How many times can Lee Hall be renovated before a continual retrofit isn't cost effective?
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How many times can Lee Hall be renovated before a continual retrofit isn't cost effective?
The first time the "renovation" was just on the auditorium (stage, seating, sound equip). This time they will be renovating the rest of the building, which needs it.
The first time the "renovation" was just on the auditorium (stage, seating, sound equip). This time they will be renovating the rest of the building, which needs it.
How many times can Lee Hall be renovated before a continual retrofit isn't cost effective?
last time it was a touch of renovating here and there, mainly in the auditorium.
It's a no win situation. It can't be left as is because it is a substandard building. It can never ever be torn down and rebuilt. Hell, the Archives people wouldn't let State tear down a old house, it had to be moved instead.
last time it was a touch of renovating here and there, mainly in the auditorium.
It's a no win situation. It can't be left as is because it is a substandard building. It can never ever be torn down and rebuilt. Hell, the Archives people wouldn't let State tear down a old house, it had to be moved instead.
How many times can Lee Hall be renovated before a continual retrofit isn't cost effective?
My brother was in class on the second floor in '89 when a 4x4 piece of ceiling plaster came crashing down during a lecture. Soon thereafter I think it was "renovated". That was before the theatre addition was ever conceived.
Truth be known, it should probably be razed... but I know. Tradition n'all.
My brother was in class on the second floor in '89 when a 4x4 piece of ceiling plaster came crashing down during a lecture. Soon thereafter I think it was "renovated". That was before the theatre addition was ever conceived.
Truth be known, it should probably be razed... but I know. Tradition n'all.
How many times can Lee Hall be renovated before a continual retrofit isn't cost effective?
Lee Hall is on the National Historic Building registry and therefore can't be torn down. So unless we want a condemned building in the middle of campus, we have no choicebutto renovate. However, this will be the first major renovation to the core part of the building in some time. Personally, I wish we could just tear it down and rebuild it just like Swalm, but since that can't happen you have to work with what you have.
Lee Hall is on the National Historic Building registry and therefore can't be torn down. So unless we want a condemned building in the middle of campus, we have no choicebutto renovate. However, this will be the first major renovation to the core part of the building in some time. Personally, I wish we could just tear it down and rebuild it just like Swalm, but since that can't happen you have to work with what you have.
How many times can Lee Hall be renovated before a continual retrofit isn't cost effective?
if MSU did raze it?
I'm all for maintaining historical buildings, battlefields, etc.... so, if there's gonna be a renovation, it needs to be done correctly (looking to the future). Basically, this means that the facade is "strengthened" while the interior is completely gutted. The wooden skeleton is replaced with steel, the floor plan will/may be modified, etc.
This may be the plan, already.
if MSU did raze it?
I'm all for maintaining historical buildings, battlefields, etc.... so, if there's gonna be a renovation, it needs to be done correctly (looking to the future). Basically, this means that the facade is "strengthened" while the interior is completely gutted. The wooden skeleton is replaced with steel, the floor plan will/may be modified, etc.
This may be the plan, already.
How many times can Lee Hall be renovated before a continual retrofit isn't cost effective?
Yep. Same thing with the Stennis Institute, that that its a bad place. But I used to know Mary Wiseman. He says you can't so much as put a fresh coat of paint on the place without jumping through lots of federal hoops.
shotgunDawg said:
Yep. Same thing with the Stennis Institute, that that its a bad place. But I used to know Mary Wiseman. He says you can't so much as put a fresh coat of paint on the place without jumping through lots of federal hoops.
How many times can Lee Hall be renovated before a continual retrofit isn't cost effective?
What is the current condition of the mural on the second floor? Does anybody know where this painting came from? I always assumed it was a WPA piece, but I never actually found out.
What is the current condition of the mural on the second floor? Does anybody know where this painting came from? I always assumed it was a WPA piece, but I never actually found out.
How many times can Lee Hall be renovated before a continual retrofit isn't cost effective?
was listed on the registry, owner couldn't sell the land because of the drive-in's status, any potential owner knew they couldn't develop the property b/c of the drive in. Hewas about to go bankrupt. Poof, one night it burns down...Problem solved!
Xenomorph said:
was listed on the registry, owner couldn't sell the land because of the drive-in's status, any potential owner knew they couldn't develop the property b/c of the drive in. Hewas about to go bankrupt. Poof, one night it burns down...Problem solved!