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A "sneak preview" of Oakton Community College's plans for a new technology center is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 29, at the Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie. The free event includes a design presentation by architects from Ross Barney & Jankowski Inc., light hors d'oeuvres, and campus tours.Construction is set to begin in November 2002 on the 59,000 square-foot expansion. Upon its completion in fall 2004, the Ray Hartstein Campus Technology Center will expand the College's architecture, electronics, engineering, graphic design, manufacturing, and computer technology programs, positioning Oakton among the leading providers of high-tech training the Chicago area.
To make room for the expansion, the current manufacturing and technology wing will be demolished and replaced with a new V-shaped structure that will connect to the existing building on the southeast side. A single-story front wing and a two-story back wing will host information technology offices, several computer labs, general classrooms, and critique areas for art and architecture students.
Site improvements, including more than 400 additional parking spaces, have been designed to unify the campus by organizing green space and pedestrian paths. An elevated walkway over a retention space, landscaped with native prairie plants, will provide a scenic entryway into the new building.
More than 50 percent of the Technology Center's $15 million price tag will come from the state of Illinois Capital Development Board, with the College providing the balance. A $75,000 grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation will be used to incorporate energy-efficient features into the new building.
This is the second project that the Chicago-based Ross Barney & Jankowski has completed for Oakton. Their 1998 design of the Des Plaines campus library expansion, which earned the 2000 Merit Award from the Chicago Building Congress, provided the College with information technology upgrades and a strong visual identity for the campus. The firm's other notable designs include the Cesar Chavez Multicultural Academic Center and Little Village Academy for the Chicago Public Schools, the Glendale Heights Post Office, and the new Federal Campus in Oklahoma City that will replace the Alfred P. Murrah Building, destroyed by a terrorist attack in 1995.
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