UCF Pics

UCF New Construction Pics

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October 24, 2004
This is going to be housing and is just west of the Arena.

October 24, 2004
This is going to be a parking garage and is just west of the Arena.

November 16, 2004
Surface parking outside of Jay Bergman Field

November 16, 2004
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

November 16, 2004
Fairwinds Alumni Center

November 16, 2004
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

December 19, 2004
Surface parking outside of Jay Bergman Field

December 19, 2004
Parking garage (between Housing and Softball Field)

December 19, 2004
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

December 19, 2004
Fairwinds Alumni Center

December 19, 2004
Recreational Pool

December 19, 2004
Retention Pond (south of existing pond that is east of new Wayne Densch Sports Center)

December 19, 2004
Building on fire behind Security Police building

January 7, 2005
Recreational Pool

January 7, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

January 7, 2005
Parking garage (between Housing and softball field)

January 7, 2005
View from Housing Tower 1 on 7th floor

January 7, 2005
Parking garage (view from Housing Tower 1 on 7th floor)

January 7, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

January 7, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

January 18, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

January 18, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

January 18, 2005
Land cleared for 2nd and 3rd housing towers and parking garage

January 23, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

January 23, 2005
Land cleared for 2nd and 3rd housing towers and parking garage

January 23, 2005|
Fairwinds Alumni Center

January 23, 2005|
Parking garage (between Housing Tower 1 and softball field)

January 23, 2005|
Imagine... just beyond the parking lot - our new football stadium!

January 31, 2005
Parking garage (between Housing and softball field)
These verticals went up in one day and the rest should go up fast as well. These will NOT look like the other parking garages on campus. It will look more like a building with windows more so than a parking garage. The whole athletic node will have a Winter Park type of look to it when completed.

February 3, 2005
Parking garage (between Housing and softball field)

February 3, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

February 8, 2005
Parking garage (between Housing Tower 1 and softball field)

February 13, 2005
Parking garage (between Housing Tower 1 and softball field)

February 13, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

February 13, 2005|
Fairwinds Alumni Center

February 13, 2005
Housing Tower 1 and parking garage

February 13, 2005
Land cleared for 2nd and 3rd housing towers and parking garage

February 13, 2005
Retention Pond (south of existing pond that is east of new Wayne Densch Sports Center)
This must be completed before occupancy of the Nicholson Field House is permitted.
Also - there was once some talk going around that this new pond could replace the facility at Lake Pickett, but the truth is that for rowing competition there must be a straight section of water of a minimum length (which I do not know). What is known though is that this pond would have to go as far as Research Park in order to be long enough for rowing competition.

February 13, 2005
Retention Pond (south of existing pond that is east of new Wayne Densch Sports Center)

February 13, 2005
Recreational Pool (with what appears to be the concrete foundations for the canopy assembly)

February 13, 2005
Recreational Pool

February 19, 2005
Recreational Pool

February 20, 2005
Parking garage and housing Tower 1
(note how the garage will look more like the housing building than a parking garage)

February 20, 2005
Parking garage

February 20, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

March 1, 2005
Parking garage

March 12, 2005
Parking garage

March 12, 2005
Land cleared for 2nd and 3rd housing towers and parking garage

March 12, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

March 12, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena) - Multi-colored exterior test patterns being applied

March 22, 2005
Recreational Pool

March 22, 2005
Parking garage

March 22, 2005
Land cleared for 2nd and 3rd housing towers and parking garage

March 22, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena) - white base coat being applied

March 22, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena) - white base coat and multi-colored exterior test patterns being applied

March 22, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

March 29, 2005
Land clearing (east of Wayne Densch Sports Center) for new football practice fields

March 29, 2005
Land clearing for new softball stadium

April 5, 2005
Recreational Pool

April 5, 2005
New Student Health Center (http://www.fp.ucf.edu/ActivityReport/new/newData/student_health_center.htm)

April 5, 2005
New Student Health Center (Close-up of sign)

April 5, 2005
New Student Health Center

April 5, 2005
Parking garage

April 5, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena) - multi earth tone paint being applied

April 5, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

April 5, 2005
Land being cleared east of Wayne Densch Sports Center for new football practice fields

April 14, 2005
Recreational Pool

April 19, 2005
Recreational Pool

April 21, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

April 21, 2005
Engineering 3 Building (in the center)

May 8, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

May 8, 2005
Parking Garage (west of Arena)

May 8, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena) - multi earth tone paint being applied

May 8, 2005
Housing Tower 1 / Parking Garage (west of Arena) - multi earth tone paint being applied

May 8, 2005
New Student Health Center (http://www.fp.ucf.edu/ActivityReport/new/newData/student_health_center.htm)

May 8, 2005
(back of) Engineering 3 Building

May 15, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena) - multi earth tone paint being applied - now taking rental applications

May 16, 2005
Recreational Pool (with water!!!)

May 21, 2005
Parking Garage (west of Arena)

May 21, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

May 21, 2005
Housing Tower 1 and parking garage (west of Arena)

May 21, 2005
Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)

May 21, 2005
Right side: Housing Tower 1 (west of Arena)
Background: Fairwinds Alumni Center

May 21, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

May 21, 2005
New retention pond (across road from Wayne Densch Sports Center)

May 21, 2005
Foreground: Northern tip of new retention pond (across road from Wayne Densch Sports Center)
Background: Existing retention pond
Water is being pumped from the existing retention pond into the new retention pond

May 21, 2005
Recreational pool (sod and landscaping in progress)

June 13, 2005
Arena retention pond being drained in preparation to build Convocation Center
wait a minute... is that guy flipping me off? :-)

June 13, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

June 13, 2005
Recreational pool

June 20, 2005
New softball stadium (south side of new retention pond)
Covered batting cage is shown in the process of being reassembled after moving it from the previous complex

June 22, 2005
Recreational pool

June 27, 2005
Arena retention pond being drained in preparation to build Convocation Center

June 27, 2005
Parking Garage (west of Arena)

June 27, 2005
Housing Tower 1 and parking garage (west of Arena)

July 6, 2005
Arena retention pond being filled with dirt in preparation to build Convocation Center

July 11, 2005
New softball stadium (south side of new retention pond)

July 18, 2005
Land being cleared for 2nd of 4 housing towers

July 18, 2005
New softball stadium (south side of new retention pond)

July 18, 2005
Recreational pool - canopy being installed and raised.

July 18, 2005
Recreational pool (canopy being installed and raised)

July 20, 2005
Recreational pool (canopy being installed and raised)

July 25, 2005
Recreational pool

July 25, 2005
Land being cleared for 2nd of 4 housing towers

July 25, 2005
Arena retention pond being filled with dirt in preparation to build Convocation Center

July 25, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

July 27, 2005
Arena retention pond being filled with dirt in preparation to build Convocation Center

July 27, 2005
Land being cleared for the 3rd and 4th housing towers as well as parking garage

July 27, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

July 27, 2005
Recreational pool

August 6, 2005
New Softball Stadium

August 6, 2005
Foundation for 2nd of 4 New Housing Towers
(pic taken from new parking garage roof)

August 6, 2005
Arena retention pond being filled with dirt in preparation to build Convocation Center
(pic taken from new parking garage roof)

September 11, 2005
New softball stadium

September 11, 2005
New softball stadium (batting cage)

September 11, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

September 11, 2005
Housing Tower 2 (background)

September 11, 2005
Housing Tower 2

September 11, 2005
Materials coming in for parking garage and Housing Towers 3 & 4

September 11, 2005
F1 parking lot being removed

September 11, 2005
Construction preps for Convocation Center

September 11, 2005
Recreation Pool

October 9, 2005
Housing Tower 2

October 9, 2005
Ground preps for Housing Towers 3 and 4 as well as parking garage

October 9, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

October 9, 2005
Recreational Pool - Now Open

October 9, 2005
New Student Health Center

October 9, 2005
New Softball Stadium - view from home plate

October 9, 2005
New Softball Stadium

October 9, 2005
New Softball Stadium - view from Center Field

October 30, 2005
Housing Tower 2

October 30, 2005
Ground preps for Housing Towers 3 and 4 as well as parking garage
Tower 3 (or 4?) can be seen in the background

October 30, 2005
Ground preps for Housing Towers 3 and 4 as well as parking garage
Tower 3 (or 4?) construction has begun

October 30, 2005
Construction preps for Convocation Center

October 30, 2005
Obviously not a new construction pic. This is my God daughter Beth who wants to go to FSU. Hopefully this tour will change her mind!

November 12, 2005
Housing Tower 2

November 12, 2005
Housing Tower 3

November 12, 2005
Construction preps for Convocation Center

November 12, 2005
Arena stairs coming down (Arena will be renovated)

November 12, 2005
Fairwinds Alumni Center

December 11, 2005
Housing Tower 2

December 11, 2005
Housing Tower 3

December 11, 2005
Housing Tower 3, Ground preps for parking garage and Housing Tower 4

December 11, 2005
Convocation Center initial construction

December 11, 2005
Convocation Center foundation underway

December 11, 2005
Convocation Center foundation underway
(Housing Tower 3 in background)

January 8, 2006
Retail "A" next to Housing Tower 1 and Convocation Center

January 8, 2006
Convocation Center construction

January 8, 2006
Convocation Center construction (Housing Tower 3 in background)

January 8, 2006
Housing Tower 3

January 8, 2006
Housing Tower 3 (as seen from front of Wayne Densch Sports Center)

January 8, 2006
Underground utilities being added by Jay Bergman Field

January 8, 2006
New Soccer Fields being graded (in the background)

January 8, 2006
Housing Tower 2

January 8, 2006
Parking garage V (University Blvd shown in background)

February 19, 2006
Housing Tower 2

February 19, 2006
Housing Tower 3

February 19, 2006
Convocation Center (Retail "A" shown in background)

February 19, 2006
Convocation Center

February 19, 2006
Retail "A" <<<Click this link

February 19, 2006
Psychology Building <<<Click this link

February 19, 2006
Softball Stadium

March 19, 2006
Housing Tower 3 (Background) and Housing Tower 4 (foreground)

March 19, 2006
Housing Tower 3 and Housing Tower 4 (Twr 4 is to the left)

March 19, 2006
Housing Tower 4

March 19, 2006
Housing Tower 2

March 19, 2006
Convocation Center (Retail "A" shown along street at right)

March 19, 2006
Convocation Center

March 19, 2006
Convocation Center (Housing Towers 3 and 4 in the background)

March 19, 2006
Convocation Center

March 19, 2006
Retail "A" <<<Click this link

March 19, 2006
Psychology Building <<<Click this link

March 19, 2006
Parking garage V <<<Click this link
(University Blvd shown in background)

March 19, 2006
Softball stadium Press Box

Video Video Video Video Video Video Video Video

Click the photo above and allow time for the video to download and automatically play. It may be jittery on your first viewing, but should smooth out after that.

The video consists of the Psychology Bldg,, Convo Center, Housing 3 & 4, Football practice fields, CREOL extension, Engineering 3, and Parking Garage V.

April 23, 2006
Convocation Center

April 23, 2006
Retail "A" <<<Click this link

April 23, 2006
Housing Towers 3 and 4

April 23, 2006
Convocation Center

April 23, 2006
Psychology Building <<<Click this link

April 23, 2006
Football practice fields

April 23, 2006
Parking Garage & Housing Towers 3 and 4 (as seen from Wayne Densch)

April 23, 2006
Parking Garage (as seen from Wayne Densch)

April 23, 2006
CREOL Extension

April 23, 2006
Engineering 3 <<<Click this link

April 23, 2006
Parking garage V (University Blvd shown in background)

May 20, 2006
Land preparations for football stadium

May 20, 2006
New football practice fields

May 20, 2006
Land preparations for football stadium

May 20, 2006
Convocation Center

May 20, 2006
Convocation Center, Housing Towers 3 and 4, Parking Garage

May 20, 2006
Psychology Building

May 20, 2006
Convocation Center

June 8, 2006
Convocation Center

June 8, 2006
Retail "A" <<<Click this link

June 8, 2006
Housing Tower 4

June 8, 2006
Housing Towers 3 and 4

June 8, 2006
Ground Preps for Football Stadium

June 8, 2006
New Football Practice Fields

June 8, 2006
New Football Practice Fields and Ground Preps for Football Stadium

June 8, 2006
New Football Practice Fields

June 8, 2006
Housing Towers 3 & 4 and Parking Garage

July 2, 2006
Ground Preps for Football Stadium

July 2, 2006
Practice Fields and Ground Preps for Football Stadium

July 2, 2006
Convocation Center

July 2, 2006
Retail "A"

July 2, 2006
Parking Garage and Housing Tower 3

July 2, 2006
Housing Towers 3 and 4

July 2, 2006
Housing Tower 4

July 2, 2006
Housing Tower 3

July 2, 2006
Not new construction, but it looked like a Kodak moment anyway

August 4, 2006
Football Stadium

August 4, 2006
Football Stadium (as seen from tower in practice fields)

August 4, 2006
New Practice Fields

August 4, 2006
Matt Davis and Paul Bender getting video equipment ready for tomorrow's practice
Matt (left) recently joined UCF having come from Marshall. Let's try to like him anyway!

August 4, 2006
Convocation Center

August 4, 2006
Housing Tower 3 (left) and Convocation Center (right)

August 4, 2006
Convocation Center

August 4, 2006
Convocation Center (seating area starting to take shape)

August 4, 2006
Convocation Center

August 4, 2006
Parking Garage (left) and Housing Tower 3 (right)

August 4, 2006
Housing Tower 3 (left) and Convocation Center (right)

August 4, 2006
Housing Tower 2

August 4, 2006
Housing Tower 4

August 4, 2006
Housing Tower 3

August 4, 2006
Housing Tower 4

August 4, 2006
Parking Garage by Wayne Densch Sports Center (now open for parking)

August 4, 2006
New Ticket office at UCF Arena (west side)

August 4, 2006
Psychology Building

August 4, 2006
Information Signs for Psychology Building

December 10, 2006
Bright House Stadium (and new parking lot by Wayne Densch)

December 10, 2006
Bright House Stadium

December 10, 2006
Bright House Stadium (brick facade)

December 10, 2006
Bright House Stadium

November 21, 2006
Convocation Center (Courtesy of Centex Construction)

December 10, 2006
Convocation Center

December 10, 2006
Convocation Center (close up of exterior finish)

December 10, 2006
Convocation Center

December 10, 2006
Convocation Center and Housing Towers 3 & 4

December 10, 2006
Psychology Building

December 10, 2006
Retail "A"

December 10, 2006
Housing Tower 4

December 10, 2006
Housing Towers 3 & 4

December 19, 2006
Bright House Stadium (Courtesy of Wharton Smith)

December 20, 2006
Convocation Center (Courtesy of Centex Construction)

Mid-January, 2007
Convocation Center (Courtesy of Centex Construction)
The new parking garage foundation is also partially visible

Mid-January, 2007
Bright House Stadium (Courtesy of Wharton Smith)

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The following photos are from a hardhat stadium tour on February 17, 2007. These photos were taken and generously provided by Bill Beekman - Hoops McKnight himself. Thanks Bill!

Bill also provided the descriptions for each photo.

February 17, 2007
North End Zone

February 17, 2007
CK's (CitroKnight) Lad #1

February 17, 2007
Test plats for brick & stucco paint

February 17, 2007
SE corner, inside visitor�s locker room

February 17, 2007
Concourse from visitors� locker room to field

February 17, 2007
Drainage culvert filled with gravel

February 17, 2007
Visitors� first view of inside stadium

February 17, 2007
View of stands, press box from field

February 17, 2007
View of SW corner of stadium

February 17, 2007
Close up of stands

February 17, 2007
Pea gravel being covered by sand/peat mixture

February 17, 2007
Soil for playing surface (This is the stuff of Pulitzer Prizes, folks!)

February 17, 2007
View of north end zone from home team entrance to field

February 17, 2007
Close up of SW stands from home team entrance

February 17, 2007
Home team entrance

February 17, 2007
West side of home locker room

February 17, 2007
East side of home locker room

February 17, 2007
NE corner of Recruiting Center

February 17, 2007
Inside Recruiting Center

February 17, 2007
Outside SW corner of stadium

February 17, 2007
Service road, South side of stadium

February 17, 2007
Group heading to IPF

February 17, 2007
Brick fa�ade, SW corner

February 17, 2007
Press box structure

February 17, 2007
Recruiting Center (right)

February 17, 2007
�Millionaire�s Game-Day Parking Lot�

February 17, 2007
North side of stadium from skybox level

February 17, 2007
Foreground � south side of stadium. Background parking lot, practice field #3

February 17, 2007
Zoom out � what a view!!

February 17, 2007
Length of skybox suite section

February 17, 2007
Elevator shaft for east stands

February 17, 2007
Foreground again � south side of stadium. Background parking lot, practice field #3

February 17, 2007
Zoom out again � what a view!!

February 17, 2007
Broader picture of parking lot

February 17, 2007
Close up of parking lot�s north side

February 17, 2007
Soil being graded

February 17, 2007
Convo Center from skybox level

February 17, 2007
New/old parking garages behind Arena

Thanks Again Bill!!

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May 4, 2007
Bright House Network