The Goal: We're Over Halfway There!
How can you be a part of our future?
Help us transform CAPLA West into a modern architectural accomplishment that prioritizes student needs.
The Project
With a 30% increase in undergraduate student growth over the past five years, it's time to transform the CAPLA West Building into one of the nation's premier post-COVID spaces for design students.
Our growth translates to nearly 150 additional students per cohort working in our studio space. This increase in enrollment requires us to take our current footprint and optimize it by improving capacity and usability.
With your support, our reinvigorated building will be more energy-efficient, healthy and adaptable—a showcase space where faculty and students can build a changing world. Our plans include:
Expanded, Adaptable Studios
Upgrades will provide much-needed additional studio space that will inspire the learner and teacher with an environment that is light-filled, accommodating different instructional configurations and creating a foundation for future innovative building phases.
Air Quality and Handling
We will add a new north curtain wall with fully automated operable window systems and energy recovery ventilation, allowing for vastly improved air quality and the use of natural ventilation.
Learning Laboratory
Renovated spaces will serve as pedagogical tools for our faculty and students, allowing for data collection and real-time monitoring of healthy indoor environments.
The Benefits
» Provide for a growing student body and facilitate new ways of teaching and learning, enabling us to use the best of in-person learning combined with our newly acquired digital opportunities.
» Time-tested approaches to passive cooling and ventilation combine with forward-looking technology. Students and faculty will interact with and utilize the renovated building systems as teaching and learning tools.
» Expansive and flexible studios to capture light and promote natural ventilation—bringing back the spirit of the West Building's original open-air courtyard in a reconceived, energy-conscious way.
» Light-filled breakout spaces adjacent to faculty offices will promote collaboration and active learning on a variety of scales.
» Increased energy efficiency consistent with the pedagogy of net-zero architecture that students are studying.
Anticipated Envelope Performance
Replacement of the uninsulated curtain wall provides significant benefit to overall building envelope performance. Installing a thermally broken, curtain wall system with high-performance glazing is key to reducing annual energy consumption for the building.
Tour the Building During Construction
We are offering a limited number of CAPLA West Building construction tours on certain Wednesdays in October and November, from 12:15-1 p.m. Learn more and register by selecting the date:
October 5 Tour
October 12 Tour
October 26 Tour
November 9 Tour Cancelled
Follow Our Progress
Keep up with CAPLA West Building renovation progress by viewing photographs courtesy CORE Construction. We'll post photographs are they're made available, so check back often!
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November 2, 2022
North exterior curtain wall aluminum installation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: November 2, 2022.
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Atrium, west glass completion: CAPLA West Building Renovation: November 2, 2022.
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Level 3 metal mesh ceiling system: CAPLA West Building Renovation: November 2, 2022.
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Level 3 metal mesh ceiling system with black K13 insulation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: November 2, 2022.
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Computer lab tape/texture: CAPLA West Building Renovation: November 2, 2022.
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North exterior curtain wall: CAPLA West Building Renovation: November 2, 2022.
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Roof: Energy recovering ventilator (ERV) penetration layout/markup: CAPLA West Building Renovation: November 2, 2022.
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Atrium, west glass completion: CAPLA West Building Renovation: November 2, 2022.
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Drywall completion in second-floor hotel space: CAPLA West Building Renovation: November 2, 2022.
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Restroom partition, plumbing rough-in, drywall installation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: November 2, 2022.
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October 28, 2022
CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 28, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 28, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 28, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 28, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 28, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 28, 2022.
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October 19, 2022
Second-floor north curtain wall demolition/installation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Second-floor west-side atrium demolition: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Third-floor south side finished application of K13 insulation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Exterior view of north curtain wall installation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Third-floor north side application of K13 insulation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Second-floor hoteling offices: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Second-floor classroom drywall taping: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Third-floor south side EIFS and framing: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Second-floor north curtain wall installation without operable windows: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Second-floor FCU installation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Exterior view of north curtain wall installation/demolition: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Second-floor temporary wall (student/faculty safety): CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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Third-floor south side: CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 19, 2022.
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October 5, 2022
CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 5, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 5, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 5, 2022.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: October 5, 2022.
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September 30, 2022
Steel support for roof penetrations: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 30, 2022.
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Third-floor drywall started: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 30, 2022.
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Concrete pour completed, now waiting for concrete to set to start finish process: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 30, 2022.
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Pouring concrete: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 30, 2022.
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North window wall second-floor frame in place: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 30, 2022.
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Scaffold set for framing and stucco work: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 30, 2022.
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Third-floor door frames set: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 30, 2022.
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September 20, 2022
Setting tube steel beams on the third floor: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 20, 2022.
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North exterior window wall demo: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 20, 2022.
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View from the third floor to the southwest. CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 20, 2022.
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First-floor restroom rebar at concrete pour-back: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 20, 2022.
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Delivering steel to the second floor: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 17, 2022.
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September 15, 2022
Plumbing rough-in at 2nd level restroom: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 7, 2022.
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Second-level mechanical ductwork: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 7, 2022.
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Second-floor insulation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 15, 2022.
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North exterior window wall glass on second floor: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 13, 2022.
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Second-floor south side electrical rough-in: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 7, 2022.
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Second-floor west exterior window wall removal: CAPLA West Building Renovation: September 7, 2022.
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August 31, 2022
Second-floor south progress: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 22, 2022.
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First-floor new restroom plumbing: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 22, 2022.
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Second-floor wall rough-in: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 31, 2022.
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Third-floor sprinkler pipe insulation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 31, 2022.
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Second-floor west progress: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 22, 2022.
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First-floor restroom trench back-filled: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 30, 2022.
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Atrium north elevation progress: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 22, 2022.
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Third floor: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 22, 2022.
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August 17, 2022
Second-floor ductwork installation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 5, 2022.
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Third floor: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 5, 2022.
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Second-floor west area sprinkler piping: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 17, 2022.
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Glazing, north elevation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 15, 2022.
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First-floor electric room panel wakeup: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 10, 2022.
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Pipe insulation at first-floor east hallway: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 17, 2022.
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Atrium north elevation glazing: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 17, 2022.
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Third floor looking back at last wall demo after abatement: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 5, 2022.
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Overhead piping in east hallway outside of restrooms: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 10, 2022.
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North elevation at Sundt Gallery: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 10, 2022.
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Cable tray and electrical supports at second floor: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 17, 2022.
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First-floor open area (Foundation Studio): CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 10, 2022.
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Second-floor valve replacement on hot and chilled fan coil piping: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 4, 2022.
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First-floor restroom underground trenching for waste lines: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 10, 2022.
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Third-floor wall framing: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 15, 2022.
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August 2, 2022
Third-floor south window wall being removed: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 26, 2022.
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Second-floor south half wall: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 1, 2022.
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Second-floor duct work being installed: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 26, 2022.
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Second floor, south side: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 2, 2022.
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Second-floor walls, electrical and mechanical ductwork: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 2, 2022.
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Third-floor window wall removal: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 26, 2022.
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Sundt Gallery north window wall installation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 2, 2022.
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First-floor Dean's Suite drywall patch work: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 26, 2022.
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First-floor restroom: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 2, 2022.
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Third-floor concrete curb demo at south side wall relocation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 1, 2022.
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Second-floor duct work being laid out: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 1, 2022.
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Third-floor ductwork demo by Southwest Hazard: CAPLA West Building Renovation: August 1, 2022.
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July 22, 2022
First-floor Foundation studio HVAC installation: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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First-floor view into Dean's Office: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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Second-floor interior framing near the stairwell: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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Second-floor interior framing with electrical wall rough-in: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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Second-floor interior framing: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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Second-floor, northeast corner: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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Second-floor in the space previously occupied by the Computer Lab: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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Second-floor safety barricades being installed: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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Second-floor view across Sundt Gallery: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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Third-floor demolition: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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Third-floor interior framing: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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View to first floor and Sundt Gallery from the second floor: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 22, 2022.
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July 13, 2022
First-floor restroom: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Second-floor interior wall framing at northwest corner: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Second floor north: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Second-floor wall framing: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Third floor: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Third floor ready for demolition: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Third floor demolition: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Third floor demolition: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Third floor demolition: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Sundt Gallery demolition viewed from the second floor: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Sundt Gallery demolition view from the second floor: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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Sundt Gallery north wall demolition: CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 13, 2022.
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July 5, 2022
First-floor restroom demolition, CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 5, 2022
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First-floor MEP, CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 5, 2022. Foundation Studio, first floor.
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 5, 2022. Foundation Studio, first-floor MEP work.
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First-floor demolition, CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 5, 2022
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CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 5, 2022. Sundt Gallery staging area, first floor.
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First-floor fire sprinkling piping, CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 5, 2022
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First-floor restroom demolition, CAPLA West Building Renovation: July 5, 2022
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June 28, 2022
Second-floor south, CAPLA West Building Renovation: June 28, 2022
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Second-floor south storage closet, CAPLA West Building Renovation: June 28, 2022
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Second-floor storage racks demolition, CAPLA West Building Renovation: June 28, 2022
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Second-floor southeast area demolition, CAPLA West Building Renovation: June 28, 2022
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First-floor Foundation Studio, CAPLA West Building Renovation: June 28, 2022.
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Installing the second-floor hot and cold water valve, CAPLA West Building Renovation: June 28, 2022.
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Second-floor south demolition, CAPLA West Building Renovation: June 28, 2022.
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Second floor, CAPLA West Building Renovation: June 28, 2022.
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Give Now
You are an important part of the CAPLA community, and we are grateful for your support. We are over halfway to our goal of $8.7 million. Help us get there by contacting Angie Smith, director of development, at angiesmith@arizona.edu or 520-621-2608.