UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SELECTS HEERY INTERNATIONAL,
VMDO TO DESIGN FOOTBALL STADIUM EXPANSION

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 21 - The University of Virginia
Board of Visitors today selected Heery International, Inc. of Atlanta
as the project architect and VMDO Architects of Charlottesville the
associate architects for the Scott Stadium expansion.
	Today's selections kick off an aggressive timetable for the
project, which will increase seating in the stadium from 44,000 to
more than 60,000 by the 2000 season. Plans call for the construction
of a new media tower on the stadium's west side by the beginning of
the 1998 season
and a replacement for Bryant Hall by the 1999 season. No games will be
disrupted.
	The design phase will begin "this afternoon," said Samuel
"Pete" Anderson, the University architect. The architects hope to
complete a schematic design for the media tower by the end of
September and a design for the entire stadium by the end of the year.
A ceremonial ground breaking for the media tower is tentatively
scheduled to be held during the final home football game of the
season, Nov. 24 against Virginia Tech. Actual construction is to start
after receiving final General Assembly approval, perhaps as early as
February.
	Heery's experience in designing similar projects gave it the
edge over five finalists interviewed by a University selection
committee. Among the firm's previous projects are Atlanta's Centennial
Olympic Stadium, now Turner Field, the home of the Atlanta Braves; the
Georgia Dome, home of the Atlanta Falcons; and similar football
stadium expansion projects at the
universities of Texas and Georgia.
	Michael A. Holleman, Vice President for Sports Facilities at
Heery, will serve as principal in-charge for the project. Robert W.
Moje of VMDO Architects is the managing principal.
	VMDO has worked with the University on several previous
projects, including the design of Klšckner Stadium, the
installation of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium, and the
design of Hereford College.
	Heery will handle the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and
structural engineering, as well as cost estimating and scheduling.
CEGG Associates of Virginia Beach will lead the civil engineering and
stormwater management; Gregg Bleam of Charlottesville will handle
landscape
architecture; and Wilbur Smith Associates of Columbia, S.C. will
consult on traffic and parking considerations.
	The stadium expansion project, announced at a Board of
Visitors meeting June 14, was made possible by a $25 million gift from
alumnus Carl W. Smith - the largest cash gift ever given to the
University. Of the total, $23 million will be applied toward the Scott
Stadium project, while
$2 million will go toward the construction of a new stadium at the
University of Virginia's Clinch Valley College in Wise County. The
gift >from Smith - founder of the Charlottesville-based AMVEST Corp.,
a former Cavalier football player and a native of Wise County - is
expected to fund approximately half of the cost of both projects. The
balance will be raised from private sources.
	When the first game was played in Scott Stadium on Oct. 18,
1931, it had seats for 20,000 fans. The natural grass field was
replaced by artificial turf in 1974, and the capacity was increased to
40,000 with the addition of the upper decks in 1980. A permanent
lighting system was added
in 1982, making night games possible. Bryant Hall, a modern dining and
locker room facility located in the south end zone, opened in 1985.
	Most recently, David A. Harrison III Field was dedicated in
September 1995, replacing the former artificial surface with a new
generation Prescription Athletic Turf system. The project was made
possible by a $5 million gift from David A. Harrison III of Hopewell,
a former football player and a holder of two University degrees.
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August 21, 1997

	For more information on the Scott Stadium expansion project,
contact Pete Anderson at the University, (804) 924-6015.  Michael
Holleman of Heery may be reached at (404) 881-9880.