The state is expected to provide $70 million, with the remaining $30 million to come from private donations. This summer, the Troy, OH-based Paul Duke Foundation contributed $2 million, and Troy donors Thomas and Patricia Robinson gave a $5-million gift to the fund.
Preliminary studies, submitted by two firms, agree on a facility totaling 220,040 sf and restoration of the original building's grand reference hall with 30-foot ceilings, which have since been split into two floors. The firms are Boston-based Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, and Columbus-based URS Corp., a turnkey architectural and engineering firm.
OSU plans to hire an architect by year-end. Construction is to begin in 2005 and take three years.
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