Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Happy Holidays!

Alexandria's Phase III exterior will be mostly wrapped up by the holidays.

The round theatre-style classroom is clad in galvanized metal panels.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Fall Foliage

As November draws to a close, fall color competes with Phase III. This is the view from the Bisdorf cafeteria patio.


Thursday, November 8, 2007

We're Back!

Here are some new photos of Phase III. While the outside isn't dramatically different from the September photos, you can see that windows are in and work is beginning on the exterior of the round theater space. It's beginning to look like the drawings!





Inside, rooms are beginning to take shape. We plan to don our hard hats again and take a look at the interior progress soon.

Saturday, September 8, 2007

The round grey part of the new building will seat 150 people in tiered, theater-style seating.
Do you know what the round section will be?



Friday, July 20, 2007

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Monday, June 11, 2007

The cement phase of construction is complete.


Plumbers, masons, and electricians are working to complete the infrastructure.


The next big event in the construction of Phase III is the "cladding" which is the installation of pre-cast concrete panals that will make up the skin or outside walls of the structure.



Thursday, May 17, 2007

Another busy week of construction









Phase 2 and phase 3 coming together


Monday, May 14, 2007

May 11, 2007

We wear hardhats and goggles so you don't have to.

On Friday May 11, Anne Anderson and Kevin O'Hagan visited the construction site with NOVA construction inspector Dan Priest.


Anne ascending to the third floor.


Kevin and Dan.



Aluminum supports for the concrete, which needs approximately 28 days to cure.



Bisdorf Phases I and II in the background, from the third floor.



Anne and Dan discussing the progress of the concrete phase of construction.


On the third floor, looking toward Skyline.


On the third floor, looking east.


On the third floor, looking down.

Monday, May 7, 2007

May 4, 2007

May 4 was a beautiful spring day so we decided to take a new perspective and look at the construction from the outdoors.










Tuesday, April 24, 2007

What will Phase III look like?

Here are some architects' renderings of what a completed Phase III will look like.

Northeast view



East elevation



North elevation


Southwest elevation

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

March 16, 2007


The St. Patrick's Day 2007 snow and ice storm is on its way.

March 9, 2007

Friday, March 2, 2007

March 2, 2007

The concrete foundation and columns are being poured. Next step: the ground floor concrete.