the time, being leased by the university and originally a temporary structure. That's interesting. I wonder if we had decided to not renew the lease would a tow truck come and just drag the Dome away?
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Post by Jesse Jackson's Side eye on Dec 9, 2021 20:47:55 GMT -5
the aggie dome was, at the time, being leased by the university and originally a temporary structure. That's interesting. I wonder if we had decided to not renew the lease would a tow truck come and just drag the Dome away? could you imagine? lmao
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