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The Phildo takes final form

Last updated on 12/09/2020

1/22/2020: Burly ironworkers add thick, pulsing veins to Duck’s “University Tower”

I thought the original egofice (left) was surprisingly small – some might even say under-endowed. Apparently someone with money was also underwhelmed, and the construction crew has been working double-shifts to add some girth, just in case anyone didn’t get the symbolism:

No news yet on the invite list for the topping-off ceremony, but I’m guessing it won’t include the UO students who are paying $2.37M to wire it up.

2/1/2020: I’d like to thank the anonymous reader who took this NSFW photo for not sending it to my work email:

23 Comments

  1. zach 01/22/2020

    architect guy (actually his brother) tells me it is phils skybox on upper floor of the tower

  2. Anonymous 01/23/2020

    Now *that* is an accurate headline.

    In related news, it’s too bad they are putting skin on what was a pretty cool-looking whale skeleton.

  3. Three-Toed Sloth 01/23/2020

    Quite a sheath on that thing.

  4. UOADMIN 01/23/2020

    No really, we need to take away your healthcare. Something something buckets…. recession… maybe…?

  5. charlie 01/23/2020

    Course they gotta make it bigger. Helicopters gotta land somewhere when they evacuate JH…

  6. Freudian 02/02/2020

    Wow, Uncle Phil, that’s quite an erection.

  7. honest Uncle Bernie 02/02/2020

    You guys are worse preverts than my nephews when they were young teenagers.

    You should have more respect for your Uncle Phil!

  8. Stevie P 02/02/2020

    “Mom, why is that old guy in sunglasses sitting on top of a giant weiner and waving to everyone?”

  9. Townie 02/02/2020

    I don’t want to be negative but that is not a good looking track stadium. You could probably get a much more functional and aesthetically pleasing facility for 1/2 the price.

    A new facility was needed, but Mr. Knight made a terrible decision. He should have stuck with the first architect. The turret probably costs more than a revamped East Grandstand.

    The new design would actually work well as a football stadium (minus the mouth on the north side).

    • uomatters Post author | 02/03/2020

      I’m ashamed to admit it, but I kind of like it, except for the fake structural timber. The giant spliff will inspire generations of students to come.

  10. zach 02/04/2020

    I suspect the outside of this will be covered with LED so that it will be like a large TV screen – digital signage…..I noticed the Eugene city council visited the digital signage issue recently but I have not yet checked in there to find out what the details of that discussion were.

    • Townie 02/05/2020

      I believe it will be lit up at night but it won’t be a giant billboard. It will be more subtle. There’s a rendering somewhere online that shows the light cascading like a water fall. I looks pretty cool. actually.

      I believe it is a nicer looking building than the Knight Campus. Unfortunately, I still think it too big.

  11. zach 02/05/2020

    That shape on the top is a tribute to “the hat”

  12. canthelpmyself 02/07/2020

    Make sure to put a helmet on your soldier, soldier

  13. Canard 02/10/2020

    Phildo for the win.

    • uomatters Post author | 02/17/2020

      Rumor has it that a certain donor will be able to control the Phildo’s LED lighting system 24/7, from a special phone app.

  14. Townie 02/17/2020

    Phil’s Thrill?

  15. uomatters Post author | 02/20/2020

    I’m shocked to see the Eugene Weekly print this sort of filth:

    We asked for suggestions and you gave them. Turns out that once you look at the new Hayward tower and think “Hey, does that look like a giant dick?” you just can’t unsee it. Our top choices are: The Phildo, Phil’s Phallus (or alternately, Phil’s Phallus Palace) and The Nike Shaft. … http://eugeneweekly.com/2020/02/20/slant-113/

    Rumor has it the architects at https://www.srgpartnership.com/ call it The Phildo, when the client’s out of the room.

    • Environmental necessity 02/20/2020

      The Nike Shaft is too good, with the double-entendre.

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