The rising steel frame of the makerspace and performing arts complex has transformed the view between Wallace Library and Monroe Hall.
Progress on the steel structure began in the summer and now frames five levels of classrooms capped with a mechanical penthouse on the eastern side of the facility. Work on the skeletal structure also extends south to the dance rehearsal pavilion, jutting toward the transportation circle.
A. Sue Weisler
Work on the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (the SHED) will continue in the winter.
Design nuances of the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (the SHED) will start to make sense to passersby once the steel beams form arcs and the pedestrian bridges add contours, said James Yarrington, university architect and director of Planning and Design Services.
“Right now, you can’t see the curved oval lines…
