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From steel beams added to the RIT skyline to new fencing to mark the start of projects, here’s a rundown of what you might see on campus this summer.

While the SHED takes shape at the heart of the RIT campus, working groups are filling in the details of what will go inside the building.

The largest construction project on the RIT campus in more than 50 years remains on track to open in fall 2023. When complete, the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) will cover more than 120,000 square feet of new construction as well as more than 83,000 square feet of renovations in two existing buildings.

Student Jonathan Dharmadi wins contest to name RIT’s new maker and learning complex Elizabeth Lamark Jonathan Dharmadi, center, a third-year new media design student from Elmhurst, N.Y., devised the official name for RIT’s new maker and learning complex, now officially known as the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED). RIT President David Munson, left, and alumnus Austin McChord, right, announced the new name with Dharmadi on Friday. Rochester Institute of Technology has an understated new name for a high-tech complex that will soon centralize the university’s makerspac...

William Rawn Associates and HBT Architects This rendering shows the new circulation desk located at the connection between Wallace Library and the Student Hall for Exploration and Development, or “the SHED.” The surrounding areas on the first floor will include browsing collections and seating. RIT Libraries will move to the Frank Ritter Ice Arena for the duration of construction on the Student Hall for Exploration and Development, or “the SHED.” The multi-use space is expected to open in 2023 and will include extensive renovations to Wallace Library. The library will close to patr...