Go to where we are now in the chronology

2009

Summer 2009
Move into newly renovated Thompson Library Building

2008

April 17, 2008
Construction Update given to Renovation Advisory Committee

March 20, 2008
Construction Update given to Renovation Advisory Committee

February 21, 2008
Construction Update given to Renovation Advisory Committee

January 10, 2008
Construction Update given to Renovation Advisory Committee

2007

November 15, 2007
Construction Update given to Renovation Advisory Committee

October 18, 2007
Construction Update given to Renovation Advisory Committee

September 20, 2007
Construction update given to Renovation Advisory Committee

July 19, 2007
Construction update given to Renovation Advisory Committee

June 21, 2007
Construction update given to Renovation Advisory Committee

April 19, 2007
Construction update given to Renovation Advisory Committee

April 4, 2007
Demolition of 1977 addition completed

January 2007
Construction begins

2006

September 2006
Thompson Library closes

August-October 2006
Phased moves to alternate facilities

March 1, 2006
Presentation to the Board of Trustees

January-August 2006
Construction contract bidding

2005

December 15, 2005
Presentation to State Legislators

October 26, 2005
Revised Floor Plans

August 18, 2005
Revised Floor Plans

May 11, 2005
Revised Floor Plans, Renderings, and Site Plans

March 17, 2005
Revised Floor Plans

February 16, 2005
Revised Elevations, etc.

February 16, 2005
Revised Floor Plans

January 19, 2005
Revised Elevations, etc.

January 18, 2005
Revised Floor Plans

January 3, 2005
Revised Floor Plans

2004

November 16, 2004
Revised Floor Plans

November 3, 2004
Revised Floor Plans

September 21, 2004
Proposed Floor Plans

September 2004
OSU formal review of schematic design

April-August 2004
Schematic design phase

March 2003
Schooley Caldwell Associates chosen as FF&E Consultants

January-February 2004
Design selection

January 5/6, 2004
Library building consultants visit  
Thomas PowerPoint   Bennett PowerPoint

2003

December 2003
Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. chosen as Historic Preservation Consultants

November 12/13, 2003
Program presented to campus  PowerPoint   Minutes11/12  Minutes 11/13


October 2003-January 2004
Campus review of programming

October 23, 2003
Renovation Advisory Committee meeting  Minutes
Design Review Board meeting

October 2003
Michael VanValkenburgh Associates appointed Landscape Architect for the project

September 2003
Main Library Renovation Committee appointed  Committee membership

August 14, 2003
Renovation Advisory Committee meeting  Minutes    

Summer 2003
Design phase-programming begun

June 2003
Presentation on the background of the project PowerPoint

May 21/22, 2003
Open meetings: kickoff of design phase  Minutes 5/21  Minutes 5/22
Renovation Advisory Committee meeting  Minutes
Student Focus Group  Minutes
Faculty Focus Group  Minutes

May 2003
Renovation Advisory Committee appointed  Committee membership

March 2003
Lantz Jones Nebraska selected as Structural Engineer
Heapy Engineering selected as Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing Engineer
EMH&T selected as Civil Engineer

March 2003
Graham Gund Architects chosen as Design Architect

February 2003
Turner/Smoot chosen as Construction Manager
Presentation about renovation Project at Winter College  PowerPoint

2002

December 2002
George Acock Associates chosen as Architect of Record

July 2002
Second capital budget request submitted

February 2002
Feasibility Study published
Executive Summary  Full Report

2001

February-December 2001
Architectural feasibility study

January 2001
SBRA/URS selected to conduct Feasibility Study

January 2001
RFP for Architectural Feasibility Study

2000

September 2000
Short Term Improvements begin

August 2000
Initial capital budget request submitted

January 2000
Academic Feasibility phase begins

1998

Fall 1998
Academic Plan

June 1998
Task Force Report




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