The Physical Education Building sits on Greek Row Drive on Oct. 19. The building was previously home to the Movin’ Mavs.
The Physical Education Building on the west side of campus will be gone within the next two months, Campus Recreation director Dax Kuykendall said.
Around areas of the building next to the Maverick Activities Center, fences can already be seen, hinting at the building’s near future.
Christopher Fulton, senior associate vice president for campus operations and facilities management, said in an email that the campus will see preparations for the demolition and the removal of the building during the next two months.
A majority of the work is currently taking place inside the building and will progress to the outside, Fulton said. The process of the building itself coming down is expected to begin after finals this semester and is scheduled to minimize disruption to students and campus activities, he said.
Before the building comes down, the removal of the former campus pools will take place. Across multiple weeks, the concrete will be broken up, underground pipes will be removed and dirt will be added back in before the area is smoothed out and grass is added, he said.
The updated Campus Master Plan, approved by the UT System Board of Regents in May 2025, calls for the building to be relocated south of the College Park Center to serve as a satellite recreation center and space for the Kinesiology department, which is partially housed in the current building.
Fences surround the Physical Education Building on Oct. 19 on Greek Row Drive. The university announced plans Feb. 12 to demolish the building.
The removal of the building is part of the plan to expand the MAC south, toward the current PE Building and its indoor and outdoor pool area. Certain aspects of the building have already been out of use for a couple of months.
There have been no changes to the current master plan, Fulton said.
Throughout the building’s almost 50-year lifespan, it has gone through various renovations and repairs, according to the master plan. While the building itself is in “fair condition,” it has a significant amount of deferred maintenance, according to the plan.
The building mainly housed some Department of Kinesiology academic programs, adapted sports, including the wheelchair basketball Movin’ Mavs teams, and Campus Recreation, Kuykendall said.
Campus Recreation is currently not using the space at all, he said. Academic users were relocated to other academic buildings, and the Movin’ Mavs are being relocated to College Park Center, Fulton said.
The Movin’ Mavs are hosting a farewell celebration for the building from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the building ahead of its removal.
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