The steel structure started going up in the beginning of May and is scheduled to be done by the end of Summer. Students returning in the fall will be surprised to see an almost complete structure, although with no walls.
For logistical reasons the first steel to go up is suspended 45 feet up in the air in a tree-house like structure built on top of concrete columns. It is complete with a ladder to get up to the hamlet.
What is on level 2 of the Hillman Center? What part of the building has been referred to as the nose? There is a bridge in the landscaping not attached to a building, where is it?
These questions are all part of the Gates Hillman Test which was given out to faculty of the Computer Science Department during their retreat. Please feel free to take it. You might find the building plans (8Mg) useful. If you think you got all the answers, send them to Guy Blelloch.
During Bill Gates’ visit in February, the Henry L. Hillman Foundation announced a gift of $10 Million for the second of the two structures comprising the SCS Complex. The building will be named the Hillman Center for Future Generation Technologies. We are grateful for the generous gift. More information can be found on the Carnegie Mellon’s News Page. In the picture (l to r): Henry L. Hillman, Bill Gates, Elsie Hillman and Jared Cohon.
“Mack Scogin Merrill Elam angles its architecture toward the landscape and culture of Wellesley with the idiosyncratic Wang Center” is the title of a recent feature in Architectural Record, one of the most highly regarded periodicals on architecture. Mack Scogin Merrill Elam (MSME) are also the architects of the Gates Center (more…)
We have recently been given some black and white renderings of the interior. Here is a page with the renderings located on the floorplans along with some other statistics on the building.
The Landscape Architects for the project, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates recently gave a presentation on the landscape design to the University Design Review Committee. You can find the presentation slides here.
The landscape will be unlike anything else we have on campus. Some interesting features of the landscape include: (more…)
Some renderings of the building. This skin is what is currently planned.
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The School of Computer Science (SCS) program committee is delighted with overall design of the building spaces so far. We feel that most of our initial expectations have been achieved and exceeded. (more…)
The design of the building will not be in the Hornbostel yellow-brick style. It is going to be a “contemporary” design. Some people have asked whether this will fit into our campus. (more…)
