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University of Oklahoma Plans Cancer Institute
The University of Oklahoma will begin construction in late 2007 on the $120 million, 220,000-sf Cancer Institute at the Oklahoma Health Center (OHC) in Oklahoma City. The seven story cancer center is part of a master plan of expansion at OHC involving the addition of 4.75 million sf of space and capital projects totaling $1.48 billion. Also planned at OHC is the Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center, slated to begin construction in 2008.
Stonehill College To Break Ground on Science Center
Stonehill College will break ground on a $34 million science center in Easton, Mass., in September of 2007. Featuring a large atrium between two academic wings housing biology, biochemistry, chemistry, neuroscience, physics, psychology, and environmental studies, the 89,000-sf project will contain laboratories, classrooms, and faculty offices. The interdisciplinary project is designed to foster collaboration and interaction and is expected to open in September of 2009.
University of Pennsylvania Builds Biomedical Research Facility
The University of Pennsylvania is working with Rafael Viñoly of Rafael Viñoly Architects PC to design a $370 million biomedical research facility in Philadelphia. The project will be collocated with two buildings currently under construction, the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, slated to open in 2008, and the Roberts Proton Therapy Center, slated to open in 2009. The ten-story facility will feature translational and interdisciplinary research and will open in the summer of 2010.
Westminster College Develops Science Building
Westminster College in Salt Lake City is planning to begin construction on a new Science Center in fall of 2007. The facility will house the biology, chemistry, geology and physics departments of the College of Arts and Sciences. The project will include classrooms, teaching laboratories, office spaces, shared facilities, and support. The architect is VCBO Architecture with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant. Completion is slated for spring of 2009.
UC Santa Cruz Plans Environmental Health & Safety Facility
The University of California, Santa Cruz is designing a new 17,000-sf Environmental Health & Safety Facility. Housing laboratories, a temporary waste handling facility, administrative offices, training classroom, and support space, the facility will be able to meet the increased requirements of the growing campus for hazardous materials handling and other critical life, health, and safety services. The project budget is estimated at $13 million.