AUSTIN | Cockrell School of Engineering Education & Research Ctr | 8 FLRS | Completed
 

It looks to be around 160 feet tall. The building to the right of it, the Ernest Cockrell Jr. Hall, is 172 feet tall.

http://alcalde.texasexes.org/2013/04...ring-building/
http://i.imgur.com/tIEKSf9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/aXFuEQB.png

http://i.imgur.com/o3sH0cq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bIuKlO4.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hWcsnMV.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YclQu9V.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/zTU84PE.jpg

WOW.... obviously UT has escaped the grips of the "Campus" plan.... or what ever it was called. Or the Regents are so busy sticking thier noses in other places these builiding slipped thur!

I grabbed a screen cap from the PDF file. One of the renderings for the medical school shows the new engineering building in the overall plan. It's located west of Robert Dedman Drive south of East Dean Keeton Street.

http://www.utsystem.edu/sites/utsfil...l/5-2013ab.pdf

http://i.imgur.com/UvAC3HP.jpg

Or you are simply wrong and the "campus mindset" disappeared awhile ago, as I think is clearly evident w/r/t both this project and the overall medical district as well.

Hey!
Thanks for the response.
Yes, there has been an evolution away from the iron grips of the architectual Masterplan over the last 5 years or so. At the point of the Blanton being built, it was put back into force with an iron fist. It was mostly material based. ( Tile roof, brick color, etc.) The shape of buildings have been shifting more recently, but the materials were still in the same brick color and there was an attempt to "blend" into the original architecture of campe.
This , however, is a major departure.
This is one of the first buildings that does not even pretend to "blend".
I am very happy to see it.!

What in the world does having cohesive architecture have anything to do with interaction with the neighboring areas??? Who the f cares if all the buildings look the same? The point you've consistently been making in this and other threads is not about the style of building, but about whether the buildings interact with their surrounding area. And honestly, having a cohesive style actually helps the university with branding, so I'm fine with it.

I'm with MichaelB on this one and actually I think what he was trying to say is that he likes the new architecture and the variety but UT has been hard to change. That when they do some bold designs they are reigned back into the traditional Euro/Spanish Mediterranean style. There is a point where that can be overdone and really detracts even from the older original buildings that reflect the time period they were built. The newer buildings trying to mimic the older ones don't really work as well and it becomes redundant. UTs campus will always have its Spanish style look and brand as the heart of the campus will stay as is, but its good to see some contrast and this new building is a great example of what would be a great addition to the University.

There have been some nice new buildings on campus over the last few years. Just check out Google maps and zoom in and also use the street view. The new Student Activity Center is especially nice. The new BELO Center is pretty nice, and there's the the Hackerman Building, too.

Student Activity Center
https://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/sac.html

Hackerman Building.
https://www.aiaaustin.org/event/tour...erman-building

Belo Center for New Media
http://communication.utexas.edu/feat...t-design-award

I have been in the interior of each of these buildings and they are quite impressive and without a doubt a departure from the traditional style inside and out.

Agreed. Was walking past the new SAC last night (on the way to Bass ) and really appreciating the building.

I added a few more images to the first post from the general contractor's website. Also it seems to be 8 floors and not 9 floors tall.

DPR Construction is the general contractor.

Here is their website. The renderings for it are in the first slide behind 'education'.

http://ennead.com/#/projects

This is also calling the building the Cockrell School of Engineering Education & Research Center.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/ne...-ut-seeks.html

as an alumnus my only problem with departure from the stucco/brick/spanish tiles is boy, it was easy to tell the newer buildings, and they were usually hideous. Hopefully these age better that some of the hideous bombs like RLM or Jester.

The university campuses that I most enjoyed spending time in all had some unifying element. That does not mean the same style of architecture. For example; If all new buildings at UT were required to use the bricks used on the stadium....somewhere on the facade....even just as an accent, then all the new buildings would interact and feel that they are intentionally designed. A "sense of place" is thus created. Paris is unified by its required limestone and height limit and is widely appreciated for its charm. People want to spend time in Paris.

A university campus is an entity within a city; it is a neighborhood. Just like a city skyline is an entity. If a city skyline is chaotic with signage and vastly differing colors where every building is a trophy unto itself, then the vision of the skyline is less pleasing. Imagine if New York allowed signage on skyscrapers....ugh. Time Square is simply not what a university campus needs to be. UT needs to keep creating great architecture that relates to and creates a sense of being on the UT Austin campus. A place of calm and education where every new building simply gives a nod to the history and the place it is built.

That's actually very well stated. I concur:cheers:

Thanks! Much Appreciated. ;)

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/s...150-mil/nZsNy/

I walked by the site on Dean Keeton yesterday, and I'm a little confused about where the footprint of this building is - directly to the left of the current Engineering building is a creek (I think it's Waller creek), then San Jacinto street, and then an open field with another creekbed that disappears under Dean Keeton. From the renderings it seems the building may straddle all three of these, so I'm wondering if they plan to close that stretch of San Jacinto?

Thats a damn expensive engineering school/building. $300MM? Wow. Didn't realize we were throwing around that kind of coin on academics. Good to see if it works out. I would have thought $100MM or so.

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/s...ineerin/nZth3/