Innovista

[Spartan]

There are 4 huge blocks of parking spaces behind the Coliseum... you can take the pedestrian bridge

[The_sandlapper]

Here is another article discussing 3 new feul cell companies at innovista. The companies names are Palmetto Feul Cell Analysis & Design, Palmetto Feul Cell Technologies, & DEnergy, and will be researching the feul cell areas of Stationary power, portable power, and automotive power. "Stationary power" provides electricity to homes and buildings, ""portable power" emergency generators, & laptops, & automotive to replace the internal combustion engine. Dispelling the popular notion that fuel cells can only be used for cars.

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[emerging.me]

It's official, according to The State, the Carolina Plaza will be imploded in late December/early January.

...And there was much rejoicing!

Edited November 30, 2005 by emerging.me

[krazeeboi]

Cool--no real surprise there.

[CorgiMatt]

It's official, according to The State, the Carolina Plaza will be imploded in late December/early January.

...And there was much rejoicing!

The new school of public health building is quite handsome. That whole block will be quite an improvement. I'm willing to sacrifice the high-rise for beauty.

[sonofaque86]

so what will be going in that spot? how big will the building be?

[CorgiMatt]

so what will be going in that spot? how big will the building be?

The State says another school of publid health building will take its place. I would think it will be about the same height and size as the one they're building at Assembly and College. Also they will be building one at Park and College. That will be the school of public health block.

[krazeeboi]

EngenuitySC is getting a $1 million grant to help create the National Institute of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Commercialization. Over the next six months, Engenuity will concentrate on helping create a regional organization that will help make Columbia a fuel cell city.

The money will probably be appropriated for infrastructure. That will be key in making sure that SC reaps the economic benefits of fuel cell technology.

Edited December 2, 2005 by krazeeboi

[emerging.me]

a small note... this was the best place for it...

i have it on good authority that "the honeycombs" are coming down in summer 06. awesome! i hate those things.

[Spartan]

Yeah they've been saying that the Towers (as they are known to USC students) were to come down for some time now. I'm glad to have a date. I doubt anyone will be sad to see those go, except maybe the convenience store accross the street.

[Northman]

Well some of us old folks, have fond memories of the Towers also know as the honeycombs in the early 80's through the early 90's when I was there. I also have an old tee shirt from back in the day calling the roach motels the

[krazeeboi]

VERY cool rendering from USC's website:

[Spartan]

Nice. Looks lke they are planning to fill in some parking lots

[krazeeboi]

And it will be about time. I can't wait until all of that is developed; it will literally change the face of downtown.

[The_sandlapper]

DT will be so different in 5-10 years. Maybe by then everyone will stop giving it a hard time about main st. Nope probablly not!

Edited December 17, 2005 by The_sandlapper

[krazeeboi]

Main Street will have more activity by that time as well.

[krazeeboi]

Innovista live webcam

[emerging.me]

More demolition news... They had started tearing down the Carolina Plaza when I drove by there on Thursday. I don't know when they'll demo the whole structure, but they were breaking down bits and pieces by late last week.

[waccamatt]

More demolition news... They had started tearing down the Carolina Plaza when I drove by there on Thursday. I don't know when they'll demo the whole structure, but they were breaking down bits and pieces by late last week.

I don't know about you guys, but I hate that we are losing a highrise and it isn't being replaced with another highrise.

[krazeeboi]

What exactly is going there? For me, it doesn't necessarily have to be another highrise (although that would be cool), but just something substantial, especially if it will generate pedestrian activity.

[ROBTEX]

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Wow. That's gone up pretty fast. It hasn't been THAT long since I last looked at the live cam, and the building was still a shell!

This brief article helps to vaguely answer questions about Carolina Plaza. It states that "USC is making way for a new public health building to be built at an undetermined date." How's that for an answer?!

Carolina Plaza

[CorgiMatt]

I don't know about you guys, but I hate that we are losing a highrise and it isn't being replaced with another highrise.

My thoughts are that I would welcome a high-rise there, but that building is not on a prominent place on the skyline and it is as ugly as sin. I have looked down Assembly and imagined a second building the same height as the new one at that corner, and it would provide more urban fabric than the one they're bombing because it will be set up to the corner. It will add to the city's classical design at in that corridor and at that corner.

[803metlife]

I don't know about you guys, but I hate that we are losing a highrise and it isn't being replaced with another highrise.

I feel the same way. Even though the building might not be the prettiest building it does alot for our skyline. I feel something atleast close in height should replace the previous building.

[krazeeboi]

Here's an enlarged graphic of a portion of Innovista:

Word on the street is that USC is courting one "very big fish" for the research campus. I wonder who that could be....

[The_sandlapper]

reeeaaally who???