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The '''Hill University Center''' is the home of student services and activities on the [[UAB]] [[UAB campus|campus]]. It occupies the block between [[7th Avenue South]] and [[University Boulevard]] and between [[14th Avenue South|14th]] and [[15th Avenue South]]. | The '''S. Richardson Hill University Center''' ('''HUC''', originally the '''University Center''') is the home of student services and activities on the [[UAB]] [[UAB campus|campus]]. It occupies the block between [[7th Avenue South]] and [[University Boulevard]] and between [[14th Avenue South|14th]] and [[15th Avenue South]]. | ||
Ground was broken for the $8.8 million building in [[1980]] and it opened its doors on [[October 10]], [[1983]]. | Ground was broken for the $8.8 million building in [[1980]] and it opened its doors on [[October 10]], [[1983]]. The 5-story modernist brick-clad structrue was designed by Blondheim, Williams & Golson, Architects of Montgomery and built by the B. H. Harmon Construction Co. of Chambers County. | ||
The building was named for former [[List of UAB Presidents|UAB President]] [[S. Richardson Hill]] on [[May 17]], [[1991]]. | |||
The building is set to be demolished in [[2013]] to make way for construction of a new $40 million student center. | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://main.uab.edu/Sites/students/facilities-finance/hill-center/ Hill University Center] at uab.edu | |||
* [http://www.uab.edu/students/student-center/ UAB Student Center] website | |||
* [http://www.emporis.com/building/hilluniversitycenter-birmingham-al-usa Hill University Center] on Emporis.com | |||
[[Category:1983 buildings]] | [[Category:1983 buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 10:50, 1 May 2013
The S. Richardson Hill University Center (HUC, originally the University Center) is the home of student services and activities on the UAB campus. It occupies the block between 7th Avenue South and University Boulevard and between 14th and 15th Avenue South.
Ground was broken for the $8.8 million building in 1980 and it opened its doors on October 10, 1983. The 5-story modernist brick-clad structrue was designed by Blondheim, Williams & Golson, Architects of Montgomery and built by the B. H. Harmon Construction Co. of Chambers County.
The building was named for former UAB President S. Richardson Hill on May 17, 1991.
The building is set to be demolished in 2013 to make way for construction of a new $40 million student center.
External links
- Hill University Center at uab.edu
- UAB Student Center website
- Hill University Center on Emporis.com