Assignment 4

Cotchett Education Bldg.-bldg 2
Live Quote: “I don’t know much about him, the building is really nice though, and quite new.” –Mary Sutherland (Admin. Asst.)
Building named for Joseph Cotchett, Cal Poly 1960 (Engr). Graduated from Hastings Law School. Named one of nation's 100 most influential attorneys. Donated to Education funds.
Joseph W. Cotchett (ENGR '60) and his wife, Victoria, look at life as a series of journeys - education, discovery, giving back - that enrich the soul and lead to a higher destiny for themselves and others.

It is the journey to "give back" that has brought Joe Cotchett full circle to his alma mater, Cal Poly. The couple recently donated $2 million and bequeathed an additional $5 million to support science and mathematics teacher education initiatives at Cal Poly through the University Center for Teacher Education and the College of Science and Mathematics.

To honor them, the university has renamed its landmark "clock tower" building the "Cotchett Education Building."

The Cotchetts have a long, distinguished history of community and civic involvement. The Hillsborough residents have spearheaded new community initiatives, contributing time and countless resources to numerous organizations throughout the state. The list of awards they have received for their "giving back" is extraordinary.

"When I first enrolled at Cal Poly, it was the start of an incredible journey, leading to a destination that allowed me to help others," Joe Cotchett says. "Victoria and I want to give back so that others may experience this journey, to become part of the special academic arena of Cal Poly. Our goal is to help others less fortunate in the inner cities of our state to realize their potential as productive citizens."

Joe Cotchett believes one way to ensure success is to support teaching, research, program development, student learning and outreach in teacher education at Cal Poly.

A portion of the gift to Cal Poly will fund the Cotchett Summer Institute for science and math teachers. The program aims to give K-12 teachers from urban schools the skills to enhance their teaching of science and math. The gift will also permit renovation of a University Center for Teacher Education science and mathematics teaching laboratory in the Cotchett Education Building, create a new professorship, and establish student scholarships and fellowships.

Being an advocate comes naturally to Cotchett, who is considered one of the best trial lawyers in the nation. In what he calls his "journey" of nearly 40 years in the legal arena, he has built a reputation as a relentless defender of the less fortunate and a crusader for ethics in the legal profession. For the past dozen years he has been named one of the 100 most influential attorneys in the country by the National Law Journal.

His cases are consistently high profile, resulting in articles in such newspapers as The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times. USA Today described him as a "legend in legal circles."

He is probably best known for winning a $3.5 billion jury verdict in the early 1990s for 23,000 plaintiffs, most of them elderly, who were bilked out of their savings in the Charles Keating-Lincoln Savings & Loan financial fiasco. In more than 100 trials in the past three decades, Cotchett has won at least $7 billion in court awards and settlements for his clients, most of them considered underdogs.

He is still at it today, leading the charge with a series of lawsuits across the country to make corporations and their executives accountable - to make them accept responsibility for what he calls "the meltdown in corporate ethics" at such firms as Enron, Worldcom, Qwest, Homestore and others. An author of several books on the law, he also lectures at schools across the country.

Victoria Cotchett studied painting at the St. Martin's School of Art in London for two years before earning her Bach-elor of Arts degree in art history at Cal State Hayward. Also an author, she has written The Aesthete's Guide to London Museums and Art in Japan.

She has penned articles for several art magazines, including Artweek Magazine and Le Metier, and her byline as an art critic has appeared in several Northern California newspapers, including the Palo Alto Weekly and San Mateo Times.

She was appointed by President Clinton to the Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. She also is a founding director of the Weigand Museum of Art at the College of Notre Dame in Belmont, California.

Her civic and community work includes having served on the boards of the San Mateo County Hospital Foundation, Women's Protective Services, Families in Transition and the Peninsula Humane Society. She also has been actively involved in assisting Bosnian refugee children, bringing a Bosnian refugee family to the United States, and sponsoring extensive medical care and education for refugee children.


Robert E Kennedy Library-bldg 35
Live quote: “He wrote a book, did you know that? Yeah, he was a great man. He loved his wife a lot, look at this article…” –Ken Kenyon (University Archives Specialist)
In 1980, the library moved to its current building, named in honor of president emeritus Robert E. Kennedy (1966-1979). Construction of the building began in 1977 and was completed in August 1980 at a cost of $11 million.
The library building is named in honor of president emeritus (1967-1979) Robert E. Kennedy. Born in Portland, Oregon, Kennedy lived most of his life in Southern California. Dr. Kennedy currently resides in San Luis Obispo.


Frank E Pilling-bldg 14
Live Quote: “I’m pretty sure he paid a lot of money to Cal Poly after he was a student. Money is fame.” –James Seymour (Engineering student).
Building named for Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Frank E. “Bud” Pilling. In 1994, Cal Poly named its Computer Science Building the “Frank E. Pilling Building” in recognition of his generosity and support.

The building is 50,000 sq ft. total. It was dedicated to Frank E. Pilling on 4/12/94 because of his financial support.

Robert E Mott Physical Education-bldg 42
Live Quote: “I do not know much about [Robert Mott], wasn’t he an athletic director here at Cal Poly or something?” –Jerry Demers (Dept. Head)

Building named for Robert A. Mott, Cal Poly Athletic Director -- 1946-1978

The building is 71,000 sq. ft. total.

Construction: Poly Canyon Village
Fulfilling the vision of student housing expansion within the Campus Master Plan, the site for Poly Canyon Village consists of roughly 30 acres of gently to moderately sloping land north of Brizzolara Creek at the southwestern edge of Caballo Peak.

The land has been historically characterized by the activity of the University's College of Agriculture and is generally separated from campus core development by temporary support facilities, topography and other physical features.

Poly Canyon Village is comprised of three neighborhoods, driven by topographic, geographic and social considerations. Each of the neighborhoods features passive outdoor gathering spaces framed by buildings and landscaping. All student residence buildings contain common lobbies with services and intimate study areas intended to provide an array of learning and social opportunities.



Miscellaneous facts:

* 148,000 square feet of sidewalk
* Over 30,000 cubic yards of concrete
* Over 1,200 (low flow) toilets
* 5,900 linear feet of countertop in the units (over a mile)
* Almost 2,000 sinks
* 5,600 doors
* 3,500 windows
* Over 450 new trees planted

Parking Structure #1 has the following (approximate) quantities:

* 11,270 cubic yards of concrete
* 1,635,890 pounds of reinforcing steel
* 302,590 linear feet of post-tensioned cable

Parking Structure #2 has the following (approximate) quantities:

* 10,850 cubic yards of concrete
* 1,787,760 pounds of reinforcing steel
* 251,375 linear feet of post-tensioned cable

Architect: Niles Bolton of Atlanta, Georgia
Approximately 2,000 parking spaces in two structures will be included in the project.

Poly Canyon Village spans approximately 30 acres and is located at the extreme northeast corner of Cal Poly at the base of picturesque Poly Canyon. Within nine 4 and 5 story buildings, 618 furnished apartment units nestle around a large piazza, bustling with student activities, dining, and food vendors. Eighty percent of the apartments are four private bedroom units. Three distinct neighborhoods, 1, 2 and 3 are visible, each with a unique architectural character. A recreation center, swimming pool, study rooms, knowledge center, and conference room are included in the complex.

We anticipate buildings A, B, C, H and I (see Site Map) to be completed and ready for occupancy in Fall 2008, housing approximately 1,500 2nd year/continuing Cal Poly students. Throughout the Poly Canyon Village Apartment complex, there are 4 floorplans, housing 4 to 6 students in private and shared bedrooms.

Apartment sizes range from 936 to 1175 sq. feet with private bedrooms: 103-112 sq. ft, and shared bedrooms: 165 sq. ft.

When completed, there will be 42 totally accessible ADA compliant apartments located throughout the complex (17 are expected to be available for Fall 2008).


Construction Management Building:

The future Construction Management building will provide facilities explicitly designed to support hands-on construction education. The new building will sit on the site of the former Air Conditioning Building, which was found to be structurally unsound. The building is 46,000 square feet and is the first phase of several planned projects. This will house many unique labs designed around specific segments of the industry including the Simpson Strong-Tie Materials Demonstration Lab. This project will support an innovative approach to preparing future professionals and construction managers.

It was approved for in 2006.