CAPLA West Building Renovation Began May 15, 2022
Renovation of the CAPLA West Building begins on May 15 and completion is planned for the end of December 2022. The renovation will address several issues on the second and third floors of CAPLA West, as well as update the restrooms on the first floor. Specifically, the renovation incorporates better lighting, larger studio space, better air flow and natural ventilation, sensors to measure air handling, more faculty offices and additional collaboration space.
We are making every effort to accommodate students next year in a way that is the least disruptive while still adhering to university rules for classes and public health directives.
Learn more at the following resources:
CAPLA Master Plan
Much of the planning for the first phase of the CAPLA West Building renovations was set several years ago in the architects’ CAPLA Master Plan:
Renovation Presentation and Designs
In March 2022, the CAPLA Building Committee and Richärd Kennedy Architects presented the design and restroom options:
- CAPLA West Building Renovation All-College Presentation
- Richärd Kennedy Presentation Boards
- First-Floor Restroom Design Options
Studio Space for Summer 2022 and Fall 2022
Students taking studio classes during the summer will be assigned space in the CAPLA East Building. Please check with your instructor. For Fall 2022, most students will be located in the CAPLA East Building and will have their own desk. School of Architecture graduate students will be at Education North (about 5-10 minutes away, on Speedway Boulevard). Planning and SBE students do not have studio in Fall 2022, so they will not have an assigned desk. However, there will be some flex space made available for School of Landscape Architecture and Planning students on the third floor of the CAPLA East Building.
Frequently Asked Questions
Construction will start May 15, 2022, and planned completion has now been updated to the end of December 2022.
The entire CAPLA West Building will be impacted by the construction. We are working with the construction company to prioritize work on the first floor so it is available to students, faculty and staff starting August 1, 2022. The computer and photo labs should also be available by the start of the Fall 2022 semester.
Students taking studio classes during the summer will be assigned space in the CAPLA East Building. Please check with your instructor. Faculty and staff should be assigned new space by May 15. If you do not have space assigned, please check with the building manager (Lucas Guthrie: lucasg@arizona.edu).
During the summer, the CAPLA West Building will be closed and these services will move into the second floor of the CAPLA East Building and online. Not all services will be available in-person during construction.
Most students will be located in the CAPLA East Building and will have their own desk. School of Architecture graduate students will be at Education North (about 5-10 minutes away, on Speedway Boulevard). Planning and SBE students do not have studio in Fall 2022, so they will not have an assigned desk. However, there will be some flex space made available for School of Landscape Architecture and Planning students on the third floor of the CAPLA East Building.
Faculty and staff should be assigned new space by May 15, 2022. If you do not have space assigned, and are not working remotely during construction, please check with the building manager (Lucas Guthrie: lucasg@arizona.edu).
All faculty housed in the CAPLA West Building will be moved to either the CAPLA East Building or an offsite location.
Yes. They should both be available to students who have completed their Fall 2022 Safety Training.
Yes, but the Computer Lab that was in the CAPLA West Building (2nd Floor) has temporarily moved to the CAPLA East Building (2nd Floor, Green Room).
Yes. Currently the renovation does not include the southern half of the second floor of the CAPLA West Building, so the photo lab will still be available.
New studio desks will be used to augment our currently existing desks and will most likely be located in the new studio space in the CAPLA West Building. These desks will most likely not be available until Spring 2023.
CAPLA provides stools for the studios. Students are encouraged to purchase their own chairs as well, if so desired.
Renovation plans are available online at https://arizona.box.com/s/95x05f4ujx88lnbavofshrb5fl1ih2w0.
Better lighting, larger studio space, better air flow and natural ventilation, sensors to measure air handling, more faculty offices and additional collaboration space.
Yes. See the master plan at https://arizona.box.com/s/95x05f4ujx88lnbavofshrb5fl1ih2w0.