Perry Cafeteria renovation - still baffled why we didn't use the existing style of architecture....
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Agree. The old architecture should have been preserved. That looks like crap.
17-ing TERRIBLE!!!
I can’t believe some higher ups- Keenum, to make one signed off on this BS!!!
Did they mess with the inside? Hope they didn’t touch any of the beams… those things are beautiful
That's great. Like the Momma of a fat girl says - "its how you look on the inside that counts"....
Perry is timeless and won't ever look outdated.
Even if this glass box wasn't attached to Perry, it'd be outdated in 5 years.
Just terrible.
Even if this glass box wasn't attached to Perry, it'd be outdated in 5 years.
Just terrible.
That looks terrible, but i honestly never really approached it from that side. Are they changing the drill field side?
I predate the swalm building, so Etheridge hall is what I know....but swalm should have been gold with a microbrewery in the back. The dairy joint gets to sell cheese, let the ChEs sell beer.
No. That side remains unchanged. This is where the old florist used to be.
The architecture department usually has no say in these projects.
I say this as a graduate of said architecture school, I cannot believe this was allowed to get built. Rule #1 of working with historic architecture is not to overshadow the original, ESPECIALLY when it's a part of a bigger campus. This glass clad hellhole looks like it was designed by someone who gets kickbacks from the curtain wall manufacturer.
I just looked it up, some firm from Baton Rouge. So not only are we letting someone ruin the cafeteria, we're giving the money to a bunch of LSU grads. Cool cool cool.
All this does is reinforce why I kind of hate most other architects.
If they built an approved glass house, are they not hinting that they think it can get undone at some point?
They are doing a lot of work on the building air handling equipment and I suppose that means ductwork and that probably will entail new ceilings and lighting but that will be about it for "remodeling" its not like they are gutting it to the bricks and redoing it. they are taking all the air handling equipment on the roof and putting it in the basement. It will be attached to the campus chilled water loop for heating and cooling. This necessitated the building of a Physical plant building east of Dorman. I believe a glass atrium will be added to the east end (Doman 140 large auditorium). This will include restrooms that will be open on gamedays.
The glass atrium is forcing removal of that huge great old oak tree in that end of Dorman too last I heard
Im not sure, I bet the Physical Plant Building going up east of Dorman might have more to do with that
“here MSSTATE, we have 15-20 million investment dollars so we, not you, can build a new dining hall and sign another 10 year contract to be your food service provider”. -Aramark
And so many visitors and friends over the years told me that was one of the most beautiful places they had ever seen on any SEC campus. I guess no more.
I had a New York based work colleague on campus with me a number of years ago and he was amazed at the
Cafeteria, said it rated right up there with some of the best at West Point. fYI, my grandfather was president of Student association at the time Perry opened and was the first student to get to eat there. I was maybe 6-7 years old first time he took me there. The
addition is an embarrassment to the administration.
Cafeteria, said it rated right up there with some of the best at West Point. fYI, my grandfather was president of Student association at the time Perry opened and was the first student to get to eat there. I was maybe 6-7 years old first time he took me there. The
addition is an embarrassment to the administration.