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Medical College of Georgia Dedicates Health Sciences Building
The Medical College of Georgia dedicated its $34-million, 189,000-sf Health Sciences Building in Augusta, Ga., on January 19, 2007. The facility houses laboratories, classrooms, and clinics for the Schools of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. An occupational therapy community integration suite is located on the second floor. The building features a two-story education wing of school-shared classroom space and five stories of specialized classrooms, labs, and office space. It has three large, auditorium-style classrooms equipped with distance-learning technology.
FDA Builds Center for Devices and Radiological Health
The General Services Administration has selected Centex Construction to build the Center for Devices and Radiological Health for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md. The $87-million project will include office space, a 150-seat conference room, file storage, and support areas.
UNC Charlotte Plans Graduate Programs Building
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has selected the architectural team of Gantt Huberman Associates of Charlotte and KieranTimberlake Associates of Philadelphia to design the 150,000-sf Center City Building in uptown Charlotte. Housing offices and classrooms for graduate and professional programs, the facility will be funded by $45.8 million from the state of North Carolina. Completion is slated for 2010.
University of Florida Breaks Ground on Shands Cancer Hospital
The University of Florida broke ground in January of 2007 on the 500,000-sf Shands Cancer Hospital in Gainesville, Fla. The $388-million facility will accommodate diagnostic and therapeutic oncology services in an nine-story tower with 192 private inpatient beds. The hospital will include an operating suite, a Critical Care Center for trauma and emergency services, and an 800-car parking garage.
College of the Holy Cross Builds Integrated Science Complex
The College of the Holy Cross is building a $60 million integrated science complex in Worcester, Mass. The four-story, 44,000-sf building will connect to the existing science and social science facilities and will house lecture, laboratory, and chemistry research space. Ground was broken on the project in April of 2007 with completion expected by January of 2009.