======George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building======

**Constructed**: 2011

**Architects**: Kuhn Riddle Architects
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===== Design and construction =====

The George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building is an 21,000 square foot facility built to house the university's marching band. The facility connects to [[g:grinnell_arena|Grinnell Arena]], which also serves as space for the marching band.


=====Landscape=====
To the south, a promenade links the Parks building with [[d:dickinson_hall|Dickinson Hall]] and the Recreation Center. To the north, a road separates the building from the [[h:horse_barn_1894|Horse Barn]] and [[b:blaisdell_house|Blaisdell House]].

=====Naming of the Building=====
The building was named after George N. Parks, the former director of the Minuteman Marching Band.

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==== Source ====
  * Campus Sustainability Initiative [[http://www.umass.edu/livesustainably/projects/george-n-parks-minuteman-marching-band-building| George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building]] Accessed 9/20/2011
  * Facilities and Campus Planning Building Search [[http://fcp.facil.umass.edu/building/search.php|Building Search]] Accessed 9/20/2012