PUBLIC UNIVERSITY EXPANSION

ENVISIONING STUDIES FOR A VIRGINIA LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY’S GROWTHDANIEL HOOGENBOOM

WHAT IS A BILLION DOLLARS? MANY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE BOASTING AN ENDOWMENT FUND NORTH OF $1,000,000,000 TO SOLIDIFY THEM AS GLOB-AL LEADERS IN RESEARCH AND FACILITIES. VIRGINIA TECH SAW 1.8 MILLION GSF BUILT BETWEEN 2010-2014, WITH AN OVERALL BUDGET OF $710 MILLION. MANY CAMPUS BASED INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT SLOWING DOWN. ALTHOUGH MONEY IS BEGINNING TO DRY UP FOR STATE-FUNDED UNIVERSITIES, ENDOWMENTS CON-TINUE TO RISE. WITH A PORTFOLIO OF ASSETS STOCKPILED FOR EACH INSTITU-TION TO MANAGE, WHEN DOES RESPONSIBLE GROWTH BECOME A QUESTION?

PG 4-5 1 CONSTRUCTION BOOM 2010-2014PG 6-7 2 US PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT NUMBERSPG 8-9 3 CALL FOR 2X ENDOWMENT FROM PRESIDENT SANDSPG 10-11 4 LOCATE 4 SITES CAMPUS WIDE TO EASE GROWTHPG 12-15 5 KEEP CAMPUS AND TOWN CONNECTEDPG 16-19 6 EXPAND CENTRAL CAMPUS

CHILLER PLANT I

ICTAS-II LAVERY HALL H+A BIOSCIENCES

PARKING STRUCTURE INDOOR ATHLETIC FACILITY

H+A BIOSCIENCES AMBLER JOHNSTON HALL SIGNATURE ENGINEERING

INDOOR ATHLETIC FACILITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Virginia Tech University Design and Construction Archives2010-2014

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NACUBO U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2013 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY 2012 to FY 2013

(Revised February 2014)

ACCORDING TO THE ROANOKE TIMES ON OCTOBER 17, 2014, NEWLY IN-STALLED VIRGINIA TECH PRESIDENT “SANDS CALLED FOR A MOVEMENT TO DOUBLE TECH’S $800 MILLION ENDOWMENT AND ADVANCE THE UNVERSITY INTO THE TOP 100 OF WORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.

‘AMONG HIS SEVERAL MAJOR GOALS, SANDS SAID HE WANTS TO MAKE A TECH DEGREE AFFORDABLE FOR ANY VIRGINIA STUDENT WHO CAN QUALIFY FOR ADMISSION - A SURE CHALLENGE AS THE STATE GRAPPLES WITH A $2.4 BILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL THAT HAS ALREADY LED TO $45 MILLION IN CUTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION.’”

VIRGINIA TECH, A STATE-FUNDED LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY, RANKS 127TH NA-TIONALLY IN ENDOWMENT FUNDS - FUNDS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS USE TO EX-PAND THEIR PHYSICAL ASSETS.

“New President Timothy Sands challenges Tech to be top-notch and affordable”Roanoke Times - October 17, 2014

PRESIDENT MCBRYDESERVED 1891-1907

DEDICATED 1971

PRESIDENT NEWMAN-SERVED 1947-1962

DEDICATED 1955

PRESIDENT STEGERSERVED 2000-2014

DEDICATED 20XX

PRESIDENT BURRUSSSERVED 1919-1945

DEDICATED 1936

PRESIDENT TORGERSONSERVED 1993-2000

DEDICATED 2000

PRESIDENT SANDSSERVED 2014-20XX

DEDICATED 20XX

WE’VE BEEN TOLD FOR THE PAST DECADE THAT SCENES OF CONSTRUC-TION ARE PROGRESSIVELY BUILDING OUR ECONOMY. NEW FACILITIES PLACE STRAIN ON THE STATE BUDGET AND STUDENTS TAKE THE BUR-DEN OF TAX-INCENTIVED BUILDING. PRESIDENTS SANDS’ 2022 PLAN WILL LIKELY SEE $1-2 BILLION IN SPENDING ON PHYSICAL ASSETS, BUT LITTLE FOCUS ON RE-CONNECTING AREAS THAT SHIFT PATHS TAKEN ON CAMPUS. THESE FOUR UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS RETHINK THE USES OF SITES THAT WILL COMPLEMENT CAMPUS EXPANSION.

2014 CAMPUS ACADEMIC CORE10 LARGEST CAPITAL PROJECTS 2010-14

3 EXPANSION ZONESA - LIFE SCIENCES DISTRICTB - GRADUATE STUDENT LAND BANKC - AGRICULTURAL AREA

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4 UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTSADJACENT EXPANSION AREAS

PRICES FORK ROAD IS ONE OF THREE TRADITIONAL ENTRANCES TO CAMPUS. THIS SOON-TO-BE HEAVILY TRAVELLED EXURBAN AREA TIES OFF-CAMPUS STUDENT HOUSING TO A 5-STORY PARKING STRUCTURE AND A HEADQUAR-TERS FOR ENGINEERING-MAJORS. THE SITE OFFERS A MOMENT TO DISPLAY WORK CONSTRUCTED NEXT DOOR. MY SECOND YEAR ARCHITECTURAL STU-DIO DESIGNED A SPACE FOR WORK TO BE DISPLAYED, AS WELL AS MORE THAN TWENTY ARCHITECTURAL UNITS TO BE HOUSED.

HENDERSON LAWN SITS ON A HILL OVERLOOKING THE HISTORIC 16 BLOCKS OF BLACKSBURG’S DOWNTOWN. A SEASONAL OUTDOOR VENUE, THE PAVILION IS ADJACENT TO THE NEW CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND LYRIC THEATER, CREATING A NEW CULTURAL CENTER FOR THE TOWN AND ITS STUDENTS. INFORMED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL UNIT AT PRICES FORK AND A CAMPUS LIGHT POLLUTION STUDY, I PROPOSED AN INSTALLATION OF WOODEN UNITS TO DEFLECT LIGHT ATOP OF CAMPUS LAMPS TO QUESTION EXTERIOR LIGHTING USE IN OUDOOR VENUES.

THE VIRGINIA TECH DUCKPOND SITS IN A PROTECTED AREA NEXT TO THE HEAVI-LY-TRAVELLED DRILLFIELD. AS CAMPUS EXPANDS WESTWARD TO THE LIFE SCIENC-ES DISTRICT AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS, THE DUCKPOND WILL BECOME A POINT OF DIRECTION. AN OBSERVATION TOWER WILL EXTEND ABOVE THE TREES IN THIS PROPOSAL, SURROUNDED BY SEVERAL BOATHOUSES TO UTILIZE THE WATER AS A RECREATIONAL CENTER FOR STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS.

THE RESEARCH DESIGN FACILITY (RDF) SITS ACROSS STATE HIGHWAY 460 IN THE HEART OF RURAL LAND EXPECTING FUTURE BUILD-OUT. AS AN ENGINEERING TEST FACILITY, MODULAR UNITS ARE FILLING WITH RESIDENT RESEARCH PROPOSALS OF THE GROWING INSTITUTION. THIS ADDITION FITS THE MODEL OF A TOWN MAR-KETPLACE WITH LARGE IRON BEAMS RISING ABOVE THE CMU BLOCK BUILDING, CREATING FLEXIBLE SPACE FOR MARKET RESEARCH TO TAKE PLACE.