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Lou Ruvo Alzheimer's Institute Planned in Las Vegas
The design of the $60-million Lou Ruvo Alzheimer's Institute has been completed by architect Frank Gehry. The planned five-story, 55,000-sf facility will be sited on 61 acres in downtown Las Vegas. The center will accommodate research and treatment of neurological disorders.
Texas A&M University Opens Science Building and Planetarium
Texas A&M University-Commerce opened its new $28-million Science Building in January 2006. The three-story, 110,000-sf facility will be officially dedicated on April 4, 2006. The building will house the departments of physics, chemistry, biology, and earth and environmental sciences.
UTSA Dedicates Biotechnology Sciences and Engineering Building
The University of Texas at San Antonio dedicated its $84-million Biotechnology Sciences and Engineering (BSE) Building in February 2006. The five-story, 227,000-sf facility houses 70 interdisciplinary research and teaching laboratories for graduate students studying biotechnology, biology, biomedical engineering, electrical and civil engineering, and chemistry. The project team includes FKP Architects of Houston, contractor J.T.
UC San Diego Tops Out Student Services Building
The University of California, San Diego is nearing topping out on the new $30-million, 110,000-sf Student Academic Services facility in La Jolla. Designed by Rob Wellington Quigley of San Diego, the five-story building is being constructed by McCarthy. Featuring a 300-seat multipurpose room and two restaurants, the facility will combine all student services formerly located throughout the campus including financial aid, registration, and admissions.
University of Toronto Opens Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
The University of Toronto opened the 20,550-metre Terence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research (CCBR) in January of 2006. Designed by a joint venture of Toronto's architectsAlliance and Stuttgart, Germany-based Behnisch, Behnisch and Partner, the 12-story building contains wet and dry laboratories, research offices, three seminar rooms, a six-story garden and atrium, and mechanical operations on the seventh floor.