Welcome Home... The New Law Quad

In the Fall of 2012, the UK College of Law will move to its new home, a spacious group of six contiguous buildings set around three courtyards. The new Law Quad will mark a great leap forward for the College and ensure that the traditions of our first 100 years last through our next century.

Located on Scott Street near the intersection of Limestone, the new Law Quad will surround our students and faculty with architecture that inspires.

For the first time in our history, we will have a facility worthy of our students, faculty, alumni and friends. We will at long last have classrooms designed to foster discussion, with sufficient offices for our professors and ample space for student activities. The library will provide study space for every student and shelving for our entire collection.

Whether gathered in a state-of-the-art classroom; along a sun-drenched hallway; under a clear-blue sky in an inviting courtyard or in a spacious two-story lounge, our students and faculty will have endless opportunities to learn and exchange ideas.

Welcome to your new law school home.

About The New Law Quad

Designed by the prestigious New York architectural firm, Robert A.M. Stern (http://www.ramsa.com), the new Law Quad will provide ample space while qualifying for LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Silver status. It doubles the size of our current facility with no increase in the size of our student body. It reflects traditional architecture and themes found on the University of Kentucky’s campus while utilizing the best space designs from the nation’s top law schools. It truly provides us with a preeminent facility for generations to come.

Projected at $100 million, the University plans to seek public funding in January 2010. The College of Law is seeking $15 million from private gifts.

The New Law Quad - First Floor The first floor of the Law Quad will include both the large and small courtrooms; classrooms (blue); the main floor of the Library (brown); the clinic and administrative offices (buff); student organization space (pink), the café (mauve) and the Commons lounge (pink).

The New Law Quad - Second Floor The second floor of the Law Quad will include additional classrooms (blue); the main reading room of the Library as well as additional stacks (brown); faculty offices, the faculty lounge and library (green); administrative offices (yellow) and the Commons upper lobby lounge.

The New Law Quad - Third Floor The third floor of the Law Quad will contain the remaining faculty offices (green); the upper portions of the library reading room and the faculty lounge and library.

The Law Quad's Outdoor Spaces The Law Quad is designed around green spaces which will become central to the life of the College community. There are four unique naming opportunities for the outdoor spaces.

The Library Building The Library Building will include a distinctive second-floor courtyard, a state-of-the-art reading room, student study carrels, expanded collection space, study rooms and meeting rooms.

The Classroom Building Located on the south side of the Quad, the Classroom Building is designed to provide leading-edge technology and promote flexibility to support various teaching methods. It will include the Courtroom/Auditorium, large and small classrooms as well as a practice courtroom.

The Commons This building will serve as the main entrance to the College. It will be located facing Limestone Street and the main University campus. It is designed to be the College’s “Living Room”—the main space for student life and activities. The Commons will include a large lounge, smaller lounge spaces, meeting areas and a café. The facility will be used by students as a gathering place for social activities and studying, by faculty as a place to meet with students or other professors, and by alumni for reunion celebrations and other special events.

East Hall Located along Scott Street, East Hall will house the Deans’ Suite, faculty offices, administrative offices and offices for admissions and career services. The Tower A unique feature of the new Quad, the Tower will provide an entrance from Scott Street into the complex. The Tower will house conference rooms and faculty offices. West Hall Also located on Scott Street, West Hall will primarily house the Student Organizations Suite, the Legal Clinic, the Faculty Lounge and faculty offices.

Updates

Please check back for important news about the Law Quad.

How you can help

Projected at $100 million, the University plans to seek public funding in January 2010. The College of Law is seeking $15 million from private gifts. Contributions toward the new Law Quad may be fulfilled over a term of five years and will be applied toward membership as a Lafferty Society Fellow at the College of Law and the Fellows Society of the University of Kentucky.

To make an online gift or pledge for the new Law Quad, please visit http://www.uky.edu/Development/welcome.htm

If you prefer to make a cash gift or pledge through the mail, please click here to download a PDF of our pledge card. Pledge Card (PDF Format)

The Centennial Campaign is designed to secure the private dollars needed to ensure the construction of our new home.

Learn more about the Centennial Campaign by visiting
http://www.uky.edu/Law/centennialcampaign.html

Contact Development:
Dean Allan W. Vestal 859.257.8319, vestal@uky.edu
Assistant Dean Tom Hoffman 859.257.6725, thoff2@email.uky.edu
Shawn Ray 859.257.3370, rmray3@email.uky.edu

Naming Opportunities

If you are interested in reserving a naming opportunity in the new Law Quad, please download this PDF of our Naming Opportunities booklet
Naming Opportunities Booklet (PDF Format)