Armstrong and Ross-Blakley renovations
Building Information
Armstrong Hall and Ross-Blakley Hall renovations provide a new home for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus. Armstrong Hall and Ross-Blakley Hall previously housed the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
The project advances two Tempe campus master plan goals. This project furthers CLAS’s goal to attain national standing by providing the college with a consolidated home that enhances its instructional and research effectiveness. The project also repurposes existing academic space to enable the success of CLAS students and employees.
Armstrong Hall upgrades include a central location for CLAS student success, advising, instruction and collaboration. Improvements to the building’s Great Hall creates opportunities for its use as either a large classroom or to host lectures and special events.
Ross-Blakley Hall offers the CLAS English Department classrooms, writing centers and humanities research.
Infrastructure upgrades create more energy-efficient mechanical systems and address operational and code-compliance issues.
Renovations extend to campus hardscape and landscape in the immediate area of the buildings.
Armstrong Hall
| Campus: | Tempe |
| Gross Square Footage: | 98,829 |
| Total project cost: | $15,390,000 |
| Architect: | HDR Architecture |
| Construction team: | Kitchell Contractors, Inc. |
| Project start date: | April 2017 |
| Project end date: | January 2018 |
Ross-Blakley Hall
| Campus: | Tempe |
| Gross Square Footage: | 67,752 |
| Total project cost: | $10,610,000 |
| Architect: | HDR Architecture |
| Construction team: | Kitchell Contractors, Inc. |
| Project start date: | March 2017 |
| Project end date: | August 2017 |