Bishop Quad arches to be saved

[Tango Two]

After a month-long battle for the preservation of the Bishop Quad archways in light of their proposed demolition, the preservationists have won. It has been decided that the arches will indeed be incorporated into the renovated dorms which are set to open in Fall 2015.






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Bishop Quad arches to be saved

 

[Scarlet Craig]

Did Rutgers even post the designs for the Bishop Quad changes? Would like to take a look but can't seem to find it anywhere.

 

[Scarlet Pride]

This is the first I've heard of it but I'm happy that the outcome is a positive one.

 

[e5fdny]

Originally posted by Scarlet Pride:
This is the first I've heard of it but I'm happy that the outcome is a positive one.

+1

 

[HeavenUniv.]

Are these dorms going to be part of the new Honors College housing ?

 

[RUJohnny]

http://www.muckgers.com/2014/05/bishop-quad-arches-to-be-saved/

 

[jdm1979]

I was on campus today and saw that the arches are gone. A student who lives in Demarest said that he saw them being ripped out and thrown into a dumpster.

 

[srru86]

Not much here, but they got the job...
ACT Engineers
Renovation to Bishop Quad at Rutgers University

 

[jdm1979]

I called ACT and they referred me to the architect. We'll see if he returns my call.

 

[Upstream]

The article posted earlier in this thread seemed to imply that the arches would be rebuilt as part of the updated design, so that they could support a structure on top.

 

[RUminator]

I know I'm getting old when I can't remember or recognize some places I used to hang around. Is this the same location that had basketball courts in the square between rhe buildings? I'm going back to 63-64.

 

[BigRnj]

yep... but those courts are long gone. I spent as much time on he quad courts as I did in class

They were the sight of Dean Crosby's attempt to squash the spring riot back in the early 80's ....

 

[virginiaru]

I was in Hegeman as a freshman in 1968. My memory was the line by the payphone in the quad since some bright engineers had a tone generator to allow free long distance calls!

 

[BigRnj]

what's a pay phone?

 

[jdm1979]

Saphire & Albarran has advised me that Rutgers informed them to have me call the RU Facilities architect.

I'll try that tomorrow.

 

[Saint Puppy]

Originally posted by BigRnj:
yep... but those courts are long gone. I spent as much time on he quad courts as I did in class

They were the sight of Dean Crosby's attempt to squash the spring riot back in the early 80's ....

I think they did away with the Bball courts in the early '90s. Happy they are keeping the arches.