The University of Richmond this spring started a $25 million expansion and renovation project at the Boatwright Memorial Library that includes a new atrium. (Image courtesy of University of Richmond)
An eight-figure renovation and expansion has kicked off at the University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library.
The $25 million project includes a new atrium with a multiuse seating area and more study spaces for students. Construction started in the spring and comes as the latest in a sequence of projects at the university library.
“The Library has been undergoing a series of improvements over the past few years. This portion of the Library project, which includes substantial interior renovations and the creation of an enclosed atrium that will provide additional study space, began in May,” university spokeswoman Sunni Brown said in an email.
The upgrades also are intended to improve accessibility to the library with additional exterior doors and pathways, improve natural lighting and will relocate and expand the library’s 8:15 Cafe, Brown said.
The library is set to grow by 7,500 square feet as a result of the project, which will bring the facility to a total of 172,000 square feet.
Work on the building is expected to be completed in November 2024.
The project’s general contractor is Taylor & Parrish Construction of Richmond. D.C.-based architecture firm StudioMB handled the design of the project.
University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library is in the early stages of a $25 million expansion and renovation project. (Jack Jacobs photo)
With construction underway, there are already plans for what’s next at the library.
The ongoing expansion and renovation will prepare existing space in the library for the creation of the Weinstein Learning Center, a separate undertaking to begin next summer.
The $25 million center, which will be devoted to tutoring and academic support services for students, is to be financed entirely by a donation from Carole and Marcus Weinstein announced earlier this year. The funding will cover build-out and other expenses tied to the center’s creation.
“The Weinstein gift will support a variety of needs related to the new learning center, not just interior renovation costs. For example, we recently hired the inaugural director of a comprehensive Quantitative Resource Center. Quantitative resources will be one of the areas located within the new Center, which will continue to adapt for the future academic and learning needs of our students,” Brown said.
The Quantitative Resource Center will be a tutoring center focused on computer coding and math.
In the news release that announced the gift, the university said it was the second-largest single donation it had received in its history.
The ongoing construction is the latest in a recent wave of improvement projects at the library. Over the past year, a reading room for rare books, an arts studio space and other improvements have been added to the facility, Brown said.
The University of Richmond this spring started a $25 million expansion and renovation project at the Boatwright Memorial Library that includes a new atrium. (Image courtesy of University of Richmond)
An eight-figure renovation and expansion has kicked off at the University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library.
The $25 million project includes a new atrium with a multiuse seating area and more study spaces for students. Construction started in the spring and comes as the latest in a sequence of projects at the university library.
“The Library has been undergoing a series of improvements over the past few years. This portion of the Library project, which includes substantial interior renovations and the creation of an enclosed atrium that will provide additional study space, began in May,” university spokeswoman Sunni Brown said in an email.
The upgrades also are intended to improve accessibility to the library with additional exterior doors and pathways, improve natural lighting and will relocate and expand the library’s 8:15 Cafe, Brown said.
The library is set to grow by 7,500 square feet as a result of the project, which will bring the facility to a total of 172,000 square feet.
Work on the building is expected to be completed in November 2024.
The project’s general contractor is Taylor & Parrish Construction of Richmond. D.C.-based architecture firm StudioMB handled the design of the project.
University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library is in the early stages of a $25 million expansion and renovation project. (Jack Jacobs photo)
With construction underway, there are already plans for what’s next at the library.
The ongoing expansion and renovation will prepare existing space in the library for the creation of the Weinstein Learning Center, a separate undertaking to begin next summer.
The $25 million center, which will be devoted to tutoring and academic support services for students, is to be financed entirely by a donation from Carole and Marcus Weinstein announced earlier this year. The funding will cover build-out and other expenses tied to the center’s creation.
“The Weinstein gift will support a variety of needs related to the new learning center, not just interior renovation costs. For example, we recently hired the inaugural director of a comprehensive Quantitative Resource Center. Quantitative resources will be one of the areas located within the new Center, which will continue to adapt for the future academic and learning needs of our students,” Brown said.
The Quantitative Resource Center will be a tutoring center focused on computer coding and math.
In the news release that announced the gift, the university said it was the second-largest single donation it had received in its history.
The ongoing construction is the latest in a recent wave of improvement projects at the library. Over the past year, a reading room for rare books, an arts studio space and other improvements have been added to the facility, Brown said.