2024-11-23T08:43:16-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150358838/ucsb-s-new-750m-student-housing-request-could-signal-a-turn-in-the-munger-hall-saga Alexander Walter 2023-08-01T18:58:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b9fa47ce845bdc1e3e0c23f10877021.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Appearing to substantiate reports that UCSB&rsquo;s controversial Munger Hall proposal has been scrapped, the university issued a formal &ldquo;request for qualifications&rdquo; this week for architectural firms to design a new student housing project at the same campus location previously reserved for Munger Hall.</p></em><br /><br /><p>After <em>Santa Barbara Independent</em> Executive Editor Nick Welsh hinted at the end of the infamous "Dormzilla" student housing plan in a <a href="https://www.independent.com/2023/07/19/the-poodle-snarls-did-dormzilla-hoist-henry-yang-by-his-own-petard/" target="_blank">scathing editorial</a> in mid-July, <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/5998653/university-of-california-santa-barbara" target="_blank">UC Santa Barbara</a>'s recently published RFQ for the "construction of the UCSB Student Housing Infill and Redevelopment Project" at the cost of up to $750 million appears to confirm a sudden turning point in the history of the hotly contested and breathtakingly window-deprived <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1883816/munger-hall" target="_blank">Munger Hall</a> proposal.</p> <p>Want to throw your hat in the ring? <a href="https://www.ucsbplanroom.com/jobs/500/details/rfq-no-fm240014" target="_blank">Submit your design bid</a> by 4 PM Pacific Time on August 18. <br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/949dd824eebbe13e36b1c7475ca131e4.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/949dd824eebbe13e36b1c7475ca131e4.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150333334/munger-hall-update-new-report-outlines-safety-hazards-in-megadorm-s-design" target="_blank">Munger Hall update: New report outlines 'safety hazards' in megadorm's design</a></figcaption></figure>