King Hall Construction Resumes

Construction work on King Hall's new east wing resumed this week as the King Hall Expansion and Renovation Project  moved into an exciting new phase.  Coming months will see the erection of the steel building frame and installation of the concrete decks for each floor.

Work was suspended in January after California's fiscal crisis forced a freeze in funding for state-funded capital projects.  Recognizing the importance of keeping the project on schedule, the Law School and the UC Davis Office of Resource Management, with the strong support of Provost Enrique Lavernia, worked to reach an agreement that will allow the expansion phase of the project to remain on schedule for completion late this year or early in 2010.

The new east wing will provide the King Hall community with an additional 18,000 assignable square feet, as well as a new entryway and façade befitting a world-class law school.  The new wing will also be home to the Kalmanovitz Appellate Moot Courtroom. Once the expansion phase is completed, the existing King Hall structure will be renovated to expand the Mabie Law Library, improve traffic flow and aesthetics, and provide new reading rooms, group study areas, and enhanced student organization spaces.  When the project is complete, the School of Law will enjoy an aesthetically striking and functionally state-of-the-art facility that will accommodate the latest technology and teaching techniques and provide tremendous flexibility as the Law School continues to develop well into the future.

To see a live webcam view of the construction, click here.