April 7, 2023 | NEWS | By Michael Braithwaite, Co-Editor-In-Chief
After multiple delays, renovations to convert the former Honnen Ice Arena into classroom space for the 3D Arts department began over Spring Break. The project’s completion is expected to come in October by the start of Block Three, according to senior project manager Rick Greene.
The building, constructed in 1963 as an open-air ice rink, formerly played host to Colorado College’s on-campus ice-related activities, and permanently closed in 2021 after the completion of Ed Robson Arena. Since its closing, it has been renovated to take the rink and bleachers out and has stood next to Worner Campus Center as an empty warehouse used mostly for overflow classroom space.
The project was initially planned to begin in the summer of 2022, with the building housing both the 3D Arts department as well as the…
