UC Renderings
The below sample renderings are what could happen to the University Center if the UC Student Referendum is approved on November 18 and 19, 2008. If approved, there are approvals from the UH Board of Regents, the State of Texas Legislature, and the Texas Coordinating Board of Higher Education to receive after the Referendum. If the UC Student Referendum is successful, and all of the approvals are received, there will be additional input from UH students as the project moves through both the “Program Confirmation and Concept Design” and the “Design Documents” phases. For easy reference, if the UC Student Referendum passes, a UC Transformation Project Schedule can be found below.
The floor plans below show the original scope of the University Center Transformation Project. The current plan, which provides almost 100,000 additional square feet as well as extensive restructuring of existing space, differs significantly from the one proposed during the referendum and is available on The New UC website.
- UC Arbor
- UC Food Court
- New Lounge Spaces
- New Student Organization Center
- Centralized and Expanded Retail Corridor
- UC Southwest Entrance
- UC North Patio
Transformation Project Schedule
Aug./Sept., 2008 | Complete University Center and UC Satellite Master Plan |
September 2008 | Student Fee Tolerance Survey Based on Concept Models |
Oct./Nov. 2008 | Campus Consensus Building for Project |
Nov. 18-19, 2008 | Student Referendum for UC Transformation Project |
February 2009 | Presentation to the UH Board of Regents |
Feb./Mar./April 2009 | Testimony to the Texas Legislature (for a Bill to Increase UC Fee) |
June 2009 | Consideration and Approval from UH Board of Regents Consideration and Approval from the Texas Coordinating Board of Higher Education |
Fall 2009 | Advertise for Professional Design Team |
January 2010 | Select Professional Architecture and Design Team |
Mar. 2010– June 2010 | Program Confirmation and Concept Design |
Mar. 2010 | Advertise for Construction Team |
June 2010 | Select Construction Team |
July 2010– Feb. 2011 | Design Documents Consideration and Approval from UH Board of Regents |
May 2011 | Phase 1 Construction – 12 months |
May 2012 | Phase 2 Construction – 12 months |
May 2013 | Phase 3 Construction – 10 months |
March 2014 | Substantial Completion |