University of Oregon students are approaching the end of the school year, when many of them will bid fond farewells to their friends, colleagues, mentors and for some, their former dormitory as Hamilton Hall is scheduled for demolition shortly after graduating Ducks collect their diplomas.
This planned demolition marks the start of phase three of the Hamilton Walton Transformation Project. Phase one included the construction of Unthank Hall. Phase two saw Walton Hall removed and replaced with two new student residencies — an apartment-style resident hall named Yasui Hall and one still unnamed building, both adding up to 800 bed spaces for students between both buildings. The first two project phases cost about $210 million to complete.
Phase three will see Hamilton Hall demolished and replaced with a green space that will stretch from the Erb Memorial Union to the Ford Alumni Center and Matthew Knight Arena and is expected to cost about $10 million. Hamilton Hall was first opened in 1962…