The proposed project consists of a new building for the College of Engineering (COE) beside Othmer Hall and fronted along Vine Street. The facility will be approximately 181,500 gross square feet and span over a vacated 17th Street rightof-way. The closing of 17th Street creates an opportunity for a strong focus building at the intersection of 17th and Vine. The site also allows for re-purposing the streetscape into a courtyard to serve as an active learning space for the COE and a passive recreation space for the Abel and Sandoz Residence Halls. The proposed new building will include a student design and project center, faculty and college administrative offices, instructional laboratories, and modern classrooms to support research based instructional strategies and facilitate the delivery of classes and programs between City and Scott Campuses. The new building will serve as the academic hub for undergraduate education in the College of Engineering.