Construction on RIT’s maker space and performing arts complex at the center of campus enters a new phase this summer, with finished architectural drawings, projects out to bid, and work beginning on the steel frame.
The newly named Student Hall for Exploration and Development (the SHED) is still on track to open in fall 2023, according to James Yarrington, university architect and director of Planning and Design Services, despite supply chain disruptions that delayed work on the structural frame until August.
“We are working closely with the construction manager Welliver and estimators in controlling the size of the cost of the building now as the economy ramps up after COVID,” Yarrington said.
When complete, the SHED will cover more than 120,000 square feet of new construction independent of renovations in Wallace Library and Monroe Hall. The renovated spaces…
