Stetson-Sawyer Renovation

The purpose of this website is to inform Williams faculty, staff, students, and alumni about the progress of a multi-year effort to construct new office/teaching spaces, renovate Stetson Hall, and construct a new library/ IT center to replace Sawyer Library.

Initial planning for this project began in 1998. At that time the sole focus was Stetson Hall. Programming work in this first stage included extensive consultation with departments and administrative units already in Stetson, as well as those likely to move into an expanded Stetson. Recognizing that Stetson and Sawyer shared resources, functions, and outdoor spaces, in 2000 the committee expanded its scope to encompass Sawyer Library.

After a complex process of programming and design, the College has developed a plan for the construction of two new office/classroom buildings and the construction of a new library/information technology complex attached to the rear of Stetson Hall. The project will conclude in 2011 with the razing of the existing Sawyer Library. The site currently occupied by Sawyer will become a green that links Stetson, the two new office/classroom buildings, Chapin Hall, and the new Paresky Center. The first phase of construction began early in 2007.

The Stetson-Sawyer Building Committee welcomes comments and suggestions from all members of the community. We hope that the information presented in this website will answer basic questions about the scope, methods, and direction of the Stetson-Sawyer renovation process.

Michael F. Brown and David Pilachowski, Co-Chairs

Important information on Spring 2008 site work related to North and South Academic Buildings (Posted here 26 February 2008)		Document, including site diagrams
The NAB webcam is back on line, 28 April 2008
Alumni Relations online diary by Steve Satullo '69 about construction of New Sawyer Library
Information on OIT's future Center for Media Initiatives in New Sawyer Library.
Construction pictures, North and South Academic Buildings (2007-2008)		LATEST CONSTRUCTION IMAGES: North & South Buildings, 16 April 2008 North Academic Building, 24 May 2007 North & South Buildings, 9 August 2007 North & South Buildings, 5 October 2007 A hard-hat tour of the North Building, 27 October 2007. Steelwork topped off in South Academic Building, 3 November 2007 North & South Buildings, 18 December 2007 North & South Buildings, 12 February 2008
Latest information on LEED status of North and South Academic Buildings (from Williams College's new sustainability blog)		October 2007 announcement about LEED certification goal
Sawyer Library's Website: Updates on Library Planning and Construction
Furniture Committee Members, 2007-2008. [This committee is in charge of choosing furniture for the North and South Academic Buildings, now under construction. This includes furniture for offices, public spaces, and classrooms.]		Members
Stetson-Sawyer Building Committee Members, 2007-2008		Members
January 2007: Map of construction zone during Phase One of Stetson-Sawyer Project. Drawings date to mid-December 2006 and are subject to change.		Stetson-Sawyer Construction Zone
Spring 2008 : Elevation drawings of North and South Academic Buildings as well as preliminary sketches of New Sawyer Library complex. [Drawings of the academic buildings are now definitive. New Sawyer Library is still in design development, however, so these images should be considered provisional.]		Artist's rendering of NE area of campus after completion of Stetson-Sawyer Project in 2011. In this image, the two new academic buildings have been completed, as has the New Sawyer addition to Stetson Hall; the existing Sawyer Library has been razed. Image does not include landscaping. Elevations of North Academic Building Floorplan of North Academic Building, First Floor Conceptual sketch of Stetson/New Sawyer Library Floorplan, 3rd Floor (tentative) Artist's rendering of entire project when completed in 2011. PowerPoint presentation of all three new buildings; prepared by architects in January 2007. Please note: exterior elevations of new Sawyer Library & Technology Center are still provisional! Additional drawings to be uploaded when available.
News stories about the Stetson-Sawyer project		Stories
Project architects
Project history and documentation, 1998-2005		Documents
LINK TO PASSWORD-PROTECTED SITE FOR STETSON-SAWYER COMMITTEE