There is a crap load of construction going on up here, and so I thought I'd give a heads up. I'll be able to take some pics around campus as well.
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Posted 28 August 2005 - 11:15 PM
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Posted 28 August 2005 - 11:47 PM
Sweet thats cool! I was thinking of going there before I had kids but I have to stay local and ODU is a good engineering school!
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Posted 29 August 2005 - 12:24 AM
okay let's start off on the main campus (Fairfax Campus)....
Academic V will be a new $17,397,000 Fine Arts building. It will be 87,000sf of new art studio spaces, galleries, computer classrooms, faculty offices, and general education classrooms. It's currently in Design phase.... no renderings yet.
Construction has now started on a 26,492 expansion of the Aquatic and Fitness Center. The $7,027,000 expansion will add new fitness room and create additional locker rooms for use by visiting teams. It is currently home to the CAA Swimming Championships.
Research I will be a 100,000sf research facility for instructional and research laboratories. It will also have a semi-attached tower that will have a rooftop observatory for the Astronomy Dept.
The Robinson Field upgrade will replace the grass field with artificial turf and also upgrade the lighting. It should be finished by the end of this year.
Construction will also begin soon on a new 2500 seat volleyball and wrestling venue adjacent to the field house near the soccer stadium. The field house will also be upgraded and expanded. New tennis facilities will also be located nearby.
The 10,000 seat Patriot Center, home of the basketball team and numerous entertainment events including a boxing event i'll be going to in september
, will also be upgraded and expanded...
southside of arena rendering:
westside of arena rendering:
councourse rendering:
ill post more later
Academic V will be a new $17,397,000 Fine Arts building. It will be 87,000sf of new art studio spaces, galleries, computer classrooms, faculty offices, and general education classrooms. It's currently in Design phase.... no renderings yet.
Construction has now started on a 26,492 expansion of the Aquatic and Fitness Center. The $7,027,000 expansion will add new fitness room and create additional locker rooms for use by visiting teams. It is currently home to the CAA Swimming Championships.
Research I will be a 100,000sf research facility for instructional and research laboratories. It will also have a semi-attached tower that will have a rooftop observatory for the Astronomy Dept.
The Robinson Field upgrade will replace the grass field with artificial turf and also upgrade the lighting. It should be finished by the end of this year.
Construction will also begin soon on a new 2500 seat volleyball and wrestling venue adjacent to the field house near the soccer stadium. The field house will also be upgraded and expanded. New tennis facilities will also be located nearby.
The 10,000 seat Patriot Center, home of the basketball team and numerous entertainment events including a boxing event i'll be going to in september
, will also be upgraded and expanded...southside of arena rendering:
westside of arena rendering:
councourse rendering:
ill post more later
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Posted 29 August 2005 - 12:51 PM
The biggest development on the Fairfax campus is the Northeast Sector Development:
"At $75M, Northeast Sector Development is the University's largest construction project to date. Planned and executed as a design-build effort, the 450,000 SF mixed-use development consists of:
* Five multistory residence buildings, at 5 to 6 floors each, supporting a total of 1,030 beds.
* Exhibition-style dining facility with a capacity to seat over 500 diners.
* Fitness center with cardio, weight training, and indoor basketball and racquetball courts.
* Retail operations that will include a coffee house/convenience store and wood-fired pizza and pasta restaurant.
* Various recreation and office spaces."
It should be completed by fall of 2008...here are some renderings:
Dining/Fitness
You can find more info if you want on the gmu facilities management website...there are other smaller projects such as renovations of buildings etc..
GMU facilities
"At $75M, Northeast Sector Development is the University's largest construction project to date. Planned and executed as a design-build effort, the 450,000 SF mixed-use development consists of:
* Five multistory residence buildings, at 5 to 6 floors each, supporting a total of 1,030 beds.
* Exhibition-style dining facility with a capacity to seat over 500 diners.
* Fitness center with cardio, weight training, and indoor basketball and racquetball courts.
* Retail operations that will include a coffee house/convenience store and wood-fired pizza and pasta restaurant.
* Various recreation and office spaces."
It should be completed by fall of 2008...here are some renderings:
Dining/Fitness
You can find more info if you want on the gmu facilities management website...there are other smaller projects such as renovations of buildings etc..
GMU facilities
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Posted 29 August 2005 - 01:14 PM
On the Arlington and Prince William Campuses,there is also construction going on....
The Arlington Campus is primarily home to the Law School
To be finished in 2009, Arlington II will provide faculty offices, classrooms, general purpose library, auditorium, and computer labs. Building is 245,000 SF, and parking structure below building is 170,000 SF.
It will house portions of the School of Public Policy, Graduate School of Education, College of Arts & Sciences, School of IT & Engineering, School of Management, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, ICAR, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Instructional Facilities, ICES.
At the prince william campus, planning is underway for the Prince William Performing Arts Center (there is already a Concert Hall at the Fairfax Campus)
It will be a "84,000 GSF facility which includes a 1100 seat performance hall, 1 performance/rehearsal space, 2 rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, support spaces, and administrative areas. The project is a collective vision of George Mason University, City of Manassas, and Prince William County."
GMU has also established a preliminary location in Loudoun County and has established a campus at Ras-Al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. The goal is to expand enrollment to more than 2,000 students within the next 10 to 15 years.
The Arlington Campus is primarily home to the Law School
To be finished in 2009, Arlington II will provide faculty offices, classrooms, general purpose library, auditorium, and computer labs. Building is 245,000 SF, and parking structure below building is 170,000 SF.
It will house portions of the School of Public Policy, Graduate School of Education, College of Arts & Sciences, School of IT & Engineering, School of Management, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, ICAR, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Instructional Facilities, ICES.
At the prince william campus, planning is underway for the Prince William Performing Arts Center (there is already a Concert Hall at the Fairfax Campus)
It will be a "84,000 GSF facility which includes a 1100 seat performance hall, 1 performance/rehearsal space, 2 rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, support spaces, and administrative areas. The project is a collective vision of George Mason University, City of Manassas, and Prince William County."
GMU has also established a preliminary location in Loudoun County and has established a campus at Ras-Al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. The goal is to expand enrollment to more than 2,000 students within the next 10 to 15 years.
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Posted 07 September 2005 - 10:32 AM
GMU will be establishing a permanent campus in Loudoun County by 2009. It will be its 5th campus, on top of the Fairfax (main campus), Arlington and Prince William Campuses, as well as the new campus in the United Arab Emirates....
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Posted 08 September 2005 - 03:54 PM
Pretty good news for the university:
George Mason Receives $25 Million Federal Award for Construction of a Regional Biocontainment Laboratory
George Mason Receives $25 Million Federal Award for Construction of a Regional Biocontainment Laboratory
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Posted 08 September 2005 - 04:56 PM
work is also half-way complete on the Arlington Campus' George Mason Foundation building... I think the way it works is that the school will build it, lease it out for a few years, and then it becomes the exclusively for GMU debt-free....
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Posted 10 September 2005 - 03:24 PM
I think I'lltry to get out and take some pics tomorrow....we'll see what time I wake up after tonight though...
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Posted 24 September 2005 - 01:05 PM
This is interesting. I live down the street from their Fairfax campus!
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Posted 24 September 2005 - 02:00 PM
oh yea? awesome....I live in the fairfax campus hahaha.... have you seen the master plan for the overall school and for athletics? Pretty awesome.....this place will be incredible in about a decade....
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Posted 24 September 2005 - 02:07 PM
wrldcoupe4, on Sep 24 2005, 04:00 PM, said:
oh yea? awesome....I live in the fairfax campus hahaha.... have you seen the master plan for the overall school and for athletics? Pretty awesome.....this place will be incredible in about a decade....
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Posted 24 September 2005 - 02:34 PM
I'll try to post a link to the master plan.... hey stupid_nut... 
did you know that they plan to build a bridge over rt 123, linking the east campus (predominately academic and student housing) and west campus (primarily athletics) for traffic and pedestrians?
okay here we go....
here's a link to both the University Master Plan and Athletics Master Plan which includes plans for an expandible 15,000+ seat Div I-AA football stadium
GMU master plans
did you know that they plan to build a bridge over rt 123, linking the east campus (predominately academic and student housing) and west campus (primarily athletics) for traffic and pedestrians?okay here we go....
here's a link to both the University Master Plan and Athletics Master Plan which includes plans for an expandible 15,000+ seat Div I-AA football stadium
GMU master plans
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Posted 26 September 2005 - 05:45 PM
A video about George Mason's future starring none other than President Merten himself:
Fast Forward
And a video highlighting the success of the Campaign for George Mason..... the fundraising goal was $110 million.... it received over $142 million from over 100,000 donors.
Because of the Campaign...
Fast Forward
And a video highlighting the success of the Campaign for George Mason..... the fundraising goal was $110 million.... it received over $142 million from over 100,000 donors.
Because of the Campaign...
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Posted 19 October 2005 - 02:22 PM
Not exactly new building construction, though Krasnow will undergo construction to accomodate the new equipment....
GMU purchases $1.8 million Brain Imagery System
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George Mason's Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study announced its purchase of a state-of-the-art brain scanning machine, significantly upgrading the university’s research capabilities by providing high-quality imaging. With this purchase, George Mason becomes one of two, alongside Princeton University, non-medical schools with a cognitive neuroscience research institute to own functional imaging technology.
George Mason purchased the technology in part to respond to Gov. Mark Warner’s Education for a Lifetime initiative for Virginia’s higher education system. Part of the initiative involves promoting a research-oriented environment and strengthening the state’s academic research programs.......
George Mason purchased the technology in part to respond to Gov. Mark Warner’s Education for a Lifetime initiative for Virginia’s higher education system. Part of the initiative involves promoting a research-oriented environment and strengthening the state’s academic research programs.......
GMU purchases $1.8 million Brain Imagery System
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Posted 01 November 2005 - 12:59 AM
early rendering for a new building for GMU's Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering
"The School of Information Technology and Engineering (IT&E) celebrated its 20th anniversary last Friday night, culminating in an announcement of a $10 million gift from Ernst and Sara Volgenau. The gift is the largest individual contribution in the history of the university and kicks off the newly named Volgenau School of IT&E’s $20 million fund-raising campaign.
The Volgenau gift will enable the school to make strategic investments in critical areas of study such as biotechnology, knowledge management and information security. The additional funds raised during the campaign will be used to help finance the construction of a new building that will house all of the school’s academic and research programs. This facility is scheduled to open in fall 2009."
...article...
"The School of Information Technology and Engineering (IT&E) celebrated its 20th anniversary last Friday night, culminating in an announcement of a $10 million gift from Ernst and Sara Volgenau. The gift is the largest individual contribution in the history of the university and kicks off the newly named Volgenau School of IT&E’s $20 million fund-raising campaign.
The Volgenau gift will enable the school to make strategic investments in critical areas of study such as biotechnology, knowledge management and information security. The additional funds raised during the campaign will be used to help finance the construction of a new building that will house all of the school’s academic and research programs. This facility is scheduled to open in fall 2009."
...article...
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Posted 01 November 2005 - 01:03 AM
Also... a study by GMU professor Stephen Fuller finds that GMU directly contributes $1.6 billion to the Virginia's economy...
On the construction side:
"In addition to the annual benefits Northern Virginia economy receives, the university’s planned capital spending will have a significant impact.
The proposed construction-spending program for the 2004-08 period includes $231 million for new construction at the Fairfax, Arlington and Prince William Campuses. In addition, the Mason Foundation is investing $67 million in capital construction at the Arlington Campus. If all this construction occurs as planned, it would generate $430.5 total economic value to the Northern Virginia economy over the five-year period. It would also support an increase of $62.3 million in new personal earnings accruing to residents of Northern Virginia and generate 4,911 new year-round, full-time equivalent jobs."
http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/7384/
On the construction side:
"In addition to the annual benefits Northern Virginia economy receives, the university’s planned capital spending will have a significant impact.
The proposed construction-spending program for the 2004-08 period includes $231 million for new construction at the Fairfax, Arlington and Prince William Campuses. In addition, the Mason Foundation is investing $67 million in capital construction at the Arlington Campus. If all this construction occurs as planned, it would generate $430.5 total economic value to the Northern Virginia economy over the five-year period. It would also support an increase of $62.3 million in new personal earnings accruing to residents of Northern Virginia and generate 4,911 new year-round, full-time equivalent jobs."
http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/7384/
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Posted 01 November 2005 - 10:31 AM
How many students on the Fairfax campus?
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Posted 01 November 2005 - 11:21 AM
That live on-campus- 5,000
That are undergrad- about 15,000
total including part-time and grad - 20,000+
That are undergrad- about 15,000
total including part-time and grad - 20,000+
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Posted 07 November 2005 - 04:15 PM
Hey Wrldcoupe, Thanks for the updates on Mason...Being an alumnus I'm excited to hear about all of the stuff that's going on up there. I just wish that it was going on when I was there. I graduated last year, a year too soon I guess.
Tell me something, I hear that the school has a sports bar on campus...it's called Damons? The Alumni newsletter was vague about it and a friend and I are curious if there's really a bar. If so, a year too soon again.
Tell me something, I hear that the school has a sports bar on campus...it's called Damons? The Alumni newsletter was vague about it and a friend and I are curious if there's really a bar. If so, a year too soon again.
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