Rockville Library Renovation
The Office of Facilities is embarking on a new project for the Macklin Tower library on the Rockville Campus, transforming it into a vibrant hub of social and academic life for the MC community.
Hord, Coplan, Macht (HCM) architects has been engaged to design the renovation of the library and we invite you to take a virtual 3-D tour of the future Library, courtesy the designers at HCM.
3D Walk Through of the New Design:
Current View:
Renovation Timeline Library
- Embark: Spring 2024
- Commission the design team.
- Engage: Fall 2024
- Engage the College community for the most desired amenities.
- Design: Fall 2024–Summer 2025
- Design a vibrant new hub of social and academic life.
- Renovate: Fall 2025–Fall 2027
- Construct a reenvisioned intellectual hub where inclusivity, technology, and creativity converge.
- Unveil: Spring 2028
- Celebrate the grand opening to the College community.
During the renovation all departments in Macklin Tower will be relocated.
DEPARTMENT RELOCATION LIST DURING THE RENOVATION:
- Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to Mannakee Building (MK) 335
- Deans' Offices to Campus Center (CC) 017
- English and Reading Department to Campus Center (CC) 014
- English Language for Academic Purposes (ELAP)/Communication Studies (COMM) to Campus Center 232; South Campus Instruction Building (SB) 115 and 008; Theatre Arts Building (TA) 128, 129 & 131; and Homer S. Gudelsky Institute for Technical Education (GU) 147
- Library to Academic Annex (CB) building
- MarComm Video to Technical Center (TC) 246
- MBI Finance Lab to Humanities (HU) 321
- Paul Peck Humanities Institute (PPHI) to Campus Center (CC) 004
- Psychology to Campus Center (CC) 217
- World Languages to Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong Student Services Center (SV) 217D & 105C
- Writing, Reading, and Language Center (WRL) to Humanities (HU) 002