Originally Posted by sentinel (Post 9494899)

The deadline for Phase II of the competition of the New Engineering Science Building at UC was 12/30, I believe. I don't know who all of the shortlisted teams are, but one of the designs I have seen so far is very impressive, and quite unique for the University, while still maintaining a lot of features, textures and materials that the campus is known for. It will be interesting to see all of the designs, for what the University is considering a 'game-changing' development. The new building will be pretty massive, possibly close to 500,000 sq ft.

Originally Posted by lakeshoredrive (Post 9495085)

Where would this be built on campus?

Originally Posted by Urbana (Post 9495430)

Despite the fact that the university has been cagey with announcements and details of this project, 'game changing' is the appropriate sense of the building based on the whispers around campus. It will be extremely large.

Notably, it will facilitate the expansion of the 'Molecular Engineering department' (read applied science) to over 100 faculty. That kind of expansion will put the number of the PME's applied science and engineering faculty at a level on par with the PSD and BSD, which will represent pretty significant departure from the University's traditional approach of research.

Originally Posted by Randomguy34 (Post 9495466)

Hearing whispers from friends that the university just decided on an architecture firm. They don't know who, but the firm was recently on a tour of the ERC labs and the target completion date is 2025

Originally Posted by BVictor1 (Post 9523914)

https://www.chicagotribune.com/busin...oeq-story.html

University of Chicago Medicine plans to build $633 million cancer hospital on its Hyde Park campus

By LISA SCHENCKER
CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
FEB 03, 2022 AT 5:30 AM

Originally Posted by sentinel (Post 9494899)

The deadline for Phase II of the competition of the New Engineering Science Building at UC was 12/30, I believe. I don't know who all of the shortlisted teams are, but one of the designs I have seen so far is very impressive, and quite unique for the University, while still maintaining a lot of features, textures and materials that the campus is known for. It will be interesting to see all of the designs, for what the University is considering a 'game-changing' development. The new building will be pretty massive, possibly close to 500,000 sq ft.

Originally Posted by southoftheloop (Post 9524404)

Any idea when this will be made public?

Originally Posted by BrinChi (Post 9524788)

Wait is the New Engineering Science Building a separate project from the Cancer building? Sounds like it, which means two 500,000 sq ft buildings coming soon?

Originally Posted by BrinChi (Post 9524788)

Wait is the New Engineering Science Building a separate project from the Cancer building? Sounds like it, which means two 500,000 sq ft buildings coming soon?