Good morning.
The Auburn BOT this morning is expected to approve the hire of a firm to begin designing the new Football Performance Center. This will be the first tangible step toward making this project a reality.
The BOT in September granted approval to begin searching for a firm to turn ideas into an actionable plan. We believe that task will be handled by two firms — HOK/Kansas City and Goodwyn/Mills/Cawood out of Montgomery. They previously collaborated to design the Harbert Family Recruiting Center at Jordan-Hare Stadium, which opened in July 2018.
We know this as a the "Double Wide."
We're told the project is expected to cost approximately $70 million all told, though that number almost certainly will change as things progress. We're also told that Auburn will not use this project to out-flash new clubhouse-type facilities recently completed at Clemson and LSU. Instead, the goal will be to emphasize cutting-edge technology and football-specific concepts.
There is talk that Tim Cook, Apple CEO, will be involved in the design of this facility. I have not yet been able to verify that; Cook is notoriously low-key when taking personal involvement in a project not directly related to Apple or its directly associated verticals.
No timetable for project completion exists. My best guess? Operational duringthe first half of 2021* early 2022.
*I am not an engineer. I'm also not a building contractor. We have some members who are, so I changed my guess based on their input.
The Auburn BOT this morning is expected to approve the hire of a firm to begin designing the new Football Performance Center. This will be the first tangible step toward making this project a reality.
The BOT in September granted approval to begin searching for a firm to turn ideas into an actionable plan. We believe that task will be handled by two firms — HOK/Kansas City and Goodwyn/Mills/Cawood out of Montgomery. They previously collaborated to design the Harbert Family Recruiting Center at Jordan-Hare Stadium, which opened in July 2018.
We know this as a the "Double Wide."
We're told the project is expected to cost approximately $70 million all told, though that number almost certainly will change as things progress. We're also told that Auburn will not use this project to out-flash new clubhouse-type facilities recently completed at Clemson and LSU. Instead, the goal will be to emphasize cutting-edge technology and football-specific concepts.
There is talk that Tim Cook, Apple CEO, will be involved in the design of this facility. I have not yet been able to verify that; Cook is notoriously low-key when taking personal involvement in a project not directly related to Apple or its directly associated verticals.
No timetable for project completion exists. My best guess? Operational during
*I am not an engineer. I'm also not a building contractor. We have some members who are, so I changed my guess based on their input.
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