Project Facts
From UTC Library
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
New Library
Building Fact Sheet
November 2007, created
April 2009, updated
Project Funded: July 2007
Target Completion Date: January 2012
Project Dollar Amount: 48 million
Estimated Gross Sq. Ft.: 180,000
Estimated Usable Sq. Ft.: 126,000 – 144,000
Site Location: Corner of Vine and Douglas, adjacent to Chamberlain Field
Project Architect: Derthick, Henley & Wilkerson/Artech (Joint Venture)
Project Timeline:
November 2007 to November 2008
Draft program statement.
December 2008 to January 2010
Prepare design and construction documents
February 2010 to April 2010
Submit final document to Tennessee State Fire Marshall for approval
May 2010 to June 2010
Bidding and contract award process
July 2010 to January 2012
Construction of new library
February 2012
Move in to new library building
Project Background:
- The current Lupton Library opened in 1974 with:
- 4,574 enrolled student, now 9,807
- 1,100 patron seats at opening, now 675
- 170,000 volumes, now 1.7 million items
- The current library is 116,000 gross square feet.
- A renovation and expansion to the Library has been on the UTC Capital Project list since before 1990
- In 2000 the Tennessee Higher Education Commission found the current library building deficient by 58,575 square feet
- Student learning styles and habits have changed significantly since the current library was first opened as have information research and scholarly practices.
