Cunz Hall

[jimotis4heisman]

The Columbus Dispatch : OSU makeover for ugly duckling

Ohio State University's Cunz Hall reflects a mid-'60s building style known among architects as Brutalist.

Many passers-by simply call the building's design "brutal."
But a $24 million renovation plan will thrust the squat, wafflelike structure into the 21st century within two years, when Cunz Hall becomes the new home of OSU's College of Public Health.
OSU has engaged Jonathan Barnes Architecture & Design of Columbus to update Cunz Hall in the hopes of cementing the college's fast-rising reputation. Five years ago, the college was a school within OSU's College of Medicine. But it later split off and, in 2007, the university upgraded it to college status.
That paved the way for accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health and put it on even footing with most other academic disciplines at the university. It's the only accredited public-health college in Ohio.
The college has nearly 100 faculty and staff members and said it is drawing increasing interest from students as a focus on environmental health, food safety and cancer prevention rises among health practitioners. But its working environment is becoming obsolete.

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[sandgk]

The Columbus Dispatch : OSU makeover for ugly duckling

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Here is a larger version of that "building boom" graphic.

Glad to see the Chemistry building remains on the slate.

 

[Mac]

Most of those projects were needed...

 

[JCOSU86]

I hated it when all my advisors and professors had their offices there when it was the Language and Literature location. Glad to see they are doing something about it.

 

[Buckeye Maniac]

I hate walking past that building, so it's nice to see it's getting a facelift. Plus, the LEED certification will be good for the University.

 

[rocketman]

There's Cunz Hall and the one by the RPAC that looks like a giant waffle - ugliest buildings ever.

 

[Buckeye Maniac]

There's Cunz Hall and the one by the RPAC that looks like a giant waffle - ugliest buildings ever.

That is Cunz Hall.

 

[Gatorubet]

Most of those projects were needed...

They still going forward when the endowments took such a hit?