1999

1999

The new multidisciplinary science center McCardell Bicentennial Hall opens, complete with a full rooftop observatory and open observing deck. The DFM 16-inch reflecting telescope is moved from the previous Science Center and is installed in this newly built dome.

Feature Image

An October 2006 photograph of McCardell Bicentennial Hall at sunrise.

Bridget Besaw via Middlebury Communications

Curated Resources

Chris Atwood, “Bicentennial Hall Opens Its Doors,” Middlebury Campus, pages 1 & 4, 27 October 1999

Matt Potenza, “Bicentennial Hall Opens to Criticism and Praise,” Middlebury Campus, pages 1 & 3, 29 September 1999

Anne DeWitt, “Bicentennial Hall Redeem’s Old Science Center’s Flaws,” Middlebury Campus, pages 17 & 19, 15 March 2000

“We Shape Our Buildings; Thereafter They Shape Us,” Middlebury Magazine, pages 24-27, Fall 1999

“Who Said It’s Not Easy Being Green,” Middlebury Magazine, page 27, Fall 1999

“Flight from Final Week,” Middlebury Magazine, page 9, Summer 1999