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Post & Schnell Shift to Universal Office Layout
Philadelphia-based Post & Schnell are relocating to 80,000 sf at Four Penn Center in Philadelphia. A universal, "one-size-fits-all" 110-sf office plan will be implemented on the three floors the law firm will occupy. Overseen by architectural firm Hillier, the new facility's offices will be standard in size and furniture yet customized to individual specifications. Three additional types of rooms will be available for attorney use: a "work" room, for use over several days or weeks; a "war" room that can be used for months to yea
St. Luke's Hospital Completes East Medical Building and Parking Garage
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FDA Constructs Silver Springs Utility Plant
The Food and Drug Administration has contracted Sempra Energy Solutions to construct a central utility plant at its 2.3 million-sf Silver Spring, Md. administration campus. The plant will use renewable energy by incorporating the use of photovoltaic panels, as well as efficient combined heat and power technology. Sempra's $98 million services contract includes supplying electricity as well as the heating and cooling infrastructure for the campus.
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Plans New Biotech R&D Facilities
The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center has selected Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodriques Barker of San Diego to design two new biotech R&D facilities. Totaling 108,245 sf, the $7.7-million project is located on 6.16-acres in the La Jolla Spectrum Business Park in Torrey Pines. Developed by CarrAmerica Development, the project will be built by general contractor DPR Construction of Redwood City. Construction is slated to begin by year-end 2002.
Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Renovation Under Way
The Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum, housed in the Old Patent Office Building in Washington, is undergoing a $211 million renovation. Slated for completion in 2006, the facility has been closed and under construction since January 2000. Including physical plant renewal and extensive exterior and interior work, the project will add a conservation lab and a gilding frame shop, both visible to the public, as well as a 346-seat below-grade auditorium.