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Architecture for Architecture

Architecture for Architecture

[bbrvideo]BBR_Reid_S3_Architecture[/bbrvideo] [Anchor Intro] A Kent State academic department has a relocation on the horizon. Chip Reid has more. This large studio at the  MACC annex is one of three places where architecture students take classes. The other two are Taylor Hall and parts of Tri Towers. However, by the fall of 2016, a new building will bring the whole program under one roof. Michael Bruder is the executive director of the Office of the University Architect. “It was deemed one…

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New Kent Police building to arrive November 2016

New Kent Police building to arrive November 2016

[bbrvideo]BBR_S1_kilnapp_policebuilding[/bbrvideo] You might be used to seeing the old, run-down Kent Police station located on South Water Street. What you’re probably not used to seeing is the condition of the interior of the building. The station is in a state of crisis. The wiring isn’t done correctly. There is no storage space. The walls are deteriorating. The staircase is unfinished and more! Lieutenant James Prusha feels this building is not a stable work environment for the officers and prisoners. “We’ve…

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New Kent police building to arrive November 2016

New Kent police building to arrive November 2016

  [bbrvideo]BBR_P4_kilnapp_oldpolicebuilding[/bbrvideo] You might be used to seeing the old, run-down Kent police station located on South Water Street. What you’re not used to seeing is the condition of the interior of the building. Lieutenant James Prusha feels that this station is not a stable and efficient work environment for the officers and the prisoners. There are holes in the ceiling above the desks, the offices are in an area full of foot traffic, the evidence room is too small,…

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New police station arriving November 2016

New police station arriving November 2016

[bbrvideo]BBR_P3_Kilnapp_newpolicebuilding[/bbrvideo] You might be used to seeing the old run-down police station on South Water Street. But come November 2016, The Kent police task force will have a brand new building and location. Lieutenant James Prusha feels that this new station is absolutely necessary. He feels that the current building is inefficient financially. It’s constantly needing repairs for things like: a leaking roof, a bowing exterior wall, broken air conditioning and heating units, and decaying door jams. The lobby is…

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How it Works: Buildings, Grounds, and Sustainability

How it Works: Buildings, Grounds, and Sustainability

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P3_Hodge_Facilities[/bbrvideo] Construction, bad traffic and road blocks. I’m Kayla Hodge, and right behind me is Harbourt Hall, also known the Department of Facilities Planning and Operations. My beat this semester is Buildings, Grounds and Sustainability. I sat down with Associate Vice President of Facilities, Planing and Operations Thomas Euclide, to talk about the $200 Million dollar construction happening all over campus. Not only is Mr. Euclide in charge of the facilities on Kent’s main campus, but he is also…

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How it all works: Buildings, Grounds and Sustainability at KSU

How it all works: Buildings, Grounds and Sustainability at KSU

Construction, bad traffic and road blocks. That’s  what comes to mind when you think about all the construction going on, on Kent’s main campus. Since the end of 2014 spring semester, we have been watching all of the up and coming renovations take form on our campus grounds. What does it all mean? The school has set a budget of $200 million dollars in order to complete the school’s new construction. This new campus is apart of an initiative by…

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