Sun Dome Renovation Thread

[HOTbull]

They were in the HOT equiptment repair room in the new School of Music. I doubt they're there anymore, since the building opened last monday.

[KB]

Hotbull, thanks for posting.

Looks like a new entrance on the north side?  Maybe the student entrance, with the main non student entrance on each side of The Muma?

On that middle sketch, I can't figure out what the "structure" or "landscape feature" is on the east side of the dome.  You can clearly see the chiller plant on the west side. 

[Costa]

Hotbull, thanks for posting.

Looks like a new entrance on the north side?  Maybe the student entrance, with the main non student entrance on each side of The Muma?

On that middle sketch, I can't figure out what the "structure" or "landscape feature" is on the east side of the dome.  You can clearly see the chiller plant on the west side. 

I believe its the convocation center.

http://usfweb2.usf.edu/facilitiesplan/Projects/Notice%20of%20Meetings_CM%20%20SunDome_537%20(2).pdf

[Dogma]

Hotbull, thanks for posting.

Looks like a new entrance on the north side?  Maybe the student entrance, with the main non student entrance on each side of The Muma?

On that middle sketch, I can't figure out what the "structure" or "landscape feature" is on the east side of the dome.  You can clearly see the chiller plant on the west side. 

I believe its the convocation center.

http://usfweb2.usf.edu/facilitiesplan/Projects/Notice%20of%20Meetings_CM%20%20SunDome_537%20(2).pdf

The SunDome IS a convocation center

A convocation center is a multi-purpose arena.  Concerts, graduation, special events, etc. besides basketball.

To the east of the SunDome is the loading/unloading center for the arena (including supplies/equipment/etc.)  The roadway actually goes down a level to the basement.  The landscape is actually the raised (ground) level around this entrance.

[Guest]

USF approves financing for $35 million Sun Dome renovation

By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer

In Print: Tuesday, March 8, 2011

TAMPA — The Sun Dome, home to USF's basketball programs and many concerts and community events for 30 years, could be weeks away from a $35 million renovation, a long-overdue makeover the university is expecting to triple the arena's annual revenues from last year.

"We're very excited to give it a facelift; the Sun Dome is a huge facility, and this is a big project," said Mark Walsh, USF's assistant vice president for government relations. "Once this is completed, we'll be able to do a lot more with it."

USF approved its plan and financing for the $35 million project — $8.5 million will be paid with cash reserves, with the remainder financed over 20 years — with the hopes of extending the arena for "an additional 30 years." What remains is approval March 24 at a Tallahassee meeting of the Board of Governors, which must approve any major project for the state's public universities.

Read the rest: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/colleges/article1155900.ece

[Triple B]

USF approves financing for $35 million Sun Dome renovation

By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer

In Print: Tuesday, March 8, 2011

TAMPA — The Sun Dome, home to USF's basketball programs and many concerts and community events for 30 years, could be weeks away from a $35 million renovation, a long-overdue makeover the university is expecting to triple the arena's annual revenues from last year.

"We're very excited to give it a facelift; the Sun Dome is a huge facility, and this is a big project," said Mark Walsh, USF's assistant vice president for government relations. "Once this is completed, we'll be able to do a lot more with it."

USF approved its plan and financing for the $35 million project — $8.5 million will be paid with cash reserves, with the remainder financed over 20 years — with the hopes of extending the arena for "an additional 30 years." What remains is approval March 24 at a Tallahassee meeting of the Board of Governors, which must approve any major project for the state's public universities.

Read the rest: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/colleges/article1155900.ece

The fat lady's warming up her voice ...

[outrunner]

March 25th can't get here soon enough.

[Bullpride08]

BTW, this is a major move.  It took years just to get the state to even discuss us being able to name the SunDome because the SunDome is a state facility, not a USF facility.  I do hope at some point after we put these renovations into the facility the state will look at as more of a USF facility and give us carte blanche to make decisions on it exclusively.

[DELdaBull]

That is excellent news!!!!!!!!!!

[KB]

So can athletics release some renderings now that USF has approved the funding?