Construction Site, Construction Update Vision 2020, Up on the Steel

A Spectacular View From the 12th Floor Decking

On October 12, 2018, I took the aerial lift to the 12th floor where the ironworkers were shaking out the steel beams. Recently, I spent...

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Campus History

The Week of October 08, 2018 — Will This be the Week That ‘Cheese’ is Dismantled?

  Rumor has it that ‘Cheese’ the crane will be dismantled this week after a one-week delay. At first it was thought that the crane...

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Campus History

Where Does the Project Stand as of October 3, 2018? — East Elevation: a Floor by Floor View and More

This October 3, 2018, photo of the east elevation of the new hospital towers   A Study of the East Elevation Under Cloudy Skies: October...

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Blog, Campus History, Construction Site, Construction Update Vision 2020, Weekly Construction Blog

The Week of October 1, 2018 — Goodbye ‘Cheese,’ the Crane That Provided Structure to the Children’s Hospital

In the foreground ‘Cheese’ with its boom bowed to the ground has been given the day off.  ‘Big Mac’ seemingly salutes its partner as it...

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Campus History

There Are Some Changes Coming to Taylor Court

In the formative years of the Loma Linda campus, there was a small block of  land, which was part of Tract No, 2421, formerly known...

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Campus History, Current Updates, How do They do That?

Overlay — The Landscape is Morphing, but The Purpose is the Same

Overlay — Blending the Old with the New What do you get when you overlay a September 27, 2018, photo over a 2004 photo (approximate...

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Blog, People, Vignettes

Vignette — Jack Kay, McCarthy Assistant Job Superintendent

A Funny and Painful Thing Happened on the Way to the Loma Linda University Campus Transformation Project  Vignette – Jack Kay, McCarthy Assistant Job Superintendent...

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Blog, Construction Site, Current Updates, Up on the Steel, Weekly Construction Blog

The Week of September 24, 2018 (Week 123) — Hanging the Prefab Exterior Curtain Walls

A photo collage of the Loma Linda University Campus Transformation Project: May 22, 2016 – September 26, 2018: On the grand scale of time and...

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Construction Site, Construction Update Vision 2020, Current Updates

The Week of September 16, 2018 — More Columns to be Set on the Adult Hospital Tower

The east elevation as seen at twilight on the eve of week 122. Week 122 will be another busy week at the construction site. Although...

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Blog, Construction Site, Construction Update Vision 2020

New Towers of Healing Rise Over the Loma Linda Campus and the Valley Floor

The steel frame that was seemingly forever ensconced within the four corners of the concrete pit imperceptibly crested above the safety fence surrounding the construction...

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