There is a large construction going on, currently foundation, bulldozing, etc. on the SE corner of Hearst and Shattuck?
It takes the whole space between Berkeley Way and Hearst and up to the Cal bldg on Hearst and Oxford?

Sometimes I can find the campus construction plans, but not so far.
I drove all around the block and looked at the fence on all 3 sides, ...nothing posted?

I hope it is student housing ...would you believe Cal cannot guarantee freshman housing for this fall?

I still haven't seen/heard anything either on what is to be done with the old Art Museum space.

New campus building: http://news.berkeley.edu/2015/12/02/berkeley-way-west/

There is a massive new student housing complex going up soon across the street from Speiker Plaza replacing Stiles Hall & the neighboring parking lot.

Architect?

socaliganbear;842671480 said:

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New campus building: http://news.berkeley.edu/2015/12/02/berkeley-way-west/

There is a massive new student housing complex going up soon across the street from Speiker Plaza replacing Stiles Hall & the neighboring parking lot.

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http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/11/16/uc-berkeley-plans-8-story-building-with-student-housing/

All of these projects plus the new art museum and aquatics complex represent a loss in parking capacity for the university.

GoCal80;842671539 said:

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http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/11/16/uc-berkeley-plans-8-story-building-with-student-housing/

All of these projects plus the new art museum and aquatics complex represent a loss in parking capacity for the university.

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Yep! There goes my basketball parking lot.

It sucks that the psychology dept. is going to be way, way, way far away from the center of campus.

Sure, it's only a block away. But it'll be more apart of the downton/Gourmet Ghetto community that the campus community.

(On the other hand, people who will be spending a lot of time there will probably be grateful for their food options.)

oskigobears;842671478 said:

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I still haven't seen/heard anything either on what is to be done with the old Art Museum space.

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There are no immediate plans to tear down the old brutalist Art Museum. Apparently, they are pondering what to do with it.

The Chron's John King wrote in December:

Asked what role the museum structure will play in coming years, Rinder pleaded ignorance: " Its fate is not known. Various people on campus have a desire to see it revived in some form." Certainly there's no desire to pick a fight with modern architecture buffs who have rallied nationwide around other Brutalist icons of late.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/place/article/Time-has-left-Berkeley-Art-Museum-s-bold-design-5961208.php

okaydo;842671552 said:

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It sucks that the psychology dept. is going to be way, way, way far away from the center of campus.

Sure, it's only a block away. But it'll be more apart of the downton/Gourmet Ghetto community that the campus community.

(On the other hand, people who will be spending a lot of time there will probably be grateful for their food options.)

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The best news is that Tolman Hall is being torn born after this new one is done. That is a major improvement to campus!

CaliforniaEternal;842671584 said:

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The best news is that Tolman Hall is being torn born after this new one is done. That is a major improvement to campus!

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I spent nearly my entire undergraduate experience (late 90s, early 2000s) in Tolman Hall and Eshleman Hall.

Sure, they were/are terrible buildings.

I'm just sad that 30 years from now, when I'm an old man, I can't revisit those buildings and reminisce.

It sucks especially because there are a number of buildings that have been around for a century, and even a century and a half.

But these '60s-built buildings couldn't make it half a century.

In my ideal world, they tear down the old BAM and build a 2nd residential college a la Bowles.

Eight stories straight up facing Shattuck Ave on the right of way. Not stepped back. Welcome to Shattuck Canyon.

socaliganbear;842671628 said:

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In my ideal world, they tear down the old BAM and build a 2nd residential college a la Bowles.

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In my ideal world, they would build a huge dorm on the site of People's Park. That would solve two problems at once.

oskimama;842671636 said:

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In my ideal world, they would build a huge dorm on the site of People's Park. That would solve two problems at once.

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Yes, that would certainly help. And I've heard that Bob Lalanne wants to do just that. But I do not believe that the faculty or staff would back the university in the epic fight that would ensue. Bigger than the CMS remodel imo. In fact, I strongly believe our faulty would come out against it.

Side note, I did hear there's a plan for a university parking structure on Oxford.

socaliganbear;842671642 said:

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Yes, that would certainly help. And I've heard that Bob Lalanne wants to do just that. But I do not believe that the faculty or staff would back the university in the epic fight that would ensue. Bigger than the CMS remodel imo. In fact, I strongly believe our faulty would come out against it.

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I agree that the faculty would likely oppose it; but sooner or later the administration needs to demonstrate some balls and stand up for what's best for the overall university community, rather or not that position pleases the faculty. The faculty exerts too much power over things that have little or nothing to do with academics.

oskimama;842671644 said:

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I agree that the faculty would likely oppose it; but sooner or later the administration needs to demonstrate some balls and stand up for what's best for the overall university community, rather or not that position pleases the faculty. The faculty exerts too much power over things that have little or nothing to do with academics.

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I agree. It's going to have to happen. I just don't think this era of administrative Cal has the political capital to make it happen.

That lot on Shattuck and Berkeley Way will be home to the School of Public Health and other departments.
A highrise building will occupy the southwest corner of that lot.

The lot on Bancroft and Dana, across from Haas Pavillion, will be an 8 story building reserved for student housing, currently in the RFP or design phase.

New building on Telegraph Ave., housing for students, I assume, in the permit approval process.

Owner of the infamous empty lot on Haste and Telegraph is in negotiations with UC to build a new building dedicated to student housing.

Another proposed apartment building on Telegraph Ave.

Haas School of Business Addition in construction phase.

socaliganbear;842671642 said:

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Yes, that would certainly help. And I've heard that Bob Lalanne wants to do just that. But I do not believe that the faculty or staff would back the university in the epic fight that would ensue. Bigger than the CMS remodel imo. In fact, I strongly believe our faulty would come out against it.

Side note, I did hear there's a plan for a university parking structure on Oxford.

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I didn't know that. I thought it was the homeless people who fought that.

Jacobs Hall, Engineering and design building behind Soda Hall is complete and occupied.

New Apartment Building on Durant Ave. next to Top Dog in construction phase.

Large housing project on University Ave. and Oxford Ave., Acheson Commons should start construction shortly.

Another new building on Shattuck and Blake coming soon.

New Berkeley BART Station and Plaza in design phase.

Renovated UC Theater on University Ave. grand opening within several weeks.

New apartment building on Durant Ave. across from Unit 1 and next to the former Art Museum. Legal issues have stalled development process.

New building on Telegraph Ave. and Haste, home to the new Raleigh's with original tree in courtyard, in construction phase.

New Campbell Hall, completed and occupied.

New apartment building on Shattuck and Dwight Ave. in construction phase.

New high rise building on Shattuck and Berkeley Way and between the UC School of Public Health Building and the Acheson Housing Commons project in the permit approval process.

New modular apartment building project on Dwight and Fulton, the Garden Village in construction phase.

Cal Aquatics Center on Bancroft Ave. next to the Tang Center under construction.