Client:
The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
We have interviewed well over 400 students. We're feeling great about the response we are receiving, knowing that the building draws people to campus…then they leave amazed at the transformation of UA.
Karyn Bobkoff Katz, Ph.D
Associate Director, Honors Program
Highlights:
- 120,000 square feet
- 300-bed residence hall
- Occupies a prominent site in the heart of the campus
- Building bridges in front of an existing dorm to take advantage of two parcels
- L-shaped footprint creates courtyards that relate to other residence halls and generates a vibrant quadrant of student life
- Traditional configuration with a mix of singles and doubles with private bath
- Departmental offices, a large commons room and seminar and classrooms are housed in two-story wing
