Badger Herald: Project critique from John Sharpless
Glass box abomination on historic Union
The current student-subsidized renovation project is aimed at modernizing the 83-year-old Memorial Union. It will reorganize the internal spaces, provide better ADA accessibility, modernize wiring, plumbing and safety infrastructure and repair leaking roofs, broken fixtures and damaged interior surfaces. If the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union is going to be an important part of campus life for generations to come, there is important work to be done. However, there is considerable controversy over the “glass box” addition to the north of the Union Theater.
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