From the Ground Up: Evangel Adminstration Building

Owner/developer: Evangel University

General contractor: Walton Construction Co. LLC

Architect: Sapp Design Associates Architects PC

Engineers: Allstate Consultants PC (Columbia), structural; Olsson Associates Inc., civil, mechanical, electrical and plumbing

Size: 69,000 square feet

Estimated cost: $10.7 million

Lender: None

Estimated completion date: December

Project description: Evangel University tore down the last of its World War II-era barracks to make way for this administration building. The three-story building will anchor the campus quadrangle, housing office space for student development, business and finance, institutional advancement, computer services and the office of university President Robert Spence, according to project architect Stephen Telscher. The university is paying for construction with donations.

Reporter Cory Smith brings you new projects each week. He may be reached by e-mail at csmith@sbj.net, by fax at (417) 799-0603 or by phone at (417) 616-5854.