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Michigan State University Plans Grand Rapids Research Center
Michigan State University is planning to build an $85 million research facility for the College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids. The 163,000-sf facility will feature opens labs for team-based research and is slated for completion in fall of 2017. SmithGroupJJR is providing architectural and engineering services for the project, and the facility will be built by a joint venture of Rockford Construction and Clark Construction Company.
McGill University Health Centre Opens Research Institute
McGill University Health Centre opened its new $310 million Research Institute in Montreal in February of 2015. Designed to support the integration of research and clinical care, the facility houses the Centre for Translational Biology, the Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, and the McConnell Centre for Innovative Medicine, which will accommodate clinical trials. The design and construction cost of the Research Institute was $210 million with $100 million for equipment and instrumentation.
University of Pennsylvania Opens Medical Education Center
The University of Pennsylvania opened the $38 million Jordan Medical Education Center in Philadelphia in January of 2015. Designed to accommodate a multidisciplinary, team-based pedagogy, the three-story, 55,000-sf project will provide the Perelman School of Medicine with two flexible 3,000-sf learning studios, eight technology-rich classrooms, a learning commons, a law auditorium and pavilion, and a variety of small group spaces.
NYU Langone Medical Center Builds Brooklyn Facility
NYU Langone Medical Center will invest $180 million over the next four years to build a healthcare facility in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The 160,000-sf project will include a 24-hour freestanding emergency department, a cancer center, and clinical space for medical specialties and outpatient care. Completion is expected in 2018.
NUI Galway Plans Human Biology Building
The National University of Ireland Galway began construction in January of 2015 on the 88,000-sf Human Biology Building. Designed by Scott Talon Walker Architects, the five-story teaching and research facility will provide labs, lecture halls, and offices for the departments of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology. The Human Biology Building will also include a vivarium, a microscopy suite, and anatomy and mortuary space. The construction cost of the project is $34 million and the general contractor is BAM Group Ireland.