TCU is on a huge construction roll right now, and one of the biggest projects on the campus has been the transformation of a former large parking lot into a new campus commons with residence halls, a landscaped green, and a new university union. Currently, the four new residence halls - Kellye Wright Samuelson, Amon G. Carter, Teresa and Luther King, and Mary and Robert J. Wright - are completed or nearing completion, as seen above.
At the west end of the new commons, the new Brown-Lupton University Union is steadily progressing in construction, its new tower already rising above the surrounding structures:
Once complete, the new building will have a lovely presence at the end of the new commons, as seen in this rendering:
The new Brown-Lupton University Union will be a 145,000 square foot building. Key elements of the building will include a new dining facility, an auditorium, a campus living room and student organization space.
Meanwhile, the old University Union is about to be demolished:
The existing Student Center and the connector between the Student Center and Reed Hall will be demolished. A new 70,000 square foot building will be constructed in its place and a court yard will be developed between it and Reed Hall. Here’s a rendering of the new building, Scharbauer Hall, which will form the east end of the new commons:
TCU is progressing nicely in the transformation of campus from an auto-centric design into a more traditional urban campus with beautiful spaces for students, staff, and faculty and fewer car facilities. Look for more updates on TCU’s construction progress!
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