Construction plans revised Head project manager explains upcoming builds

Andrew Escobar

The Pierce College Master Plan for construction projects north of the campus Mall has been updated and the planned media arts building will be downsized, College Project Director Ed Cadena said during the Academic Senate meeting on Monday, Nov. 17.

The media arts building is supposed to be built where the old library currently stands and was originally planned to be a large, three-story building. However, construction costs will result in the schematics being revised.

“It has now essentially been downsized to a much smaller building,” Cadena said. “I don’t want to limit the creativity of the architects, but it’s probably not going to be three stories.”

Cadena confirmed that the old library would still be removed to make way for the media arts building.

“In the North of Mall currently there are eighty classrooms being programed to become smart classrooms with SMART boards and projectors,” Cadena said. “The south of mall when it gets revisited is supposed to have that same consideration afforded to it.”

In addition to discussing the media arts building and North of Mall, Cadena also said that the Performing Arts building, which is now heading into its fourth year of reconstruction, might be opened by next spring.

“We have a target that I think is very achievable which will go ahead and allow occupancy for the spring session,” Cadena said. “We are having to go through some hoops that are inflamed with the