News Summary
The University of Texas at Austin has broke ground on Mulva Hall for the McCombs School of Business, a $425 million project aimed at transforming business education. This 17-story building will provide over 373,000 square feet of collaborative and innovative educational space, featuring classrooms, labs, and faculty offices. Designed to foster community and interaction, Mulva Hall will play host to more than 6,000 students pursuing business minors. With a completion target set for fall 2028, the project signifies a major advancement in educational resources at the university.
Texas – The University of Texas at Austin has officially started construction on a new $425 million facility named Mulva Hall, designed to enhance the operations and offerings of the McCombs School of Business. This new 17-story building will function as a hub for undergraduate education, housing classrooms and faculty offices that will be relocated from their current premises, thereby expanding the business school’s physical footprint on campus. The facility is expected to provide essential resources for approximately 25% of the UT student body, including over 6,000 students pursuing a business minor.
Mulva Hall will consist of 373,000 square feet of space, which will include 29 classrooms, one of which will be a 200-person collaborative learning auditorium. In addition to traditional classrooms, the building will feature three specialized educational labs equipped with advanced technology to facilitate experiential learning. The design aims to foster a “business neighborhood” atmosphere on campus, providing close connectivity to McCombs’ existing graduate and executive education buildings and establishing shared open areas and plazas linked to the surrounding facilities, such as the Robert B. Rowling Hall and the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center.
The financial structure for the construction is multifaceted, incorporating $50 million from McCombs reserves, $225 million financed by the university, and $150 million raised through donations. Notably, major funding has been driven by significant contributions from Miriam and Jim Mulva, who initiated the donor campaign with a $40 million gift in 2014. The level of donor funding comprises about 35% of the total project cost, which may signify the possibility for the largest total philanthropic contributions in the university’s history.
Demolition of the Dobie Garage at Whitis Avenue and 20th Street has cleared the construction site for Mulva Hall. Once completed, this facility is anticipated to become one of the tallest buildings on the university campus, further contributing to the academic landscape and infrastructure available to students and faculty. The completion date is projected for fall 2028, aligning with the university’s ongoing commitment to enhancing its educational environment.
Designed by the architectural firm Perkins&Will, Mulva Hall is part of a broader initiative to reimagine and upgrade the resources available to business students at UT Austin. It will cater to a considerable portion of the university’s demographic and reflects an evolving commitment to modern education practices, blending technology with traditional academic frameworks.
In summary, the Mulva Hall project signifies a substantial investment in the future of business education at the University of Texas at Austin and reflects a robust collaborative effort between university stakeholders and philanthropic contributors.
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