The first thing visitors may notice is that the building has a new roof and a new main entrance facing north.
– The purpose of moving the main entrance is to open up the building to the rest of the Paradis area. The roof renovation was not planned from the beginning, but turned out to be necessary," says Robert Holmberg, project manager for the Campus Development Project.
The building has also undergone many changes inside to accommodate more staff and students. New ventilation has been installed and the study environment has been expanded and improved. The walls and floors have been refreshed and the walls are now in a sober grey colour. The five student associations for sociology, social anthropology and gender studies have been given a new, large meeting room in the building.
The biggest visual change, however, is the renovation of the top floor. A previously rather dark and narrow corridor has been opened up to let in more light. The south-facing offices have been removed and the remaining ones renovated. In one part of the floor, where there used to be offices, there is now an additional kitchen and lunch area for staff.
The move-in is scheduled for August 19. Then the building will be filled once more with sociologists, social anthropologists and gender scholars.
