The UD Alumni Relations Blog’s sister-site (and frequent source of our plagiarized content) UDaily posted news today about the Gilbert Residence Hall demolition project with a interesting tidbit at the end of the piece. A tidbit that may contain hints as to the fate of another two dorm complexes.
The Gilbert Hall demo is slated to be finished in early 2010 and that 90% of the demolished material is being recycled. Still unanswered is what will be done with the space once everything is destroyed and cleaned up. New academic buildings? More fields/open areas for students to frolic and play? A wave pool and waterpark?
Penny Person, assistant director of facilities planning and construction, said that a study will be done on the possibility for new student residences on East Campus with the goal of providing sufficient housing to replace some of the existing residence hall complexes located on UD’s West Campus.
The only residence hall complexes on UD’s West Campus are Dickinson and Rodney. Looks like they’re next to come down. Stay tuned…
Gilbert demolition among construction projects on campus [udel.edu/udaily]
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