BoiseBro: Funny you should ask, it looks like the Idaho Statesman just came out with an article back on June 16th.
Boise State's decadelong construction boom is coming to an end
By BILL ROBERTS —
broberts@idahostatesman.com
Boise State University has poured nearly $300 million into new campus buildings since 2004 and helped shape the school as a technology-based, regional research university.
But now, the school is bumping up against its capacity to sell construction bonds.
Only two structures are left in the school's plan: fine arts and science.
After constructing research, sports, parking and housing structures, the school is pushing for a 90,000- to 120,000-square-foot building to bring its fine arts program under one roof. The structure would face Capitol Boulevard sitting between the Micron Business and Economics building to the south and the John B. Barnes Towers to the north.
The estimated cost of the building is $35 million. Boise State hopes to pay for it through the state's permanent building fund, sale of construction bonds and private financing.
School officials don't have a final design of the building yet from architectural firms LCA in Boise and HGA in Minneapolis. But the new fine arts center will likely be U-shaped with the art gallery facing onto Capitol, said Richard Young, art department chairman.
Boise State is exploring the possibility of a gift from a "significant" art collector who lives out of state, said university President Bob Kustra. He declined to name the person, but said if it happens, the building could be expanded.
More on the Proposal on the link below.
Bill Roberts: 377-6408, Twitter: @IDS_BillRoberts
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http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/0...#storylink=cpy