Biola’s campus was full of construction workers over the summer, and not just for the long-anticipated new Talbot School of Theology building (which will be completed in October). Hard hats could also be found in Marshburn Hall and near the pool, where a massive new parking structure was erected. Here are some facts about these two recently completed projects.
New Parking Structure
![a parking structure under construction](http://media1.biola.edu/magazine/photos/2011/Sep/22/cache/Parking-Structure-in-process_half.jpg)
Situated between the baseball field and the pool, this new structure will eliminate the stress of hunting for a place to park five minutes before class. With enrollment at an all-time high, parking spots have been highly coveted in recent years. But now, there are plenty to go around.
780: spaces in the new parking structure
41: additional spaces around the structure
636 net increase of spaces over what was there before construction
5: levels to the structure
$8,750,000: total cost
10: months of total construction
236,365: total square feet
Marshburn Portico
![Marshburn Hall](http://media1.biola.edu/magazine/photos/2011/Sep/22/cache/cook-ics_half.jpg)
Over the summer, Marshburn Hall — home of the Cook School of Intercultural Studies — received a facelift, with renovations to existing facilities and an expansion of space through the enclosure of the entrance portico.
1,200: square feet of usable interior space added with enclosure of the Marshburn entrance portico
18,200: total square footage of Marshburn Hall with the added portico
5: new faculty offices added to accommodate rapidly growing teaching staff
$515,279: cost of the fully funded phase one, which included improvements and renovations to the current Marshburn space
$675,190: cost of phase two, which includes a new missions resource room, new copy/mail room and new offices