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September 06, 2004 Vol 75, no. 2F
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BITE INTO THE NEW CITRIS BUILDING:
This rendering of the new CITRIS headquarters, slated to replace
Davis Hall, can be seen, along with the floor plan and project
updates at http://www.cp.berkeley.edu/DavisCITRIS.html
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Construction
of new building gets underway on North Campus
Legend has it that the
“UC” in UC Berkeley stands for “under construction.”
At least that’s the joke campus tour guides like to tell visitors.
One of these large-scale construction projects is taking place right
in the heart of the engineering quad.
The demolition of Davis Hall North, scheduled for September, will make
room for the state-of-the-art replacement facility that will house the
Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS).
CITRIS was established to sponsor collaborative information technology
research that will provide solutions to grand scale, challenging, social
and commercial problems that affect the quality of life for all Californians.
Applications of CITRIS research include improvements to energy efficiency,
transportation, environmental monitoring, seismic safety, education,
cultural research and health care. The new building includes flexible
research facilities, a center for distance learning and a state-of-the-art
nanofabrication lab. The new facility will be located on the same site
as the current Davis Hall North with two floors underground and five
floors above.
The sidewalk and metered parking on the south side of Hearst Avenue
between Euclid and LeRoy Avenues, adjacent to the building site, will
be used for construction vehicle access to the site. The fence for the
construction site will extend from Euclid Avenue to Cory Hall.
Hours of construction are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Demolition is scheduled
from September through November, and construction of the new Davis Hall
North facility is expected to continue through 2007.
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