Segal Visitors Center

Project Status: COMPLETED

Construction start: Summer 2012
Completion: Fall 2014

Project Description & Statistics

Northwestern University's new state-of-the art Visitors Center  (located at 1841 Sheridan Road in Evanson, IL) for prospective students and their families is a 170,000 gross SF facility, designed by the renowned Chicago architectural firm of Perkins+Will. The Segal Visitors Center includes an auditorium with approximately 160 seats, meeting rooms, offices for admissions staff, and a two story reception area. Lake Michigan and the surrounding landscape will provide a dramatic backdrop for prospective students and their families to enjoy.

In order to provide adequate parking for visitors, the new visitors' center includes a parking garage that will accommodate approximately 435 cars. The university parking office will move to the ground floor of the parking garage from its current location at 1819 Hinman.

The south and west facades of the garage will be enclosed in glass and stone to help obscure the visibility of the cars in the garage and to continue the facade of the center's portion of the structure. The design of the center will reflect the academic architecture of Northwestern University’s campus, create an entry to the campus, and enhance the visitor’s experience.

The interior build out of the center will be designed with a minimum goal of LEED CI Silver rating per the USGBC system. Additional sustainable features will include a geothermal heat exchange system to heat and cool the garage area and reserved spaces for charging electric cars.

Estimated cost of the new building is $32 million. Construction is expected to begin later this summer and take 18 months with completion slated for Fall 2014.

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Project Team

Project Management

Bonnie Humphrey, Director Facilities Design & Construction
Sue Budinsky, Project Manager

Architect, Engineers & Consultants

Architect: Perkins + Will, Chicago
Engineers: WMA
Structural Engineer: Walker Parking Consultants
Civil Engineer: V3
General Contractor: Power Construction

Contact Information

All inquiries should be directed to:

Sue Budinsky, Project Manager
Northwestern University
Facilities Design & Construction
2020 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60208
Phone: 847-491-3677
Fax: 847-491-3869
s-budinsky@northwestern.edu