Archive for November, 2007

Small fieldhouse for soccer and lacrosse rising

November 29th, 2007  |  Published in all news, Burnham Field

The Team Facility Building or field house between Sculley-Fahey and Burnham Fields is well under way. The project page has photos. A rendering shows how it will look.

Tuck LLC donors hinted at

November 29th, 2007  |  Published in all news, Tuck LLC, Tuck School

The Tuck School is building a Living and Learning Complex west of Whittemore Hall. The H-shaped building comprises eastern and western residential wings joined by a full-height connector.

A front elevation that has been available for some time indicates that the western wing will be named Achtmeyer and the connector will be named Raether. In the image, the eastern wing is still named “Donor.”

Possible namesakes: William F. Achtmeyer is the Chairman of the Board of Overseers of the Tuck School and created the William F. Achtmeyer Center for Global Leadership in 2000. Paul E. Raether is a member of the Board of Overseers and has given the Paul Raether Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence.

Trumbull-Nelson turns 90

November 26th, 2007  |  Published in all news, History, publications

Contractor Trumbull-Nelson celebrates its 90-year history in the Spring 2007 issue of its Constructive Images newsletter.

Fred Wesley Wentworth website

November 26th, 2007  |  Published in all news, History, publications, societies

Architect Fred Wesley Wentworth of the Chandler class of 1887 is the subject of a well-illustrated new website by Richard Polton.

Construction webcams

November 26th, 2007  |  Published in all news, Life Sciences Ctr., Tuck LLC, Tuck School

Joining the camera facing the Tuck Living and Learning Complex construction site is a new camera atop Dana trained on the ’78 Life Sciences Center.

More on Alumni Gym renovation

November 17th, 2007  |  Published in all news, Alumni Gym

Lavallee/Brensinger has photos of the gym at Projects > Educational. A pdf posted by Brailsford & Dunlavey states that HOK Sport also worked on the project, which is not reported elsewhere.

Harris Centennial Cabin

November 17th, 2007  |  Published in all news, cabins, other projects

What’s described as the biggest DOC construction project since Moosilauke concluded recently: the Harris Centennial Cabin. It occupies the site of the first DOC cabin on Moose Mountain — with three others built there in between. The Dartmouth has a history. The school has a press release.

’78 Life Sciences progress

November 17th, 2007  |  Published in all news, Life Sciences Ctr.

The Class of 1978 shows another rendering of the Life Sciences Center. The Dartmouth states that demolition of the three buildings on the site has begun, and notes that workers will break ground in December.

Plumbing the Sphinx

November 17th, 2007  |  Published in all news, societies

The Chronicle has a surprisingly-detailed story on a Sphinx plumbing project.

Berry Sports Center images

November 17th, 2007  |  Published in all news, Alumni Gym, publications

Gwathmey-Siegel has some very nice photographs of Berry Sports Center.

Tuck Mall reworking

November 17th, 2007  |  Published in all news, Fahey-McLane, Tuck School

A blog by Bats provides an early photo of Tuck Mall showing the new landscape work. Unusually, the photo is taken from the roof of Murdough instead of from Baker Tower.

Dartmouth Hall’s shutters

November 17th, 2007  |  Published in all news, Dartmouth Row, preservation, societies

Some time ago a photo of Dartmouth Hall without shutters was posted here; it turns out that the school was putting up shutters made of composite materials produced by Atlantic Shutters. Atlantic mentions also redoing the shutters for Alpha Delta and three other houses.

Floren dedication

November 17th, 2007  |  Published in all news, Varsity House

Floren Varsity House will be dedicated today.