CoasterKrazy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 For those students of the University of Cincinnati who are familiar with the Main Street Cinema located within Tangeman University Center, have you noticed the similarity between the style of lights used on the Cinema walls, and those found in the queue of Scooby Doo and the Haunted Castle? I realize this is probably just a coincidence, but I was just wondering if anyone happened to know of any connections (contractors, designers, etc.) between the two buildings and their lighting. The only two places I have seen these "port-hole" lights are on the UC campus and at KI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discodude3737 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Hm, good observation. I looked at them when I was there this weekend, and I can see why you would have said that. They do look very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Well, seeing as how I am an architecture student at UC`s DAAP, I might be able to shed some light on this. The firm Gwathmey Siegel and Associates was responsible for the transformation and remodeling of the original TUC building. I believe that local firm RSL Commercial Architecture was responsible for the facade work (and possibly some interior alterations) for SDatHC. If I had to guess, it was just coincidence that similar fixtures were spec`d for both projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Which lights are we talking about in SDATHC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I'm guessing the big chandeliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvesterofyoursorrow Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 He is probably talking about the Sconces used for both projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Which lights are we talking about in SDATHC? Of course you wouldnt know, you go to that concrete city across the river aka No Knowledge University. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 nicely put.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersNSich Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 A couple of other things about the UC campus: I read that the Teacher's College building is getting a major renovation, starting January 2007, and to be completed mid 2008. It's had some remodeling not too long ago, but a lot of the building as things that date back to the 1930s, including the stairwells, as well as men's restrooms where half the stalls don't have doors. Not surprised that the 1 year construction hiatus is coming to an end. Sawyer Hall, one of the three similar high-rise apartment towers, was demolished over the 2005-06 year. It was originally supposed to be renovated, but I guess during the project, they ended up destroying it altogether. Does anyone know why it was torn down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Which lights are we talking about in SDATHC? Of course you wouldnt know, you go to that concrete city across the river aka No Knowledge University. Hey, let's talk about this! I DO go to NKU and am part of the college of business... an INERNATIONALLY acredited college, mind you. PLUS, when I graduate and get a job, I'm probably going to be successful based off of my intellect and cunning, not a piece of paper saying that I have a bachelor's degree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 They they ever finish building those new building(s) by the hospital? I was by there in 2005 and there was a giant hole in the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I don`t know why they tore down Sawyer Hall, one of the "Three Sisters." But I do know that they plan on renovating the other two. They are even going to have some architecture classes in there apparantely this coming quarter from what my studio professor said in the summer. For only being ten years old, the addition to DAAP is already almost full, due in part to Nancy Zimpher mandating increased program sizes. It is nice to have no construction fences up on campus anymore. The lights in question on Scooby are the ones that line the corridor right before the loading platform and right after the queue room, I believe. I can`t recall where the similar lights are at in TUC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Which lights are we talking about in SDATHC? Of course you wouldnt know, you go to that concrete city across the river aka No Knowledge University. Hey, let's talk about this! I DO go to NKU and am part of the college of business... an INERNATIONALLY acredited college, mind you. PLUS, when I graduate and get a job, I'm probably going to be successful based off of my intellect and cunning, not a piece of paper saying that I have a bachelor's degree! And you'll probably end up being my boss, but thats ok cause I'll end up being Bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterKrazy Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 The lights I was referring to are the blue "port hole" lights found in the hallway of the SDATHC queue after passing through the "Secret Passage." The lights in Tangeman University Center's Main Street Cinema (and as I've noticed recently, several of the lights in Turner Hall, sans grating) are white, however, and not blue. As a Civil and Environmental Engineering major at UC, the company associated with the removal of Sawyer Hall (and several other companies dealing with construction projects on campus) presented to ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) last year. The plans for the Sawyer Hall renovation were several years old, about seven or eight years if my memory serves me correctly. As demolition began, the intent was to renovate the building, but upon further review, the university determined that the designs were not up to current UC building standards, which from what I understand, deal mainly with efficiency. It would have required a large amount of money to re-do the designs, so the university decided to nix the renovation and go for the $7 million demolition. Interesting fact: Sawyer Hall would have been imploded, similar to Sander Hall, but because the utilities to all three Sisters run through the [former] basement of Sawyer, which includes natural gas, an implosion wouldn't be the best idea. CoasterRZ, I want to say I remember hearing that the renovation of the other two Sisters was on hold, as the university decided whether to renovate or remove and re-build. I could be wrong though. Teacher's College and Dyer Hall are both in stage two of a three stage renovation. There is currently not set date for completion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Well, that is what my studio professor said in the summer quarter. Not sure what happened this past quarter as I have not been on campus (I`ve been co-oping at Cole + Russell Architects in downtown Cincinnati.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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