UIHistories Project: A History of the University of Illinois by Kalev Leetaru
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UNDERGRADUATE LIBRARY

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Building Data

COST Financed by state appropriation, Illinois Building Authority, and grant from United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare Building construction Movable equipment and furnishings Landscaping, fees, utilities, and other costs Total project costs Unit cost {based on 98,689 gross square feet) Building construction cost per square foot.. $31.91 Total project cost per square foot $42.96

EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS

$3,150,000 400,000 690,125 $4,240,125

Lower level and upper level Two entrance pavilions Pedestrian tunnel Center court . . . . , Two side courts

AREAS

241'9" x 217'8" 26' x 72' 170' x 14' 72' x 72' 22' x 64'

Gross area Net (assignable) area Ratio of net to gross

CAPACITIES

98,689 square feet 67,121 square feet 68

Total seating stations Table seating Lounge chairs Carrel seating Shelf capacity in volumes Blind reader rooms Typing carrels Listening carrels

1,899 542 166 1,191 ,* 150,000 4 14 106