Industry News

Duke University's Pratt School of Business is building the $97-million Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences. The two-building, 322,000-sf complex is located across the street from Hudson Hall, home of the Pratt School of Engineering. The project is slated for completion in fall 2004.

Carnot Emission Services, a provider of precision emissions testing for worldwide engine manufacturers, occupied 10,500 sf of lab space in San Antonio's KellyUSA Building 333 in October 2002. The company has access to an additional 5,000 sf for use as a machine shop. Carnot plans to expand to encompass the entire 29,500-sf facility in the future.

The Woodruff Arts Center is expanding its High Museum of Art. Phase I of the expansion includes four buildings designed by Renzo Piano slated for completion by 2005. Providing exhibition space, increased education and programming space, office facilities, and public amenities, the project will more than double the museum's size. The current High Museum of Art, designed by Richard Meier, consists of 135,000 sf. The 177,000-sf addition will enlarge the museum to 312,000 sf.

Amersham Biosciences had completed construction and fit-up of its new 10,000-sf Marlborough office. Designed by Woodbrier Associates, the facility houses office space, conference rooms and a reception area. Contractor for the project was Integrated Builders of Braintree, Mass.

Amherst College has selected Payette Associates of Boston to design a new 60,000-sf combined geology building and natural history museum.