U-M Law School expansion receives $10M gift
The University of Michigan’s Law School scored a big win last week when a benefactor made a $10 million donation toward its $102 million renovation/expansion project.The university’s Law School is midway through the project that will renovate parts of the famed Law Quad and add another 4-story building next to it on the surface parking lot on Monroe Street next to Dominick’s. The university plans to put that stretch of Monroe on a vacation, which means it will become pedestrian only. That project is expected to wrap up by 2012.Robert and Ann Aikens of Bloomfield Hills made the gift, the largest ever made to the Law School by a living donor. Aikens, a Law School alum, is chairman of Robert B. Aikens & Associates L.L.C., a commercial real estate development and management firm.In return the Law School will rename the Law Quad’s new commons after Aikens. The commons will blending the Gothic architecture of the Law Quad with contemporary architecture in a space dominated by a large glass roof. The 2-story, 16,000-square-foot space will include group study spaces, gathering spots for faculty and students, a café, and student organizational space.Source: University of MichiganWriter: Jon Zemke
The University of Michigan’s Law School scored a big win last week when a benefactor made a $10 million donation toward its $102 million renovation/expansion project.
The university’s Law School is midway through the project that will renovate parts of the famed Law Quad and add another 4-story building next to it on the surface parking lot on Monroe Street next to Dominick’s. The university plans to put that stretch of Monroe on a vacation, which means it will become pedestrian only. That project is expected to wrap up by 2012.
Robert and Ann Aikens of Bloomfield Hills made the gift, the largest ever made to the Law School by a living donor. Aikens, a Law School alum, is chairman of Robert B. Aikens & Associates L.L.C., a commercial real estate development and management firm.
In return the Law School will rename the Law Quad’s new commons after Aikens. The commons will blending the Gothic architecture of the Law Quad with contemporary architecture in a space dominated by a large glass roof. The 2-story, 16,000-square-foot space will include group study spaces, gathering spots for faculty and students, a café, and student organizational space.
Source: University of Michigan
Writer: Jon Zemke
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