Why did Bates announce 2 projects that have been part of the Master Plan for over 10 years, and prior to his unfortunate arrival on the Heights ?
He will have 0 input on the Student Recreation Complex/Building, that will be a facilities project, and Bates and his staff will not be part of Build/Design/Run. (see below)
Further on down the line will be construction of an entirely new recreation center to replace the Flynn Recreation Complex—a project with which Armstrong is intimately involved. The completion of 2150 and 2000 will engender the razing of Edmonds and the subsequent raising of the four-story Rec Center, which will overlook the Res on one side and look up toward Gasson on the other.
While many of the Rec Center’s existing athletic and recreational programs will continue within the new building, the interior—and its facilities and equipment—will be much enhanced, featuring an elevated track, expanded fitness space, improved locker rooms, and indoor basketball courts among other amenities. “We’re all really excited about it because in many ways, it’s such a central part of the BC community, and we have really tired space,” Armstrong said.
“What we look for, like for the Rec Center, there are construction teams and architectural firms that are really good at those particular kinds of spaces, so we try to find the experts. And that, for a Rec Center, that’s an expertise that might be very different from the new ResLife expertise, so we really tailor it to what BC needs,” Armstrong said.
Within the University, each project has a project manager through the facilities department, as well, and senior leadership teams manage the intricacies of the process. “Fr. Leahy is involved in every single construction project in terms of oversight and making sure that we check in with him every stage of the way,” Armstrong said. The senior leadership teams depend upon office expertise surrounding and relevance to an individual project, often involving a combination of offices.
He will have 0 input on the Student Recreation Complex/Building, that will be a facilities project, and Bates and his staff will not be part of Build/Design/Run. (see below)
Further on down the line will be construction of an entirely new recreation center to replace the Flynn Recreation Complex—a project with which Armstrong is intimately involved. The completion of 2150 and 2000 will engender the razing of Edmonds and the subsequent raising of the four-story Rec Center, which will overlook the Res on one side and look up toward Gasson on the other.
While many of the Rec Center’s existing athletic and recreational programs will continue within the new building, the interior—and its facilities and equipment—will be much enhanced, featuring an elevated track, expanded fitness space, improved locker rooms, and indoor basketball courts among other amenities. “We’re all really excited about it because in many ways, it’s such a central part of the BC community, and we have really tired space,” Armstrong said.
“What we look for, like for the Rec Center, there are construction teams and architectural firms that are really good at those particular kinds of spaces, so we try to find the experts. And that, for a Rec Center, that’s an expertise that might be very different from the new ResLife expertise, so we really tailor it to what BC needs,” Armstrong said.
Within the University, each project has a project manager through the facilities department, as well, and senior leadership teams manage the intricacies of the process. “Fr. Leahy is involved in every single construction project in terms of oversight and making sure that we check in with him every stage of the way,” Armstrong said. The senior leadership teams depend upon office expertise surrounding and relevance to an individual project, often involving a combination of offices.
