Pill Hill Construction

Some big projects across the street from my office at U.C. are nearing completion of their exteriors.
Cincinnati Children's Research Building exterior is almost complete now. It looks exactly like the concept drawings yet I’m somehow disappointed in it. Modern is so cliché, it looks nice but does nothing to challenge or inspire someone walking down Eden Ave, they tried throwing in a splash of post-modern to possibly spice it up. I guess when investing $115 million in a project this was the safe way to go for the board of directors.
Medical Sciences Building (MSB)–CARE/Crawley Building across the street demonstrates that public projects usually show the way with a clear vision of the future. Deconstructivism has been around for almost 20 years now, but is starting to gain more traction especially at U.C. with a half dozen award winning building on campus. At $185 million U.C. is getting a lot of value for their money design wise. The “tunnel” is showing up in more than a few designs lately, pictures I’ve seen from inside these spaces are usually dramatic so I hope this is a public space when completed so I can check it out.