The College of Business received a $25 million gift from MSU alumnus Jake Jabs last fall. A portion of that gift will be used to construct a new building. With the assistance of Comma-Q Architecture of Bozeman and Hennebery Eddy Architects of Portland, the college and the university are gathering ideas from the campus community and public about the building’s design.
Comma-Q's CoB project page will have comprehensive information from planning sessions, meetings and renderings concerning the new building as well as a place for you to submit your questions, comments and concerns.
UPDATE: Site Selection - Future building site to be "north of Wilson"
MSU announced on Friday, April 13 that the $18-million College of Business building will be constructed in the northeast section of campus.The building site is north of Wilson Hall, home of the university’s College of Letters and Science, east of one of the campus’ newest facilities, the Chemistry and Biochemistry Building built in 2006, and about 500 feet north of Montana Hall, the campus’ iconic administrative center. For more information, please read the official press release here.
Architectural programming, to identify the types and sizes of spaces, should be completed by May and schematic design, which begins to establish the actual building layout and appearance, should be completed by August 2012. The final construction drawings should be completed in March 2013 so that construction could begin immediately following the 2013 Montana Legislature. Final completion and occupancy is set for early 2015!
For inspiration from other cutting edge Colleges of Business as well as unique company spaces, representatives have been researching facilities such as Stanford and Nike, and will be looking at some local business facilities as well. Photos can be found here.
Video montage of some inspirational university and business spaces:
As a part of the MSU College of Business spring retreat, conversations regarding teaching/learning spaces and what the CoB hopes to accomplish in the future were discussed. A video montage from the retreat can be seen below:
CoB Spring Retreat - Planning Sessions:
Some photos from Day 2 Open Forum
To Submit Questions/Concerns/Suggestions: Click here.
Contact for more information: collegeofbusiness@montana.edu
