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Albany State University Plans Ray Charles Fine Arts Building
Albany State University is planning to build the 90,000-sf Ray Charles Fine Arts Building in Albany, Ga. The $26 million building will include a 600-seat auditorium, a 200-seat recital hall, television and radio studios, theaters, art studios, galleries, lecture halls, labs, and classrooms. Designed by Sasaki Associates of Boston, the Ray Charles Fine Arts Building will support the departments of music, art, theater, speech, and mass communications. Completion is expected in 2012.
University of Colorado at Boulder Plans Aerospace and Energy Systems Building
The University of Colorado at Boulder is planning to construct the $40 million Aerospace and Energy Systems Building. The facility will house research clusters for earth sciences, sensing, space science and technology, and unmanned aircraft system design and fabrication. The Aerospace and Energy Systems Building will support collaboration with government and industry partners including Ball Aerospace Systems and Lockheed Martin.
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Dedicates Academic Center
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology dedicated its $73 million Academic Center in February of 2009. The 371,000-sf, 16-story facility will support STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education with 24 technology-rich classrooms, teaching laboratories, seminar rooms, a multi-media production facility, and a 125-seat auditorium. The project was designed by Burt Hill and includes video conferencing and distance learning capabilities.
CDC Builds Fort Collins Biocontainment Labs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have initiated construction on a $14 million laboratory project in Fort Collins, Colo. Located in shell space on the fourth floor of the CDC’s existing facility, the facility will house moderate to high level biocontainment labs, offices, and support. The project team includes general contractor JE Dunn Construction Company and design-build partner Smith Carter Architects and Engineers. Completion is expected in January of 2010.
Presbyterian College Constructs School of Pharmacy
Presbyterian College will begin renovating a 50,000-sf facility in Clinton, S.C., in April of 2009 to house its School of Pharmacy. The completed Frampton Hall will house two auditoriums, five classrooms, teaching and research laboratories, faculty and administrative offices, a clinic, and a simulation area. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2010.