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San Diego County Opens Medical Examiner and Forensic Center
San Diego County opened its $85 million Medical Examiner and Forensic Center in San Diego in January of 2010. The 84,000-sf facility houses a morgue, 17 technology-rich autopsy rooms, histology and toxicology labs, conference rooms, and advanced imaging suites.
New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Open Milstein Family Heart Center
New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center celebrated the opening of the Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center in New York in January of 2010. Designed by Pei Cobb Freed and daSILVA Architects, the six-story, 142,000-sf building will provide comprehensive cardiac care with advanced technologies for diagnosis and treatment. The facility was made possible by a $50 million gift from the Vivian and Seymour Milstein family.
University of West Florida Opens School of Science and Engineering
The University of West Florida opened the $30.6 million School of Science and Engineering in Pensacola in January of 2010. The four-story, 94,719-sf building houses 22 labs, 11 classrooms, faculty offices, and conference rooms. The facility was designed by Lord Aeck & Sargent of Atlanta in collaboration with Caldwell & Associates of Pensacola. The general contractor was Greenhut Construction. The sustainably-designed building is LEED certified.
Georgia Tech Builds Clough Learning Commons
Georgia Institute of Technology has selected Turner Construction to build the $63 million G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons in Atlanta. Slated for completion in May of 2011, the 220,000-sf facility will house technology-rich classrooms, laboratories, lecture halls, project rooms, and an information technology center.
Lee County VA Breaks Ground on Outpatient Clinic
Lee County VA broke ground in January of 2010 on its 224,000-sf Outpatient Clinic in Tampa, Fla. HOK provided master planning, programming, and architectural design services for the project, which is comprised of ambulatory surgery and diagnostic support facilities. The patient-focused center will provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary specialty care and treatment.