TCU Construction Updates

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

There are exquisitly beautiful Brutalist buildings, Fort Worth’s own Kimbell Art Museum by Louis Kahn as an excellent example.

I will guess that the Sid Richardson science building on campus is Brutalist. Regarding college campuses I prefer uniform old-school stone beauty like the University of Chicago, but if not that then architectural variety if done well is interesting, like Sid Richardson, maybe, haha, though I wish it had more windows for views and natural light. One gets the feeling Sid is built strong, befitting its brutalist design, and its lobby and stairwells are luxurious.

 

[tyler durden]

No doubt there is a lot of stigma and negative connotations with the term brutalism. But there can beautiful and awful buildings in any style. Some could call the Kimbell or Tadao Ando’s gorgeous Modern Art Museum two big piles of concrete, but I think they are both incredible structures.

 

[Frawg]

People would just complain that the light was the wrong color purple, or that the Frog image was bad, etc.

…too gender specific, lacking non-binary traits, and…

 

[Frawg]

fair enough, for our situation both my wife and i cook, our kids cooks as well, and none of us are a huge fan of paying way too much money for meals we can do ourselves and spend the time together

We tend to spend more on accommodations and love hitting local epicurean spots anpicking up local proteins/ingredients and enjoying a family night or two or three… in our home away from home. Makes it easier to splurge on the touristy stuff, a nicer bottle of wine at dinner out, souvenirs…

 

[ShadowFrog]

Corner of Bowie & Merida, what is going up (or down?) there?

 

[TCUdirtbag]

Corner of Bowie & Merida, what is going up (or down?) there?

Two new residence halls and a big dining facility. Which is the just beginning of a large east campus housing complex.

New Residence Halls Underway

TCU is preparing to begin construction on two new residence halls, extending the residence life experience to the east side of campus.

www.tcu.edu

 

[ShadowFrog]

Impressive, I did not know. Is there gonna be a cinder-block wall built around that aluminum & sheet metal piece of graduate student “art” work on the corner across from Harris nursing?

 

[TCUdirtbag]

Impressive, I did not know. Is there gonna be a cinder-block wall built around that aluminum & sheet metal piece of graduate student “art” work on the corner across from Harris nursing?

That was a private residence. The architect that owned it for years recently sold it to TCU. I am sure it will be coming down soon.

 

[ShadowFrog]

That was a private residence. The architect that owned it for years recently sold it to TCU. I am sure it will be coming down soon.

Progress, thanks.
Any update on the Harrison building hold-out?

 

[frogs9497]

That was a private residence. The architect that owned it for years recently sold it to TCU. I am sure it will be coming down soon.

If only they could get the private residence in front of the admin building.

 

[BrewingFrog]

If only they could get the private residence in front of the admin building.

I believe it is already taken care of, in that as soon as it is vacant TCU owns it.

IMHO, it should be remodeled and used as the TCU Faculty Pub.

 

[Big Frog II]

If only they could get the private residence in front of the admin building.

TCU does own it. The people have moved out. I believe TCU did apply for a zoning change so it can be torn down. Not sure what the holdup is now.

 

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

How about the one house on the north side of Princeton, one lot west of Parmer?

 

[TCUdirtbag]

TCU does own it. The people have moved out. I believe TCU did apply for a zoning change so it can be torn down. Not sure what the holdup is now.

Yep to all of this. It’ll come down soon.

 

[ShadowFrog]

I believe it is already taken care of, in that as soon as it is vacant TCU owns it.

IMHO, it should be remodeled and used as the TCU Faculty Pub.

You have become bitter in your Elder years, old friend.

 

[Brog]

I believe it is already taken care of, in that as soon as it is vacant TCU owns it.

IMHO, it should be remodeled and used as the TCU Faculty Pub.

What about a private Pub for FrogForum posters? Lots of beer, pretzels and brussel sprouts.

 

[BrewingFrog]

You have become bitter in your Elder years, old friend.

It's all those Northern Brewer hops...

 

[Fort Worth Urban]

Views of the construction of the East Campus Dining and Residence Halls

 

[Sweat Equity]

Imma get roasted for this, but one of the finest looking campuses in the country ... but for one bldg.: SidRich. Thinkkkkk abt how much real estate that sucker sits on and what it could become if:

 

[ShadowFrog]

Imma get roasted for this, but one of the finest looking campuses in the country ... but for one bldg.: SidRich. Thinkkkkk abt how much real estate that sucker sits on and what it could become if:

Sid Rich is a legend. Could count the # of entry/exit doors every day & come up with a different # every time, diabolical staircases, sub-optimal Brick jumping off points, top-secret hidden bathrooms, half-imbedded missile silos, dark & drafty basement hallways, the ONE lonely Dr Pepper machine, the time tunnel connections to Winton Scott that span 3 generations. I could go on. I think we’re still missing a classmate from my fresh year ‘77, still in there somewhere…..