the state, UNG comprises four campuses united by a single mission,
focused on academic excellence and academic and co-curricular
programs that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global
society. The University of North Georgia is a University System of
Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia. With about 16,000 students, UNG is the state's seventh-largest
public university. The University offers more than 100 programs of
study ranging from certificate and associate's degrees to professional
doctoral programs.
At one point during the planning of the University's military
precinct, Gaillard Hall was slated for demolition. However, LAS,
which led the historic preservation component of UNG's campus
master plan, recommended that it be saved due to its historic
significance as the campus' best example of mid-20th-century
architecture and its unique proximity and relationship to the
historic drill field. Ultimately, campus officials, along with the
University System of Georgia Board of Regents and the Georgia
Historic Preservation Division, agreed that Gaillard was both "a
good example of international style architecture and a historically
significant building," says Mac McConnell, UNG's vice president
for business and finance.
THE SUITE LIFE. In restoring Gaillard Hall on the campus of the University of North
Georgia, one challenge for the design team was to take a basic 1950s-era dormitory and
retrofit it into a 21st-century residence hall. The result is a new suite-style design that
provides double-occupancy rooms with semi-private baths.
Historic for the 21st Century
Despite its historic importance, Gaillard's interior had to undergo extensive changes in order to be viable for current uses and
to be competitive with new housing stock offered on campus.
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