Flood of 2008 - Recovery and Renewal

This three-part flood recovery series examines key aspects of the UI flood recovery including major projects, new construction, renderings, virtual tour, timelines, costs, people behind the scenes and more. "UI Flood Recovery: Five Years Later," Press-Citizen, 04/13-04/15/13.

Hancher, School of music, ARt building and imu design plans and project updates

Hancher and School of Music Flood Recovery and Replacement
IMU Flood Recovery
Art Building Replacement - Flood Recovery

Design Plans Unveiled (02/12), fyi, University of Iowa

Flood-related project information

For the latest flood-related project information, go to the Project Information page and search by building. (The Project Information page may take a minute to load. Thank you for your patience)

Status of buildings

(last updated March, 2012)

The following facilities are currently closed due to flooding on the University of Iowa campus.

Closed major buildings

  1. Art Building
  2. Hancher Auditorium
  3. Hawkeye Court Apartments (sections that weren't flooded are open)
  4. Museum of Art (partial use for Music)
  5. Voxman/Clapp Music Building

Other closed facilities

  1. Lagoon Shelter House
  2. Softball Equipment Storage Building (razed)
  3. Track Equipment Building (razed)

Reopened buildings and other facilities

  1. Cambus Maintenance Facility (6/23/08)
  2. North Hall (6/30/08)
  3. Main Library (7/09/08)
  4. Madison Street Services Building (7/11/08)
  5. Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC) (7/21/08)
  6. Court Street Storage (7/22/08)
  7. Hancher Footbridge (8/12/08)
  8. Mayflower Residence Hall (8/18/08)
  9. Adler Journalism Building (8/22/08)
  10. Becker Communication Studies Building (8/22/08)
  11. English-Philosophy Building (8/22/08)
  12. Stanley Hydraulics Lab (8/22/08)
  13. Pearl Field Softball (10/01/08)
  14. Iowa Advanced Technology Labs (10/27/08)
  15. Power Plant (10/28/08)
  16. Iowa Memorial Union (11/01/08)
  17. Theatre Building (01/05/09)
  18. Danforth Chapel (03/06/09)
  19. Cretzmeyer Track (09/02/09)
  20. IMU Footbridge (10/02/09)
  21. Art Building West (01/17/12)

For additional information about the flood, visit the UI's Flood Recovery Site

Media

Interactive map, current status of UI buildings, Chronicle of Higher Education (09/19/10)
Videos and Podcasts
UI Flood Photos and Blog