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Kumho Constructs South Korea R&D Center
Kumho Tires broke ground on a 34,843-sm research and development center in Young-In, South Korea, in May of 2008. The $68 million facility will serve as the company’s global R&D hub and will house chemistry labs and advanced product testing technologies. Slated for completion by year-end 2009, the sustainably designed facility will be certified as a “green” building by Korea's Housing & Urban Research Institute.
University of Virginia Dedicates McIntire School of Commerce
The University of Virginia dedicated the McIntire School of Commerce in Charlottesville in May of 2008. Construction manager Gilbane Building Company partnered with architect Hartman-Cox on the 138,000-sf construction/renovation project which included a 114,000-sf addition to Rouss Hall named Robertson Hall. Rouss was also renovated and consolidated with the new addition to form a single building to accommodate the McIntire School of Commerce.
Paris Sorbonne University Creates Abu Dhabi Campus
Paris Sorbonne University is developing a campus on a greenfield site on Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi. The Al Habtoor Leighton Group, in joint venture with Murray and Roberts, has been awarded a $350 million contract to design and construct the project for Mubadala Development Company. A 93,000-sm academic building is slated for completion in August of 2010 and will house two lecture wings, a library, an auditorium, administration, and dining.
Yeshiva University's Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine Nears Completion
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University will open the $200 million Michael F. Price Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine on its Bronx campus in New York in June of 2008. The 201,000-sf, five-story facility is located in the Harold and Muriel Block Research Pavilion and houses 40 laboratories, research support space, and a 100-seat auditorium.
Mayo Clinic Dedicates Wendel Musculoskeletal Center
The Mayo Clinic dedicated the W. Hall Wendel Jr. Musculoskeletal Center in May of 2008. The 245,000-sf center houses 57 examination rooms, eight outpatient operating rooms, four image-guided injection rooms, and a rehabilitation/physical medicine center. The multidisciplinary orthopedic facility features an integrated design that allows patients to obtain imaging, consultation, and treatment in a single location. Funded by a $27.5 million gift, the facility is located on floors 14 and 15 of the $375 million, 1.5 million-sf Gonda Building in Rochester, Minn.