UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 10, Page 4
November 5, 1992
Statistically speaking

     Designed to meet current and future needs of the University of
Delaware, the two-level Bob Carpenter Center includes

       * comfortable seating, most with seat backs and armrests, for
         more than 5,000 spectators for basketball, academic
         ceremonies, concerts or televised sports events;
       * new and expanded locker rooms for men's and women's
         basketball and for football;
       * new Athletic Trainers Quarters and an expanded Sports
         Medicine Clinic;
       * a new strength training center;
       * multipurpose classrooms; and
       * The Bob Carpenter Club, housed in the concourse lounge,
         providing views both into the Acierno Arena and Delaware
         Stadium.

Groundbreaking
     June 11, 1990

Cost
     $20.5 million, including construction, equipment, furnishings,
     professional fees, landscaping and parking

Funding
     $12 million from the state of Delaware, with the remainder coming
     from the University and private gifts from individuals, businesses
     and foundations

Size
     134,000 gross square feet

Seating
     5,058 in basketball configuration, up to 5,800 when court area is
     used for moveable seating (3,108 seats have backs and armrests)

Material
     Poured-in-place concrete with steel frame, red brick masonry,
     glass, stucco and glass block

Principal Building Components
     Men's and women's basketball locker rooms and coaches' offices;
     football coaches' offices, meeting rooms, locker rooms; weight and
     athletic training rooms; Carpenter Center and athletic administration
     offices; sports information and ticket offices; Sports Medicine
     Clinic

Athletic Use
     Intercollegiate sports events-men's and women's basketball;
     football game day pre-game, halftime and post-game locker room use;
     volleyball; Delaware state high school championships; international
     tennis and volleyball competitions

Non-Athletic Use
     Winter graduation ceremonies and year-end secondary school
     graduations; college convocations; speaker presentations; concerts;
     banquets; exhibitions; conferences; University student activity
     events

Special Features
     Portable platform stage
     "Final Four" floor

Architect
     Helmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK) of Kansas City, Mo.

Associated Architects
     Tevebaugh & Associates of Wilmington

Civil Engineers
     Landmark Engineering of New Castle

Construction Manager
     Healy Management Services of New Castle