The almost-complete A&E Center at sunset. July 2011.

The future home of the Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame. July 2011.

Looking from the main concourse out to East Hill. July 2011.

The Glazer Arena. July 2011.

The Olympic-size pool with its diving platforms and movable bulkheads. August 2011.

The center's many windows offer views of IC's gorgeous campus. July 2011.

A view to the upper floor. July 2011.

Even the overhead lights are arranged artfully. July 2011.

The finished ventilation tower -- a new iconic shape on the Ithaca skyline. February 2011.

The ventilation tower, as seen from the front of the A&E Center. February 2011.

 Looking from the Fitness Center toward the A&E Center. February 2011.

The Athletics and Events Center construction site, as seen from a location near the Towers. October 2010.

The women's field hockey team became the first IC team to compete in the Marty Higgins Stadium when it faced off against Wooster on October 18, 2010.

The north end of the turf field in the Higgins Stadium. At the center, surrounded by yellow sheathing, is what will eventually became the stadium's press box. October 2010.

The women's field hockey team faces off against Wooster in Higgins Stadium, October 18, 2010.

The women's field hockey team faces off against Wooster in Higgins Stadium, October 18, 2010.

At the south end of the A&E Center is the outer shell of the aquatics pavilion. September 2010.

Construction materials are placed by the building's main entrance. September 2010.

A panoramic view inside the Edward and Shari Glazer Arena. September 2010.

A perspective of the aquatics pavilion, September 2010. The concrete shell for the pool is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2010.

A view from inside Glazer Arena facing out toward Higgins Stadium on a beautiful autumn day. September 2010.

A dramatic view of the inside of the A&E Center's ventilation tower, which rises 180 feet above the ground. September 2010.

A panoramic view of the Marty Higgins Stadium. At right is the access road that, when complete, will connect to Coddington Road. September 2010.

The construction site in June 2010.

The ventilation tower rises above the the field house, which will include the Glazer Arena (which houses the track and field center), a strength training facility, an athletic training facility, team rooms and lockers, and administrative offices. June 2010.

To the the right of the tower is the future aquatics pavilion. The pool will feature a hydraulic floor that can rise up and down, allowing for both a "double deep end" for water polo and swim meets as well as a shallow end for such activities as swimming lessons for children. June 2010.

The interior of what will become the massive Glazer Arena (which houses the track and field center). The floor will be a 13-millimeter "micro-encapsulated" Tartan surface -- a slightly thicker surface than the standard 10-millimeter floor and thus better at preventing lower leg pain and injuries. June 2010.

The interior of the Glazer Arena. June 2010.

Excavation for the outdoor stadium and synthetic turf field. June 2010.

The construction site in March 2010, as seen from the East Tower.

The beginnings of the building's promenade and main entrance. March 2010.

The interior of the Glazer Arena (which houses the track and field center). March 2010.

The Glazer Arena as seen from the east side of the building. March 2010.

The future aquatics pavilion, as viewed looking south. March 2010.

Part of the aquatics pavilion will have a higher roofline, to accommodate the diving platform. March 2010.

Installing sheathing on the building's steel frame. March 2010.

The steel beams of the ventilation tower rise above the building's main entrance, creating a dramatic architectural signature. March 2010.