8/2/2023 0 Comments Breeze way ideasWhich is, again, a pre-existing idea that they've copied. The south end of the Breezeway is a popular socialization node and one of the big foci for the project was enhancing social spaces. And it's better than when we painted it a dark brown to cover up how dirty it was. What else can you say about it? It's gray, so that's a school color. Speaking of floors, here is probably the Money Shot of the whole blog showing off not only the new Breezeway floor but also the new lighting system. And the outside got new decals, even though the old wall remained: The important thing is, the bathrooms no longer feel like you're going to be murdered in there, have good lighting, no cobwebs or mold or whatever else was going on there that made you find Any Other Bathroom. I didn't take photos inside for obvious reasons, even though nobody was in there. In fact, all the bathrooms on the Breezeway got a major upgrade. On that end the bathroom was redone with light blue paint and new floors. Now let's take a stroll down the Breezeway.įirst, they took down the awning and I think they put up new siding for the Breezeway Cafe. I know that's not a big deal to most people but it's like, if FAU is going to spend money on it anyway, it might as well have red and blue, right? Glad we moved on there.Īlong with this there are new(?) red and blue school spirit trash cans. Ugh man, I get the history behind it, but that yellow never worked with the red and blue. Still a better outcome than THIS IDEA, I suppose. They really did nothing to the physical entrance otherwise? The contrast between the school colors and the beige of the remaining entrance is off-putting. Since it does, and it's already popular, it's hard to give them credit for moving it to a more convenient space and adding an Owl head (still the best FAU logo, glad it's not the full Owl) Had the Housing Quad one not existed, the architects would get major kudos for it. (from another blog entry, initially from FAU's FB page, included here for comparison - you can Google "I LOVE FAU sign" for more examples if needed) Let's look at the most oft-used entrance on the south end.ġ) This has been the most photographed place since the Breezeway reopened, which is not a surprise since its existing counterpart in the Housing Quad area is a popular photo spot for visitors to campus: If you REALLY know your geography here, you'll notice they removed the main square directional sign in the first picture of this blog because, I assume, it interfered with the new lighting. If you're thinking, "Wow, that doesn't look different at all" - buckle up, because there's a whole lot more where that came from.Ĭompare that to THIS IDEA from the architects, which didn't happen (yet?) but could have been a cool touch.Īnd the floor is new. Here's the North Entrance by the gym/alumni center. Here's the result, as of late December 2017. July 2017 the south end of the Breezeway reopened, although work continued on the north side. Fences went up, soda machines were moved, students complained about longer times to get to class, and infrastructure work fixed up leakage, re-routed wires, painted, and so on. The Breezeway was divided into three phases and work began on the south end. Fast forward to Summer 2016 and THE BREEZEWAY RENOVATION BEGAN. Meanwhile IN FALL 2015 the Breezeway was painted red, blue and gray to increase school spirit: Those renderings came down fairly quickly and I didn't post them because I figured FAU didn't want you to see them if they took them down. They also showed a new pedestrian bridge along the north side of the Ritter Art Gallery on the 2nd floor, replacing the awful outdated scaffolding with glass walls, a re-done north entrance and the new lighting plan for the Breezeway. FAU's own Facilities Management soon after put up a dedicated website which initially had renderings showing, for instance, the West entrance (by the library/Chick-fil-a) having a video board for announcements/school pride stuff - that was a really cool idea. Back in April 2014 the Breezeway Renovation was full-steam ahead, an architect was selected for the project, and there was a "Re-Inventing the Breezeway" open forum for students, staff and alumni to come out and pitch their ideas on improving the Breezeway, the "iconic pedestrian thoroughfare" of campus. To quickly recap the history (with links to the previous blogs about it, including pictures): Well, it's finally time to take a look at the almost-completed Breezeway renovation.
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