Academic Center and Library Building Project
Project to renovate and expand Kennedy Library begins! Projected Opening 2013
The following text was developed for the purpose of describing the project for potential architectural firms to write the project program.
The Academic Center & Library, a joint collaboration between the Academic Affairs, the Kennedy Library, and a number of partner groups including the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Information Technology Services (ITS) seeks to provide enhanced learning, teaching, and research opportunities at Cal Poly. The project includes renovation of the existing Kennedy library, addition of space to alleviate deficiencies, replacement of classroom space removed for the building expansion, and development of specialized campus classrooms.
The project is conceptualized to include renovation and improvement of existing traditional and expanding digital library functions, learning spaces, and new spaces to support faculty and student services. The Academic Center & Library should reflect the changing demands for the library and classrooms. A significant goal of the project is that all spaces, e.g. observable classrooms, meeting rooms, multi-purpose, gallery, exhibit spaces, presentation and community resource areas be as flexible as possible. A secondary goal is to present expanded 24-hour access space. It should be possible to provide a current technology infrastructure throughout the facility to support both local and distance collaboration and other uses of technology. Formal and informal interaction spaces, such as a coffee shop and widened areas in busy corridors, should encourage communication between student and faculty, and faculty and faculty. Group and individual project spaces for short and long terms should be observable when desired to allow others to view the creative process. The flow throughout the building from existing library to new spaces should be seamless and easily configurable, but provide security needed in the library areas. Partner groups' service access points should be within proximity to each other for user convenience.
Committee Members
- Mary-Alice Avila
- Project Manager, Facilities Planning
- Joe Grimes
- Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
- Tim Kearns
- Chief Information Officer
- Michael D. Miller
- Dean of Library Services
- Joel Neel
- Associate Director, Facility Planning
