Located in the heart of the University of Southern Indiana (USI) campus in Evansville, IN, the school’s University Center recently underwent a renovation and expansion that incorporated a range of local materials. Among them, the architects specified a unique application of Indiana limestone to form a 100-foot-high tower, which is the facility’s defining element.
According to Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture of New York, NY, the architect for the project, the center is considered to be the “foundation of social life” at the university as well as the surrounding Evansville community. It houses student organizations, two new dining areas, student commons areas and lounges and meeting/conference facilities as well as office space for the Dean of Students and other university programs and departments. Additionally, several student organizations and the school newspaper are located in the facility.