Construction

March 2006: Contractor selected (Fortis Construction, Lake Oswego)

November 2007: Construction began

Fall 2008: Anticipated occupancy

Location: Addition to Villard Hall/Robinson Theatre, 1109 Old Campus Lane

Size: 25,000 gsf of new construction (one addition); renovation of costume shop and black box theater (approximately 2,000 gsf)

Legislative Authorization: 2005 Legislature — SB 5514

Expenditure Limitation and Total Project Budget: $7,900,000 ($3,950,000 in G-bonds and $3,950,000 in gifts)

Architect: Thomas Hacker Architects, Inc.

Construction Firm: Fortis Construction, Lake Oswego

Project Planner: Fred Tepfer, University Planning Office, 6-5564

Project Manager: Denise Stewart, Facilities Services, 6-2280

The proposed $7,900,000 project will expand and remodel the current facilities to create an integrated complex of three theaters plus lobbies, shops, studios, and other teaching spaces needed to teach theater arts. Anticipated size: 25,000 gsf of new construction (one addition) and renovation of the costume shop and black-box theater (2,000 gsf).

Construction began in November 2007 with anticipated completion in 2008.

Schematic Design project webpage (contains Schematic Design Report as pdf)

Villard Hall and Robinson Theatre ("The Architecture of the University of Oregon: A History, Bibliography, & Research Guide")

University of Oregon Historic Property Index (PDF)