cougarpad Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) 39 minutes ago, arbpro said: You are in error. The school has long wanted a medical school. When the idea was finally facing fruition, the University considered all options, including the TMC. When it was decided that the focus would be on primary care for an underserved area, the TMC option was no longer viable. The school then proceeded with its business plan idea which had the side benefit of allowing the medical school to be near the main campus. Apparently you think that was a bad idea. What you are really saying is that you think having a medical school dedicated to primary care in a need location is a bad idea. 3 minutes ago, cougarpad said: The UH administration also thought it would be better if the med school was located on campus so that there could be a collaboration with other colleges on campus. Also by building the med school on campus, it assists in the accreditation of the whole UH main campus as one and especially towards more tier 1 and academic awards. 3 minutes ago, cougarpad said: Edited August 23, 2019 by cougarpad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 You guys are unbelievable. One, I'm not against UH getting a medical school, I'm a proud alum, so let's get that out of the way. But I'll clue you in on why the Texas Medical Center became the juggernaut that its become. Its because its land locked. All the member institutions had no choice but to build next to each other and that critical mass of sharing, exchanging, pooling of employees, physicians, scientists is why the TMC is so great. Really, others have tried to replicate it but without success. Do you think the Debakey/Cooley rivalry could have occurred if they were opposite sides of town, for example? Maybe, but it sure didn't hurt them being right next to each other. It would have been much better to have the medical school participate in this. That's all I'm saying. But there was a lot of back room politics to get the state to approve the school, so who knows, maybe locating it in an "underserved" area that several posters point out is just minutes form the TMC (where you can get as much underserved patients as you want, I'm looking at you Ben Taub), was the only way for UT the state allow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRFkris Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) While that sounds great, I think it is great that UH is building the medical school on campus to increase the perspective of UH as a medical college. Texas A&M, Baylor and UT have longevity. UH can attain similar status maybe but it is not quite there yet. Let’s build up our medical program on campus and then expand to TMC later on and more community involvement with the university in the 3rd ward is always a positive thing. Also these other colleges have a ton of more money than UH. Land is cheaper in 3rd ward. Edited August 24, 2019 by ZRFkris 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 2 hours ago, texas911 said: You guys are unbelievable. One, I'm not against UH getting a medical school, I'm a proud alum, so let's get that out of the way. But I'll clue you in on why the Texas Medical Center became the juggernaut that its become. Its because its land locked. All the member institutions had no choice but to build next to each other and that critical mass of sharing, exchanging, pooling of employees, physicians, scientists is why the TMC is so great. Really, others have tried to replicate it but without success. Do you think the Debakey/Cooley rivalry could have occurred if they were opposite sides of town, for example? Maybe, but it sure didn't hurt them being right next to each other. It would have been much better to have the medical school participate in this. That's all I'm saying. But there was a lot of back room politics to get the state to approve the school, so who knows, maybe locating it in an "underserved" area that several posters point out is just minutes form the TMC (where you can get as much underserved patients as you want, I'm looking at you Ben Taub), was the only way for UT the state allow it. I worked at TMC for 22 years. One advantage the UH Med School will most likely have in its location, is much better parking. Parking at TMC is expensive and if your cheapskate like me, a long walk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheSirDingle Posted August 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) https://www.law.uh.edu/news/fall2019/0823Building.asp Quote The University of Houston System Board of Regents on Thursday unanimously authorized funds for the construction of a new facility to replace the UH Law Center’s 50-year-old building complex....A total of $78 million has been earmarked for the new law school building with funds secured from private contributions and state and university support. The project includes a modern standalone structure that will house the Law Center and feature state-of-the-art teaching facilities....The Law Center has set a funding goal of $90 million for the project and is launching a final push to raise the remaining $12 million before a November 1 deadline. Location and Construction Start: Quote The new law building will reside in the northeast corner of the central campus between the University Loft dorms and the current Law Center facility... Construction is scheduled to begin in 2021. Edit: Formatting Edited August 24, 2019 by TheSirDingle 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Between flooding issues with the old building, not to mention it just being generally pretty grim (even when Brutalist was fashionable), this is a positive development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Quad. Parking garage is open. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htine Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, hindesky said: Quad. Parking garage is open. It's a shame they knocked down the old quads instead of renovating them. This new building looks pretty soul-less and generic and isn't going to age well. From the sounds of it, they're going to make the same mistake with Moody. Edited September 2, 2019 by htine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Well the quads definitely sucked the soul out of you if you lived in them so... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 If ever a new building at UH needed a starchitect, the new law building was it. Those alums must be the best earners from the whole school! That new building looks boring and cheap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Are you suggesting that school resources should be distributed based on which students are likely to be the best earners? At a public school? Cause that's pretty messed up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Texasota said: Are you suggesting that school resources should be distributed based on which students are likely to be the best earners? At a public school? Cause that's pretty messed up. Yea because they can fund raise better than any other college at UH! You realize that's how it works right? What's the most expensive buildings on campus? The stadium? How do you think they paid for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Texasota said: Are you suggesting that school resources should be distributed based on which students are likely to be the best earners? At a public school? Cause that's pretty messed up. donations can be tipped to go wherever the person doing the donating stipulates. if I were a law student alum, and I had ambulance chasing money, I'd donate a few million to get my name on the building and also to get a better looking building. The Samagon Law Building. it would be a mix of Gaudi and the Disney Music Hall. Edited September 4, 2019 by samagon 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 8 hours ago, samagon said: donations can be tipped to go wherever the person doing the donating stipulates. if I were a law student alum, and I had ambulance chasing money, I'd donate a few million to get my name on the building and also to get a better looking building. The Samagon Law Building. it would be a mix of Gaudi and the Disney Music Hall. I know you're half joking but the playing field at the football stadium is named after a UH Law graduate. He passed away or he'd probably be giving a lead gift for the new Law Building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 University of Houston to kick off another renovation project By Laura Gillespie – Reporter, Houston Business Journal 7 hours ago The University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work is undergoing a $3.9 million renovation. The improvements will redo the entire first floor of the GCSW building, creating a new lobby and new entry pavilion, a press release said. The new lobby will have lounge and table seating surrounding a display wall and interactive installations. Classrooms will be rebuilt with new configurations, acoustics and technology. The new pavilion will brighten up the current façade, highlighting the building’s main entrance and providing a student common area. Houston-based RDLR Architects is servings as the architect and designer of record, while Kitchell Contractors Inc., which has a Houston office, is the builder. The project is being paid for in part by donations from five Houston-area foundations and individuals, the release stated, including $1.25 million from the Mehta Family Foundation and $1 million from the Houston Endowment. Other donors include the Hamill Foundation, Frees Foundation and the Creuzot family. The community pavilion will be named after the Mehta Family Foundation. “Being part of a learning environment where you feel valued and supported is critical to student success, and the physical space in which our students learn is an important component of that,” Alan Dettlaff, dean of the GCSW, said in a press release. “I’m incredibly grateful to our generous donors for recognizing our students' value and trusting us to create the learning environment they deserve.” The project will break ground on Oct. 3. It’s expected to be completed by spring 2021. The new GCSW is far from the only project UH is working on. In March, the university announced it was doing a $30.4 million expansion of the on-campus hotel, adding a five-story tower with 71 new guest rooms as well as revamping the hotel’s current rooms, courtyard, lobby and public spaces. UH anticipates wrapping up the project by late 2022 or early 2023. In 2018, the university approved a $100 million renovation project, which will upgrade interiors, technology infrastructure and energy efficiency of six buildings on the main campus that hold a number of classrooms, labs, faculty offices and department headquarters for the natural sciences and liberal arts colleges. The $100 million renovation project at the main campus will be funded through Higher Education Assistance Funds the university receives from the state for acquiring, constructing or improving tangible assets. The university expects to finish the renovations by winter 2024. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 9/30/2019 at 8:56 PM, hindesky said: University of Houston to kick off another renovation project The University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work is undergoing a $3.9 million renovation. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 there were some guys in the parking lot for the law building doing some survey measurements. I don't know what the timeline of the new law building is, but maybe related? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2019 Found a new vantage point. Vaughn is the contractor building the parking garage #6. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Can anyone find that schematic of the project? Quote Local officials are putting one of the main streets to the University of Houston athletic facilities on a road diet, in the hopes that cutting down room for cars on Cullen Boulevard is better for campus and commuter life. Harris County, Houston and UH are contributing to the project along Cullen from Interstate 45 to North MacGregor, narrowing the street to one lane in each direction south of Holman with a continual center turn lane. Along with drainage improvements that come from widening pipes below the street, crews will add 12-foot shared-use paths on each side of the street for pedestrians and bicyclists. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/Project-to-cut-vehicle-lanes-add-space-for-14551230.php#photo-18477959 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheSirDingle Posted October 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2019 Source: http://www.uh.edu/facilities-planning-construction/fpc-projects/spotlight/cullen-transformation-project.php Lots of details on this web-page, especially on the picture front Quote Under the agreement, Harris County is spending $15 million to transform Cullen Boulevard from a 55 foot wide, five-lane thoroughfare into a 33 foot wide, pedestrian- and bike-friendly campus street.... The new Cullen Blvd. improve safety and mobility by: Narrowing the street to slow traffic and reduce the crossing distance for pedestrians Locating sidewalks away from street curbs and passing vehicles Providing wide, 14 – 16 foot sidewalks for pedestrians and bicyclists. Connecting to the City’s growing Bikeway network Constructing sidewalks and street crossing to ADA standards Installing pedestrian lighting in a regular pattern Installing smart signaling at major intersections Adding new safety gate arms at the light rail crossing at Wheeler Avenue Quote The new Cullen Blvd. enhances the image of the University by: Creating a pedestrian-friendly street at the University’s “front door” Providing consistent and regular pattern of street trees, pedestrian lights and sidewalks from N. MacGregor to I-45 Incorporating a curb-less, plaza street design in front of the stadium, from Cougar Place to Holman Street Getting the details right, including color-coordinated traffic poles, light poles, bollards, pavers and other street furnishings Introducing campus branding, including new UH bus stops and pole-mounted banners The new Cullen Blvd. improves local storm water drainage by: Exceeding the City’s required two-year rainfall event standard Designing the manage the run-off from a 100-year rainfall event (currently, 13 inches in 24 hours) Installing new and larger concrete piping to store storm water in the segment from N. MacGregor to Cougar Place Incorporating an innovative system of porous pavers and underground storage tanks to detain storm water in the segment from Cougar Place to Holman Street 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted October 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2019 https://pagethink.com/v/project-detail/University-of-Houston-Garage-Studios/es/ 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 23 hours ago, TheSirDingle said: Source: http://www.uh.edu/facilities-planning-construction/fpc-projects/spotlight/cullen-transformation-project.php Lots of details on this web-page, especially on the picture front this is particularly awesome. wish they'd do the same to Calhoun Road. It's ridiculously wide for the amount of traffic that uses it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 I was wondering what type of crane would be used for the parking garage, finding a crawler crane made me think it was a pre cast concrete garage but I see lots of rebar around the site. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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