Tables for Spend Billions and They Will Come -- Academic New Buildings, Additions and Renovations, Renovations Only

By Bette-Lee Fox -- Library Journal, 12/15/2004

Back to Spend Billions and They Will Come

ACADEMIC NEW BUILDINGS

NAME OF INSTITUTION	PROJECT COST	GROSS AREA	SQUARE FOOT COST	CONSTRUCTION COST	EQUIPMENT COST	BOOK CAPACITY	SEATING CAPACITY	ARCHITECT
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, San José State University, CA*	$167,502,700	492,603	$216.14	$106,470,000	$10,326,700	2,000,000	3,600	Carrier Johnson
Kellogg Library, California State University, San Marcos	48,610,000	200,530	182.31	36,558,044	7,431,000	499,120+	1,598	Carrier Johnson; Gunnar Birkerts
Student Learning Center, University of Georgia, Athens	40,000,000	204,000	159.93	32,625,000	100,000	5,000	2,600	Cooper Carry
Marian Gould Gallagher Law Lib., University of Washington School of Law, Seattle**	37,427,750	98,000	270.41	26,500,000	10,927,750	560,502	397	Mahlum Architects, in assoc. w/ Kohn Pederson Fox
Digital Library & Learning Resource Center, Riverside Community College District, CA	25,320,000	111,300	167.12	18,600,000	4,034,000	120,000	1,200	tBP/Architecture
Library and Learning Center, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul	20,944,000	86,400	232.64	20,100,000	290,000	80,000	500+	Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle
Marnie & John Burke Memorial Library, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL	17,700,000	71,015	158.67	11,268,000	596,500	350,000	550	Shepley Bulfinch Richardson...
Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library, University of California-Berkeley	13,720,408	28,775	341.93	9,839,016	1,011,408	237,080	167	Mack Scogin Merrill Elam
San Bernardino Valley College Library, CA	13,700,000	41,000	234.15	9,600,000	600,000	130,000	250	Ehrlich Archs.; Blurock Archs.
George I. Alden Library & Learning Center, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA	11,700,000	56,000	178.57	10,000,000	1,700,000	90,000	650	Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
Dennis L. Jones Seminole Community Library, St. Petersburg College, Seminole, FL	9,204,000	52,000	146.15	7,600,000	1,144,000	85,000	258	Harvard Jolly
Columbia College Library, Sonora, CA	8,200,000	13,000	584.62	7,600,000	600,000	70,000	196	Grothe & Smith
Library & Science Building, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ	8,000,000	27,000	222.22	6,000,000	600,000	45,000	100	RJF Fletcher Thompson
Learning Resource Center, Barstow Coll., CA	7,540,000	28,000	222.86	6,240,000	1,300,000	80,000	n/a	Addington Partnership
Learning Resource Center, Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted	6,800,000	24,000	212.50	5,100,000	271,430	50,000	274	Tai Soo Kim Partners
Westminster Law Library, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law***	6,264,300	36,000	134.61	4,845,837	325,567	266,000	333	Univ. of Denver; H& L Arch. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson...
Stratton Taylor Library, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK	4,500,000	45,000	93.33	4,200,000	98,965	80,000	300	Graber and Imel Architects
Joe Dini Jr. Library & Student Center, Western Nevada Community Coll., Carson City	3,656,614	22,464	138.47	3,110,814	545,800	85,000	180	Hershenow + Klippenstein
Universal Orlando Foundation Library at Rosen College, University of Central Florida/Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando****	1,626,289	9,235	126.00	1,163,610	280,000	25,000	160	Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock
McMillen Library, Indiana Institute of Technology (Indiana Tech), Fort Wayne	1,140,600	7,880	135.00	1,063,800	76,800	35,000	105	Moake Park Group
* Joint academic/public project: LJ/Gale Library of the Year 2004; & * Libraries part of larger law school building projects **** Library part of larger Rosen College project

ACADEMIC ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS

NAME OF INSTITUTION	STATUS	PROJECT COST	GROSS AREA	SQUARE FOOT COST	CONSTRUCTION COST	EQUIPMENT COST	BOOK CAPACITY	SEATING CAPACITY	ARCHITECT
John P. Raymor, S.J., Library, Marquette University, Milwaukee	Total	$40,000,000	226,813	$127.86	$29,000,000	$6,000,000	1,845,000	2,200	Shepley Bulfinch Richardson...Opus North
	New	32,000,000	126,813	189.26	24,000,000	4,000,000	225,000	1,100
	Renovated	8,000,000	100,000	50.00	5,000,000	2,000,000	1,620,000	1,100
John M. Olin Library, Washington University, St. Louis	Total	36,950,631	193,147	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,755,000	1,130	Kallman McKinnell & Wood
	New	n/a	17,000	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Renovated	n/a	176,147	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Santa Monica College Library, CA	Total	25,850,000	98,146	238.75	23,432,000	2,418,000	172,800	1,320	Anshen + Allen
	New	n/a	41,309	n/a	n/a	1,659,066	76,320	767
	Renovated	n/a	56,837	n/a	n/a	758,934	96,480	553
Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University, NJ	Total	20,000,000	49,000	306.12	15,000,000	1,000,000	400,000	325	Shepley Bulfinch Richardson...
	New	n/a	19,000	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Renovated	n/a	30,000	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Asa Griggs Candler Library, Emory University, Atlanta	Total	17,000,000	64,000	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	130	S/L/A/M Collaborative
	New	n/a	10,000	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
	Renovated	n/a	54,000	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	130
College of St. Catherine Library, St. Paul	Total	n/a	80,748	104.65	8,450,000	450,000	380,520	590	Shepley Bulfinch Richardson...; Hammel, Green & Abrahamson
	New	n/a	25,000	126.00	3,150,000	n/a	40,740	174
	Renovated	n/a	55,748	95.07	5,300,000	n/a	339,780	416
Porter Henderson Library, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX	Total	5,601,325	119,926	43.60	5,228,325	373,000	n/a	n/a	DMS Architects
	New	5,001,000	41,000	112.88	4,628,000	373,000	n/a	n/a
	Renovated	600,325	78,926	7.61	600,325	0	n/a	n/a
Rice-Aron Library, Marlboro College, VT	Total	2,826,253	22,500	117.45	2,642,578	183,675	167,508	193	Daniel V. Scully
	New	n/a	12,000	191.67	2,300,000	n/a	66,957	142
	Renovated	n/a	10,500	32.63	342,578	n/a	100,551	51

ACADEMIC RENOVATIONS ONLY

NAME OF INSTITUTION	PROJECT COST	GROSS AREA	SQUARE FOOT COST	CONSTRUCTION COST	EQUIPMENT COST	BOOK CAPACITY	SEATING CAPACITY	ARCHITECT
John K. Mullen of Denver Memorial Library, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC	$6,000,000	27,359	$137.55	$3,763,249	$306,988	99,153	232	Smith Group
W.E.B. DuBois Library, University of Massachusetts, Amherst	853,000	40,000	15.00	600,000	40,000	306,312	635	not reported
Lougheed Library, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, NY	809,000	14,500	41.38	600,000	125,000	124,860	95	Arcari & Iovino
Smith Music Library, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX	655,000	4,300	134.88	580,000	75,000	30,000	40	Rick Weatherl
Mount Holyoke College Library, S. Hadley, MA	335,300	5,000	61.40	307,000	0	0	115	Hill-Engineers, Architects
E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State College, NY	311,000	5,500	34.64	190,500	95,500	0	139	Hamilton Houston Lownie
Lourdes Library, Gwynedd-Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley, PA	220,000	5,400	n/a	n/a	40,000	10,500	61	none
Lewis J. Ort Library, Frostburg State University, MD	52,620	12,700	2.28	29,000	23,620	n/a	n/a	none