<p>Our</a> New Home | Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan</p>
<p>Pre-opening reception is on December 6th. I can't wait to finally get to move in!</p>
<p>Looks like a 60's style office building. Not impressed.</p>
<p>I don't like it either.</p>
<p>I have seen it from close up. It is very impressive. The finest facility of its kind in the nation, certainly better than anything else in the big 10. This new building should make the Ross school even greater.</p>
<p>"The finest facility of its kind in the nation"
Huntsman Hall at Wharton begs to differ</p>
<p>270,000 sq. ft. of the latest technology in this one building. Wharton is the best school overall though. No question about that.</p>
<p>....I like it!</p>
<p>All I gotta say is it'll be nice to finally have classes in a place other than Mason Hall...</p>
<p>The building is ugly as sin. Can't believe that was the design they chose. When they built Weill Hall they talked about that being the model for new construction on campus...in my opinion they really should have followed the design of Weill Hall. Weill Hall is a simple, timeless design , the brick fits in with much of campus. You'll notice that when they planned North Quad, it was designed in the same style as Weill Hall. The new b-school is quite a ridiculous design that is similar to nothing in that area of campus...imagine how ridiculous that building will look in fifteen years. Too bad, with the changes happening on Wall Street it is quite unlikely that someone else will step up with the kind of money Ross has anytime soon.</p>
<p>It looks quite good to me! Looks even better if you actually go there.</p>
<p>It doesn't look ridiculous at all in my opinion. The design is supposed to be reflective of the 21st century. It is not meant to be an homage to the past like Weill Hall and North Quad.</p>
<p>The interior sounds nice but the exterior is an atrocity.</p>
<p>FWIW, that tan stuff isn't actually brick/sandstone, it's just a sheer surface painted to look like brick/sandstone. Kind of tacky when you look at it up close.</p>
<p>Hey, it kinda matches with that big red thing in front of Angell haha.</p>
<p>^What is that thing supposed to be anyway? haha</p>
<p>The Daily referred to it as 'Art'</p>
<p>not a fan of the exterior color but everything else looks awesome</p>
<p>Wolverines are such whiners! LOL! Here we are, about to open the doors to one of the most advanced and unique university buildings in the nation, and we have a bunch of people complaining that the architecture is aesthetically displeasing! Actually, that's one of the qualities I find quite charming about Michigan students and alums. Although they are insanely loyal and proud of their university, they are always critical.</p>
<p>Seriously, most Business Schools are industrial looking. Except for Cornell, which looks like a medieval castle! LOL! Business schools are not supposed to be pretty. Even so, people I have spoken to have told me that the new Ross Building is impresive and fits in perfectly with its surrounding and history. The interior of the building is going to be amazing and the facilities are going to be wicked. </p>
<p>Just as a side note, Ross has 3,000 students (undergraduate and grad). The new Ross Building has 270,000 square feet. That's quite possibly the most square footage per student of any elite (top 10) Business school in the nation. Huntsman is larger than Ross with 340,000 square feet, but Wharton has 4,000 students.</p>
<p>Having seen the building in most of its stages of construction, and passing by it almost every day, I can say that it looks pretty damn good. I didnt think i'd like it looking at pictures or hearing about the design but when i saw it i was very, very impressed. I'm excited to take classes there next semester</p>
<p>Sorry Alex, not even close. With the new addition Wisconsin has 391,416 SF (excluding Fluno Exec Center) for just 1800 students (grad and undergrad). Now you might have an out on the Top 10 restriction, but we're working hard at that. </p>
<p>Facilities
Grainger Hall--260,000-square-foot structure includes 30 classrooms, three high-tech auditoriums with multi-media and broadcast capabilities, eight computer labs, video conference facilities and 30,000-square-foot library. A $40.5 million addition, slated to open in fall 2008, will provide a home for each of the career specializations that make up the full-time Wisconsin MBA.</p>
<p>Fluno Center for Executive Education--The eight-story structure features state-of-theart meeting and class rooms, auditorium, dining and banquet facilities, 100 residence rooms, fitness center and study pub with panoramic view of downtown Madison.</p>
<p>131,416 sq. ft. Addition to Grainger Hall</p>
<p>10 state-of-the-art classrooms
19 breakout/meeting rooms
A unique multi-purpose Plenary Room<br>
Office and student space for the career specializations that make up the Wisconsin MBA
Locker/changing/personal storage area for MBA students
MBA Career Center
MBA Program Office
MBA student recreation lounge
MBA student organizations office
Upgraded office space and classrooms for Enterprise MBA programs
Lounge and work space for alumni and friends visiting, lecturing and recruiting at the school
Dean's Office
The Capital Cafe
Undergraduate student organization offices and lounge
Copy center
Expanded courtyard and outdoor seating
Indoor water wall by artist Athena Tacha
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