1 For Immediate Release University of Illinois Announces the New Bohlin Cywinski Jackson-designed Siebel Center for Design Courtesy of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Wilkes-Barre, PA (October 4, 2016) – The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign today announced a $25 million gift to establish the Siebel Center for Design. The new two-story building, designed by distinguished architectural practice Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, will be a campus-wide hub for student-focused design thinking and learning. Prominently located on one of the major campus axes, the new 68,000-square-foot facility will connect the north and south areas of campus and support instruction and research in undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple disciplines. Rather than offer independent degree programs, the Center will help colleges incorporate design principles, concepts and practices into their own offerings. “The size and strength of design-related teaching and research at Illinois is a key reason why the Siebel Center for Design will be unmatched in its transformative impact,” said Interim Provost Edward Feser. “A state-of-the-art facility that connects disciplines and helps embed theories and practices of design in the educational experience will position Illinois as the place to go for students who want to prepare themselves to solve grand challenges and make significant change.”
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ForImmediateRelease
UniversityofIllinoisAnnouncestheNewBohlinCywinskiJackson-designedSiebelCenterforDesign
CourtesyofBohlinCywinskiJackson
Wilkes-Barre,PA(October4,2016)–TheThomasandStaceySiebelFoundationandtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaigntodayannounceda$25milliongifttoestablishtheSiebelCenterforDesign.Thenewtwo-storybuilding,designedbydistinguishedarchitecturalpracticeBohlinCywinskiJackson,willbeacampus-widehubforstudent-focuseddesignthinkingandlearning.Prominentlylocatedononeofthemajorcampusaxes,thenew68,000-square-footfacilitywillconnectthenorthandsouthareasofcampusandsupportinstructionandresearchinundergraduateandgraduateprogramsacrossmultipledisciplines.Ratherthanofferindependentdegreeprograms,theCenterwillhelpcollegesincorporatedesignprinciples,conceptsandpracticesintotheirownofferings.“Thesizeandstrengthofdesign-relatedteachingandresearchatIllinoisisakeyreasonwhytheSiebelCenterforDesignwillbeunmatchedinitstransformativeimpact,”saidInterimProvostEdwardFeser.“Astate-of-the-artfacilitythatconnectsdisciplinesandhelpsembedtheoriesandpracticesofdesignintheeducationalexperiencewillpositionIllinoisastheplacetogoforstudentswhowanttopreparethemselvestosolvegrandchallengesandmakesignificantchange.”
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AteamfromBohlinCywinskiJackson’sWilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania,officedevelopedthebuilding’sdesignconceptfromextensiveresearchbasedonspaceplanning,organizationalstructureandbuildingsystemscreatedtosupportanonlinearapproachtoinstruction.UnderstandingthetypeoflearningtooccurintheCenter,whichwillfocusonexperience-baseddiscoveryprocesses,conceptualizationandprototyping,ledtoanarchitecturaldesignandprogrammaticsolutionthatwillmaximizeteamwork,flexibilityandtransparency.TheCenterwillfeaturefiveteam-basedcollaborationstudiosforupto100students,includingonestudioforlarge-scaleconstructionandgradedaccessforfull-sizedprototypes.Itwillalsoincludeaworkshopfor3Dprinting,metalfabrication,laserandwater-jetcutting,andcomputer-controlledmachining.Twodigitalmediastudioswillsupportvideoandaudiorecording,aswellastechnologiesforvirtualrealityapplications.Therewillalsobepublicgatheringspaces,meetingroomsandgalleriestoencouragemoreinformalinteraction.TomSiebel,whoearnedanundergraduatedegreeinhistoryandgraduatedegreesinbusinessadministrationandcomputersciencefromtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign,conceivesthenewCenterasafacilityandresourcetobringstudents,facultyandexternalstakeholdersfrommanyfieldstogethertosolvereal-worldchallenges.“ThecombinationoftoptieracademicsandentrepreneurialdriveatUIispowerful.Byinfusingallareasofstudywiththemultidisciplinaryapproachesofdesignthinking,thisfacilitywillcreateunlimitedopportunitiesforUIstudentstofuelandnurturethatdrive,”saysSiebel.GroundbreakingfortheSiebelCenterforDesignisplannedforthesummerof2017withconstructionexpectedtotakeapproximately18months.AboutBohlinCywinskiJacksonFoundedin1965,isanationalarchitecturepracticenotedforelegantandhumanedesign,rangingfrommodesthousestolargeacademic,civic,culturalandcorporatebuildings.Todate,thefirmhasreceivedmorethan650regional,nationalandinternationalawardsfordesign,includingthreeAIATopTenGreenProjectAwardsandtheAIAArchitectureFirmAward.Thefirmiswell-knownforitsworkwithApple,designingstoressuchastheiconicFifthAvenuecubeinNewYorkCityandflagshipstoresworldwide.ThepracticehasalsocreatedheadquartersforPixar,AdobeandSquare,andcityhallsinSeattleandNewportBeach,CA.FormoreinformationpleasevisitBCJ.com.AboutThomasM.SiebelMr.SiebelisthechairmanandchiefexecutiveofficerofC3IoT,anenterprisePaaSandSaaSsoftwarecompanythatenablescompaniestodesign,develop,deploy,provision,andoperatelarge-scaleIoTapplications.C3IoTappliesthepowerofbigdata,advancedanalytics,socialnetworking,machinelearning,andcloudcomputingtoenabletherapiddevelopmentofIoTSaaSsystems.Mr.Siebelwasthefounder,chairman,andchiefexecutiveofficerofSiebelSystems,oneoftheworld’sleadingsoftwarecompanies,whichmergedwithOracleCorporationinJanuary2006.Foundedin1993,SiebelSystemsrapidlybecamealeaderinapplicationsoftwarewithmorethan8,000employeesin32countries,over4,500corporatecustomers,andannualrevenueinexcessof$2billion.
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AbouttheThomasandStaceySiebelFoundationTheThomasandStaceySiebelFoundation,establishedin1996,fundsprojectstosupportenergysolutions,educationalandresearchprograms,publichealth,andthehomelessandunderprivileged.ThomasSiebelisthefounderandchair.
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