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UCSF Genentech Hall, a new biomedical research and teaching building at the University of California San Francisco's new Mission Bay campus, opened in January. Designed by the San Francisco office of SmithGroup, the new five-story, 434,000-sf facility is the first structure to be completed on the 303-acre Mission Bay campus. Once fully occupied, the building will house approximately 900 faculty, students, and staff.

The University of California, Davis, has selected the Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership as architect for the new $78-million Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science.

Rockhurst University is building a $6-million, 16-acre Loyola Park athletic complex featuring a baseball stadium, six tennis courts, a soccer field, and jogging paths. The tennis facilities could open by fall 2003, with baseball practice beginning in spring 2004 and soccer in fall 2004. Rockhurst University recently received a $2.3-million gift from Tom and Jean McDonnell to help complete the project.

AmSouth Bancorp is nearing completion of its $139-million operations center in Riverchase, Ala. Expected to open in April 2003, the four-story, 450,000-sf facility will house the bank's check and computer processing headquarters. The facility, part of a 49-acre campus, will house 1,500 employees including those consolidated from a leased operations center in North Birmingham and office space in Riverchase Galleria Tower. General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie LLC began construction on the facility in 2001.  

Johnson & Wales University broke ground on February 11 on its $82-million academic center and residence halls. The five-story, 145,000-sf facility, designed by LS3P Associates, is located in Charlotte's Gateway Village. Slated to open in fall 2004, the Charlotte campus will offer Business, Culinary Arts & Hospitality associated and bachelor's degree programs. The first floor and mezzanine levels will contain a chocolate laboratory and four bakeshops.