Coming to Life Redux Biology-Natural Resources Building Renovation Nears Completion What a difference!
Renovation of the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Biology-Natural Resources Building, initially built in 1958, is nearing completion. From the outside, the newly refurbished facility features gleaming new windows and facades. With social distancing measures, the building is not yet open to advance tours, but promises much needed updates. Many alumni will remember biology classes and labs in the building, along with the building foyer’s “Untitled Mosaic, 1962” mural by Gaell Lindstrom and Everett C. Thorpe. That iconic art piece remains in place, as $23 million renovations refurbish outdated labs, classrooms and offices, and expand the building’s entry area, to more comfortably accommodate students. The renovation project is expected to be completed by Fall 2020.
View of the northwest corner of the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Biology and Natural Resources Building, as renovation nears completion. Nichole Bresee
Learn more about the renovation and view photos at comingtolife.usu.edu (Click on “BNR Building Remodel.”) n
Top: Detail of the exterior of the newly expanded foyer on the west side of the Biology-Natural Resources Building. Left: View of the northeast corner of the newly renovated Biology-Natural Resources Building. Nichole Bresee
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