[deja vu]

Demolition is in progress on McCracken Hall at WMU, to make way for a new student center and dining facility.

McCracken Hall demolition begins on Western Michigan University campus
Kayla Miller | MLive
May 16, 2019

KALAMAZOO, MI -- The walls of McCracken Hall at Western Michigan University are coming down. The oldest building on Western’s main campus, built in 1949, will be completely demolished this spring to make room for new construction. The site on which the 70-year-old building sits is needed as part of plans for a new student center and dining facility announced by the university in 2017. Demolition of McCracken Hall began Monday, May 6, university spokesperson Paula Davis said, and is expected to be complete by early August...

Source: Joel Bissel | MLive

The new student center looks interesting. Cannon Design is the Architect. There was quite a process of community involvement to develop the design. This link is to a Town Hall packet from last fall. This is all part of the larger south neighborhood campus redesign effort which will span many years. I pulled some of the highlights from the schematic design in the packet.

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Source: WMU