Construction on the College of Architecture’s Gould Hall has suffered setbacks with costs estimating thousands of dollars because of problems with bricks and asbestos, an OU professor said.
Even with these setbacks, the interior work that is still being done will continue, said Christina Hoehn, assistant professor of interior design.
“The building is closed and heated so subcontractors and contractors can still work,” said Hoehn.
At the end of construction, the building will have more than 107,000 square feet of space and will house all five disciplines under the College of Architecture, according to the college’s website.
A faculty team, along with members of Bockus Payne Associates Architects, has been working together to design a building that will generate strong interest and collaboration among students.
“The technology in the building will be state of the art; we will be featured in national magazines and give lots of tours to those interested,” Hoehn said.
Bockus Payne Associates Architects has also worked on Ellison Hall, McCasland Field House, Whitehand Hall and Wallace Old Science Hall.
Gould Hall is set to open in the spring, and students can expect to have classes in the building this fall, for the first time in three years.
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