Wyly Tower to be demolished

[PawDawg]

You can count 16 floors from the outside, but the elevator only has 15 floors. One floor is unapproachable.

[Bayou Dawg]

While I will miss Wiley Tower's magnificent presence on the Tech skyline, I do believe the new facility will likely be much more useable for students. Wiley Tower always has seemed a bit unapproachable.

Appropriate terminology (come back and read your quote after the new building is complete).

[Tech77]

Appropriate terminology (come back and read your quote after the new building is complete).

I'll try to remember, but I can't promise anything.

[eagle2180]

So we can completely demo Wylie Tower and rebuild for less than it cost to renovate? Faulty piping and valves is due to a lack of maintenance. I'm combining threads, but others were complaining about renegotiating Holtz contract amidst massive budget cuts...

[JuBru]

If we want to keep our academic standings, and therefore our funding, we need a new library. We don't need a football coach.

Wyly's problem are well beyond faulty piping and valves, imo.

[eagle2180]

If we want to keep our academic standings, and therefore our funding, we need a new library. We don't need a football coach.

Wyly's problem are well beyond faulty piping and valves, imo.

I'm sure there are other problems. What will happen during the intermediate stages? What will it cost? Is the space available locally? ( climate control storage.....)

[JuBru]

Not my job to know or figure out the details.

I just hope whatever company they hire moves quicker than the people working on COBB.

[eagle2180]

Not my job to know or figure out the details.

I just hope whatever company they hire moves quicker than the people working on COBB.

An all too familiar statement in todays world.

[olddog75]

If we want to keep our academic standings, and therefore our funding, we need a new library. We don't need a football coach.

Yes, we need a football coach, in fact, we always need to have a good one.

[Built4Speed]

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[champion110]

While I have VERY fond memories of Wyly Tower, every guest I have ever taken to the Tech campus has stated the same thing "that building doesn't fit". It really never fit. The beautiful old buildings around the Lady of the Mist look like a beautiful Southern campus - very traditional and majestic. Wyly never had that. It was just a plain tall building. I am good with this decision and can't wait to see a really nice building that fits with the architecture of the main campus.

[DelhiDawg]

From the Master Plan:

"Other Facilities of Inspiration
North Carolina State
Temple"

http://inhabitat.com/snohettas-new-l...mark-herboth5/

http://snohetta.com/project/252-temp...ersity-library

Oh, yeah. Either of those would blend in seamlessly in the Quad. A better fit that Wyly Tower even. Colonial Revival architecture and some kind of glass and steel something.

[champion110]

From the Master Plan:

"Other Facilities of Inspiration
North Carolina State
Temple"

http://inhabitat.com/snohettas-new-l...mark-herboth5/

http://snohetta.com/project/252-temp...ersity-library

Oh, yeah. Either of those would blend in seamlessly in the Quad. A better fit that Wyly Tower even. Colonial Revival architecture and some kind of glass and steel something.

I would much rather have a modernized look that uses the red brick and some blend of traditional style of the other buildings. A modern twist on our majestic looking buildings in the Quad.

[RhythmDawg]

From the Master Plan:

"Other Facilities of Inspiration
North Carolina State
Temple"

http://inhabitat.com/snohettas-new-l...mark-herboth5/

http://snohetta.com/project/252-temp...ersity-library

Oh, yeah. Either of those would blend in seamlessly in the Quad. A better fit that Wyly Tower even. Colonial Revival architecture and some kind of glass and steel something.

Come on man. Those aren't cited for exterior architectural design. They are cited for interior layout, amenities, and functionality.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

I would much rather have a modernized look that uses the red brick and some blend of traditional style of the other buildings. A modern twist on our majestic looking buildings in the Quad.

Now that would be interesting.