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[BrasilnSC]

Here's a link to this month's zoning AGENDA with more info on the new Moore School of Business.

[CorgiMatt]

It looks very nice.  Someone on here said it clashes with the coliseum.  I don't see that, especially if they go through with the coliseum renovations to resemble the renderings I've seen.

[GvilleSC]

CorgiMatt, on 11 May 2011 - 06:14 AM, said:

It looks very nice.  Someone on here said it clashes with the coliseum.  I don't see that, especially if they go through with the coliseum renovations to resemble the renderings I've seen.

I think its massing should help the coliseum not be a lone monster. They should relate well, IMO.

[Spartan]

Barf. This is a $90 million building and the best design they can think of is a 60's era brutalist style piece of crap?

[johnpro318]

Spartan, on 05 June 2011 - 09:15 PM, said:

Barf. This is a $90 million building and the best design they can think of is a 60's era brutalist style piece of crap?

I actually like it. The second picture is the best IMO. What kind of material/design were you looking for? It was going to be massive either way and I think they pulled it off. You have to imagine the buildings surrounding this and how it will relate to them.

[BryCola]

I think it looks awesome!  Compliments the old Coliseum very well.  I hope they build it exactly as shown in those pics.

[CorgiMatt]

Spartan, on 05 June 2011 - 09:15 PM, said:

Barf. This is a $90 million building and the best design they can think of is a 60's era brutalist style piece of crap?

I love it.  It's a university business school building.  I especially like the light green accents.

[Spartan]

johnpro318, on 05 June 2011 - 11:06 PM, said:

I actually like it. The second picture is the best IMO. What kind of material/design were you looking for? It was going to be massive either way and I think they pulled it off. You have to imagine the buildings surrounding this and how it will relate to them.

Something more along the lines of the Strom, the Honors College, or the Arnold School of Health. I think the "brick and mortar" look is more appropriate for classroom buildings. I understand why they picked the design they did, but I don't like it. They based their entire design off of the one adjacent building. There is no other adjacent context for that style of architecture near by (the next closest might be the Thomas Cooper Library), and I don't think Carolina should play off of bad architectural styling for its new buildings in the first place. Further, I have always been of the opinion that the Coliseum should be razed.

Also, this may or may not be "brutalist" as I mentioned before. I'm not really sure what this style is called.

[CorgiMatt]

There's too much Greco-Roman stuff going on with the coliseum to raze it.  Modify it yes, raze it no.

[growingup15]

Just came back from my Development Meeting with the Department of Development and services in downtown today and i got some word about the Innovista. i heard an Announcement might be brought up by the end of the year about major development in the Innovista project. the city knows but thats it no one else knows exactally what it is

[jmmiller]

USC breaks ground on new Moore School of Business; said to be the "gateway" to the Innovista


The project is said to be a critical turning point for USC, the Innovista, and Columbia's downtown.

Read more about the project here: http://www.thestate....ore-school.html

See pictures of the building design here (there are 19 slides) : http://www.thestate....f-business.html

[Spartan]

Not a critical turning point, but a critical piece of the Innovista puzzle. I still think it looks stupid, but I'm glad Carolina was able to finally get this project off the ground. Now if they could only do something about the School of Law...

[CorgiMatt]

The International Economic Development Council has given USC and Columbia one of its annual 'excellence in economic development awards' for the university and city's collaborative efforts in hydrogen fuel cell research and technology.  The awards recognize "the world's best economic development programs and partnerships."  Not bad for a program that's only seven years into its 20-year plan.

http://www.thestate....ell-effort.html

[BrasilnSC]

Goodbye trees.

[growingup15]

BrasilnSC, on 26 December 2011 - 04:03 PM, said:

Goodbye trees.

been saw this its sad to see the trees go but its great to see a new development going up ther

[CorgiMatt]

No doubt they'll put in grand trees to replace them.  It's required of all developers, but USC is good about planting trees anyway.

[growingup15]

CorgiMatt, on 27 December 2011 - 07:20 AM, said:

No doubt they'll put in grand trees to replace them.  It's required of all developers, but USC is good about planting trees anyway.

Yeah i know. then the area will look beautiful again.

[lucjanrc]

Darla Moore School of Business Construction
http://m.flickr.com/...09169/lightbox/

[CorgiMatt]

lucjanrc, on 16 January 2012 - 09:49 PM, said:

Darla Moore School of Business Construction
http://m.flickr.com/...09169/lightbox/

I'm just getting a black screen.  I see the site a few times a week anyway, but I love looking at other photographers' photos.  One day soon I'll try to make it a point to have my camera with me when I'm down there.

Edited by CorgiMatt, 17 January 2012 - 07:56 AM.

[krazeeboi]

USC now has more high-tech researchers than it has suitable space to house them due to delays in upfitting the Horizon and Discovery research buildings.