University of Dayton Projects

[buildingcincinnati]

Link contains a photo.  From Flyer News, 4/3/07 (V54, N37):


Heritage Center opens to visitors 
Xiamara Hohman
Staff Writer

The UD Heritage Center was dedicated and then officially opened to the public March 19.

The Heritage Center, a museum chronicling UD’s history, is located near Chaminade and St. Mary’s Halls in what used to be UD’s post office. It contains several panels describing UD’s history throughout the years and a variety of artifacts from UD’s rich history.

Pat Crews, who works in Alumni Relations and was looking for volunteers to work in the museum prior to its opening, described one of the artifacts that she found most impressive.

“If students were to remember one thing about the Heritage Center, it should be the dresser that we have,” Crews said. “It is the actual dresser that the Marianists used to say Mass on.”

According to a plaque near the dresser in the Heritage Center, this dresser is thought to have been used in the first mass March 19, 1850, for the feast of St. Joseph. Other artifacts that can be found in the Heritage Center include a freshman beanie, a booklet titled “A Pictorial History of the Great Dayton Flood,” double desks from a science lecture hall in St. Mary’s Hall from the early 1900s and a painting of UD based on a 1904 photograph from a hot air balloon.

The museum also contains a schedule of the day when UD first opened. This schedule begins the day at 6:15 a.m., includes a heavily structured day and ends the day at 10:15 p.m.—a schedule very different from that of today’s students at UD.

Both Crews and Karen Rosati, a volunteer at the center and a UD retiree, said people have been coming into the Heritage Center to look around and catch a glimpse of what life was like in UD’s past. Rosati believes the museum needs more publicity, however, so more people will be aware of the Heritage Center and come to see the fascinating history it depicts.

“It’s been suggested that the Heritage Center be put on the tours as a stop,” Rosati said. “They haven’t come in yet, but they do stop to point it out. Hopefully, if the tour guides tell parents and prospective students about the Heritage Center, they will come in on their own to take a look around.

“[The center] does take a long time to walk around,” she added. “I only got through about half of it last time I worked here because it takes a while to read it. But it’s really interesting.”

Rosati is one several volunteers at the Heritage Center recruited by Pat Crews. She and the other volunteers can help point students in the right direction, and there were many people that were willing to volunteer their time in the Heritage Center.

“We have 45 volunteers made up of Golden Flyer alumni and UD retirees,” Crews said.

“Golden Flyers” are UD alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago.

The UD Heritage Center is staffed by volunteers and is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 
http://www.flyernews.com/article.php?section=News&volume=54&issue=37&artnum=01

[buildingcincinnati]

From Flyer News, 4/24/07 (V54, N39):


UD master plan not completed, firm taking time to define culture 
HaQuyen Pham
Staff Writer

Community. It’s easy enough to spell, but much more complicated to define, especially for the firm working on the UD master plan outlining long—and short—term campus development.

Burt Hill consultants are currently in the alternatives development stage of the process after research took longer than expected, pushing the anticipated completion date to October, instead of May. It’s the flip side of opting not to hire a local firm who understands the key components of UD culture, according to campus planning director Rick Perales.

“Although Burt Hill has outstanding professionals, they didn’t know the University of Dayton,” he said. “They had to totally immerse themselves in our community.”

Along with focus groups, interviews and surveys of a variety of university community members, the planners participated in UD life by having dinner with students in the Ghetto, attending Mass in the chapel and going to a Flyers basketball game. They also gathered information on vehicular and pedestrian traffic patterns, usage of buildings and market trends. The final draft should address these issues in addition to sustainability, uses of the river and making campus more pedestrian-friendly.

Currently, Burt Hill is taking all the data gathered and generating possible planning alternatives, according to Perales. It will continue to meet with the board of trustees, the president and other chief university officials throughout the summer to refine concepts. Perales intends to maintain the campus planning Web site, udcampusmasterplan.udayton.edu, during the summer to keep everyone updated and able to offer input.

In August the consultants will start “rolling out the recommended plan” to UD and other stakeholders in the surrounding municipalities and counties for feedback, which will be incorporated into the final version around October.

Perales said he and the consultants have been “impressed” by suggestions so far.

“Even though you’re away during the summer, you can still review and be part of the campus master plan process,” he said. “Keep your thoughts coming in. We read them. We listen to them.”
 
http://www.flyernews.com/article.php?section=News&volume=54&issue=39&artnum=03

[buildingcincinnati]

From the University of Dayton, 6/12/07:


Revitalization
The University of Dayton is moving ahead on an 11-acre riverfront redevelopment project that includes removing Building 26. UD officials reaffirm their pledge to honor history.
 
June 12, 2007 - As part of a $2.54 million Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund grant,  the University of Dayton will request bids from certified professionals under the Ohio EPA Voluntary Action Program to oversee an 11-acre riverfront redevelopment project.   

The work includes cleaning up soil, taking out asbestos from Building 26 and removing the building, which is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.  The building is expected to be torn down in the fall.
   
Brady Kress, president and CEO of Dayton History and a member of UD's Historical Stewardship Group, led members on a 90-minute tour of the building on June 7 to determine what architectural elements could be preserved.  The group, comprised of preservationists, community leaders and UD officials, compiled a list, including art deco sandstone surrounding the main entrance, crown molding from the front vestibule and limestone art deco curves and finishes around the roof.  In addition, pallets of stone lintels and original bricks will be salvaged for use in telling the story of Building 26, which served as a top-secret site during World War II for the development of a code-breaking machine.   
   
The Historical Stewardship Group will work with Burt Hill, UD's master planner, to explore options for commemoration, such as a collection of oral histories, public art, a plaza or museum-style display.
   
UD spent nearly two years meeting with preservationists and investigating whether Building 26 had retained any historical integrity.  On May 31, the Ohio Historic Preservation Office confirmed that the heavily altered structure appears to be ineligible for the National Register.  That opinion verified a January study by ASC Group Inc., specialists in historic architectural assessments.
   
UD has explored alternatives to removing the building.  According to Martin-Beachler Architects, it would cost about $3 million just to demolish the three 1960s additions to the building and replicate the original façade. A complete restoration of the building would cost millions more.  Last year, UD turned to the Miller-Valentine Group to assess the use and availability of historic tax credits, which are available if a building is listed on the National Register.  UD officials also have investigated the feasibility of adaptive reuse with Burt Hill, Martin-Beachler Architects and the Miller-Valentine Group.
   
"Renovation is possible, but not practical.  It doesn't make economic sense to invest in a building that has lost its historical integrity," said Jeff Funovits, Burt Hill's project manager for the master plan.
   
Daniel J. Curran, president of the University of Dayton, reaffirmed UD's pledge to work with the Dayton community to create a lasting, significant and visible means of telling the story of the people and technological advances that occurred on the site.
   
"I respect the passion of those who wanted to save the building.  I also appreciate the support of others who recognized that the building lost its historical integrity decades ago and know that as a tuition-driven university, UD cannot justify spending millions of dollars to save it," he said. "Working with the community, we can, and will, honor history while we build for the future."
   
Community leaders support UD's decision.  "The development of this land is important to the region.  It has high economic development value and the potential to attract high-value jobs and new businesses.  It is the most developable piece of property in the city of Dayton," J.P. Nauseef, president and CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition, wrote in a letter to OHPO. "As a community, we need to respect the past, but focus on the future and support the University's leadership in taking on this difficult development challenge."
   
The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce also backs UD's position. "We honor those who worked at this one-time NCR site and feel confident the University will honor their legacy," Phil Parker, president and CEO, wrote in a letter to OHPO.
   
The University of Dayton purchased 49 acres of land, which included Building 26, another building on Brown Street now known as the College Park Center, two parking lots and two soccer fields, for $25 million from NCR in June 2005. Most of NCR's manufacturing facilities on the site were demolished in the 1970s, and the property has remained largely unused since then.  The site is considered a brownfield, but only a portion requires clean up, depending upon development plans. UD's complete master plan for its 259-acre campus is expected to be finished this fall, but UD has already committed to working with private developers to construct a mixed-use project on the 11-acre riverfront portion when it applied for the Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund grant.

http://www.udayton.edu/News/Article/?contentId=2390

[UncleRando]

UD will start gutting Building 26
Architectural elements with historical value to be salvaged for future interactive exhibit.
BY STEPHANIE GOTTSCHLICH | DAYTON DAILY NEWS
September 6, 2007

DAYTON — The University of Dayton will start selective demolition of former NCR Building 26 this week, university officials confirmed Wednesday.

Architectural elements with historical value will be salvaged for a future interactive exhibit commemorating the building's World War II codebreaking project to be located at nearby Carillon Historical Park, said UD spokeswoman Teri Rizvi.

The site housed a top-secret project headed by the late Joseph Desch, a UD graduate, to develop code-breaking machines capable of deciphering coded German messages. Desch's work for NCR is credited with hastening the end of the war.

In the next three weeks, a contractor will remove the building's crown molding, limestone window sills and art deco elements, along with pallets of stone lintels and bricks, for recreating the building's feel, UD said.

Dayton History is spearheading the commemorative exhibit and will raise funds for its construction. The group is currently working on a master plan for interactive displays at the 65-acre Carillon park.

In June, UD announced its final decision to tear down the building after Ohio's preservation office said the building didn't appear to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

UD said it will not demolish the building's shell until early 2008. It must remove asbestos and complete a lengthy application process before it can get a demolition permit, said Dayton building inspections supervisor Jim Montgomery.

But UD can conduct selective demolition in the meantime without a permit, Montgomery said.

A $2.5 million Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund grant is funding the work.

The site will be ready for development by fall 2008, UD said.

[DowntownDYT]

From the Sept. 28 DDN:     (there's a link to the map at the bottom)



UD master plan envisions a large, walkable community

The university hopes to make Brown Street a pedestrian-friendly college avenue.

By Stephanie Gottschlich

Staff Writer

Friday, September 28, 2007

DAYTON — The University of Dayton's master plan is in flux, but the goal — to create a campus of three parts, all integrated with similar architecture and establishing a large, walkable community for the public and students — is not.

"From one end of the campus to the other, we want people to know that they've arrived at the University of Dayton," Campus Planner Rick Perales said Thursday.

It begins at Campus West, one-half of 50 acres of former NCR Corp. land that UD purchased in 2005, situated near the Stewart Street bridge at Patterson Boulevard.

A gateway there will funnel people between main campus and UD Arena on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard.

At Mid-Campus — the vacant brownfield between Brown and Stewart streets — a public "front porch" into campus will include the University Center for the Arts and an arts plaza. An alumni and conference center could feature lifelong learning classes popular at UD.

Brown Street will become a pedestrian-friendly "college avenue," Perales said. A large structure encircling the intersection of Brown and Stewart streets will be UD's "front door," he said.

On the historic core campus, buildings will be razed, renovated and relocated.

Roesch Library, the historic Chapel of the Immaculate Conception and several residence halls will be renovated.

Other plans include building a "sustainable" residence hall (a building that's sustainable is protective of the environment) and overhauling athletic fields. A campus greenway — pedestrian and bike paths — will link it all.

The plan will be financed through a combination of university resources, fundraising, state and federal grants, sponsored research funding and public-private partnerships, UD said. UD has not determined the project's cost.

It will take five to seven years for the developments to come together, and before that UD must remediate the soil on Mid-Campus and finish demolishing Building 26 on Campus West.

The building is the site of a former World War II-era research project. Pieces of the building will be saved for an exhibit at Carillon Historical Park.

UD will present its master plan at campus forums Monday through Wednesday and incorporate feedback before presenting it to the board of trustees Oct. 18 for approval.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/m/content/oh/media/news/local/udmap/map.html

[ink]

Interesting. I was surprised to see the front page of the DDN print edition dominated by the campus map.

Is Building 26 the only historic (yeah, I know there is some question there on 26) building to be razed?

[PrfctTimeOfDay]

[Jeffrey]

^
Banal, but pleasant.  Ovals.  OSU. 

But that performing arts center off of Brown will be neat.  UD could become another local presenter, drawing a non-student audience.  Boll Theatre is just a bit too small. 

[Ronnie]

University of Dayton to reveal land plan

Staff Report
Friday, February 15, 2008

DAYTON — The University of Dayton is to go public next week with its plans for developing 50 acres of land it bought from NCR Corp. in 2005 near the southern edge of Dayton.

A news conference is planned at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, to announce details of a campus master plan devised by Burt Hill, an architecture and design firm the university hired to compile the plan. UD officials are to make the announcement in the university's school of law.

The plan, initially expected to have been completed in 2007, was fashioned with input from a committee of UD students, faculty, staff, alumni and community leaders.

Officials have said the plan for the acquired land is likely to include academic use and a mixed-use area allotted for retail and commercial development, with some area to be set aside for green space.

The university's purchase of the land expanded its campus to a total of 259 acres.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/02/15/ddn021508udplanweb.html

[Ronnie]

Officials have said the plan for the acquired land is likely to include academic use and a mixed-use area allotted for retail and commercial development, with some area to be set aside for green space.

Now that's what I like to hear!

[dfly]

Pretty much a rehash of what has already been released with a few more details....

UD outlines plan for remodeling, new construction

By Stephanie Gottschlich and James Cummings
Staff Writers
Monday, February 18, 2008

DAYTON — University of Dayton officials publicly unveiled development plans today, Feb. 18, for its 259-acre campus, including parts of the 50-acre tract it purchased from NCR Corp. in 2005.

While a draft of the plan was previously released to community leaders and described in news reports in September, today's press conference marked the official unveiling and UD trustees' approval of a campus-wide master plan.

The plan includes remodeling, refurbishing and relocating some existing buildings on its historic core campus, along with new building concepts for half of the undeveloped former NCR land between Brown and Main Streets bordered by Stewart street.

UD has not decided what it will do with the rest of the NCR parcel between Main street and Patterson Boulevard, where it has demolished former NCR Building 26. It will temporarily use a 700-space parking lot there for overflow parking for UD events.

UD President Daniel Curran said in a statement the site's 23 acres, which it dubbed Campus West, "may ultimately be the largest and most complex redevelopment project in Dayton. Located at the edge of the Great Miami River, the land will end up serving as a gateway to the campus as visitors cross the Stewart street bridge from Edwin C. Moses boulevard.

The master plan creates a campus of three parts, all integrated with similar architecture and establishing a large, walkable community for the public and students. A pedestrian corridor and bikeway will link the entire campus to the surrounding community, from Shroyer Road to the historic core and through the students neighborhoods to the Great Miami River.

Curran said the construction outlined in the master plan will be spread over the next 10 years. He said some of the details of the plan may change as the university reacts to changing conditions, and it's impossible to estimate the total cost.

Curran said a crucial factor in determining what is ultimately built on the expanded University of Dayton campus is how much money can be raised for construction. As a private institution, UD depends heavily on contributions, and Curran said the need for construction funds has to be balanced against the need for scholarship and operating funds.

"We're not going to push the building agenda in a way that jeopardizes the financial stability of the university," Curran said. "The elements of the master plan will each have to be approved individually. We'll be moving ahead in a sequenced, rational manner."

For the existing campus, plans include:

• Overhaul of the iconic Immaculate Conception Chapel, built in 1869, beginning in 2009. The chapel's renovation will include more seating, a baptistry and additional liturgical space. UD has hired a liturgical consultant to help the redesign.

• Expanding Chaminade Hall, home to the school of education and allied professions.

• Creating an athletic training facility at the Physical Activities Center, including building six NCAA-regulation tennis courts.

• Adding a building for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs, to house a growing bioscience and bioengineering programs.

• Relocating Kennedy Union, the student union, to a nearby parking lot and constructing a new library in its place. Trustees have not approved the move yet, but it was recommended by the master plan consultant, Burt Hill and Associates.

Plans for the parcel of NCR land closest to Brown street, next to UD's College Park Center, include:

• A small performing arts center, called the University Center for the Arts, for visual art, music and theater. The building will contain a gallery and will be used for public events. UD is currently in the quiet phase of a fundraising campaign to pay for the building's construction.

• Another mixed use building at the corner of Stewart and Brown streets, similar to recently completed University Place, to continue Brown street corridor development. UD said it will partner with a private developer to build the mixed-use commercial building.

UD's National Alumni Association wants an alumni center on the new 50-acre tract, which trustees have yet to approve.

Additional projects over the next decade include a sustainable residence hall in the North student neighborhood, known among UD students as "the dark side," between Stewart and Wyoming streets. The hall, proposed by students in an honors biology class, would be a living and learning environment, would use solar energy for electricity and geothermal heating and cooling systems.

Up in the air currently is the future of the Roesch Library, Curran said. The university has not decided whether to invest in extensively renovating the 37-year-old main campus library or replacing it with a new building focused more on electronic resources and with more spaces for group collaboration.

The new construction does not mean UD wants to increase undergraduate enrollment, which will stay at about 6,800 students, officials said. It plans to grow by adding graduate students and more sponsored research, which it says now totals $76 million.

The plan will be financed through a combination of university resources, fundraising, state and federal grants, sponsored research funding and public-private partnerships, UD said.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/02/18/ddn021808masterplanweb.html

[PrfctTimeOfDay]

Ugh. . .I wish they would have given us something new, it is indeed a recycling effort of pretty much everything we knew. I'd still like to see a plan for the corner of patterson and stewart. They sure were quick to tear down that building...go figure. But they have no idea what they are going to put there. . .

[dfly]

They sure were quick to tear down that building...go figure. But they have no idea what they are going to put there. . .

I think that had more to do with being able to use the federal clean up funds that were allocated to the project while they were still available.

[PrfctTimeOfDay]

They sure were quick to tear down that building...go figure. But they have no idea what they are going to put there. . .

I think that had more to do with being able to use the federal clean up funds that were allocated to the project while they were still available.

I figured it had more to do with a group of people fighting to save the building.

no building = no fight

[dfly]

^ Well sure, that helps too.  IIRC, there wasn't really any Building 26 movement until UD had already announced plans to tear down the building after they had been awarded millions of dollars in grants to clean up the former NCR property.  At any rate, it is amazing what a difference the building being gone makes at the Stewart and Patterson intersection now.  No matter which side of the Building 26 issue you were, I think everyone can agree that building as it last stood was incredibly ugly.

[Ronnie]

^---Yup, sure was.

[mark1152]

They sure were quick to tear down that building...go figure. But they have no idea what they are going to put there. . .

Excuse my cynicism, but I think they do know what they want to put on that corner. I just hope it enhances the neighborhood and the southern gateway to the city. I'd also like to know what's new with plans for the Fairgrounds. Anybody hear anything?

[dfly]

The rubble of Building 26

[ForTheLoveOfDayton]

From TechTown to the new campus masterplan to Brown St. to the campus expansion to the Great Miami River and a sustainable residence hall in the North student neighborhood near South Park, there’s a lot going on with the University of Dayton.

To explain the University’s future, UD has created a fantastic website. I urge everyone to check it out at http://whatsnext.udayton.edu

or read the pdf here: Transformative Moments