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Campus construction: BYU to tear down ASB, build new administration building
The revamping of the center of Brigham Young University’s campus is set to continue into 2028. As BYU’s new art building continues to take shape, plans to replace the aging Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building immediately to the northwest was approved by the BYU board of trustees, the university announced. The ASB will be torn down at the end of this year, and work on the new building will immediately follow, with a targeted fall 2028 completion date. BYU spokesperson Aaron Sorenson told the Daily Herald the 63-year-old ASB has reached the end of its operational life, and is ...