Industry News

Emerson College of Boston has selected Cambridge-based Stubbins Associates to design a new College Center and Residence on a recently purchased 14,900-sf parcel.

Construction has begun on Britannia Corporate Center, a project being developed by Master Development Corporation of Newport Beach, Calif. Designed by Ware Malcomb of San Diego, the project site encompassed 15.9 acres in Otay Mesa. Britannia Corporate Center consists of six industrial distribution/manufacturing buildings totaling approximately 296,400 sf. The Aztec influenced design includes canted accent walls, extensive glazing at office area, ample dock-high loading doors and vehicle parking at 2.2/1000.

William Beaumont Hospital's 240,000-sf West Hospital on the Troy, Mich., campus is being designed by HarleyEllis. The $53 million design-build project consists of a five-story structure housing maternal child health, expanded endoscopy and surgical services, inpatient care and support services. Attached to the main hospital, the exterior design and architectural details will match the existing hospital.

The Village of Schaumburg, Ill. has selected John Portman Associates (JP&A) as architect for the new $225 million Convention Center, Hotel and Performing Arts Center. JP&A will serve as the complex's master designer and planner, with HNTB Corporation as associate architect for the convention center and Daniel P. Coffey and Associates as associate architect for the performing arts center.

A $38 million expansion of the Leominster, Mass. campus of HealthAlliance Hospitals Inc. was recently completed by The George B.H. Macomber Company, a Boston-base construction firm. Designed by DiGiorgio Associates, the project includes a 104,000-sf addition to the hospital consisting of a new main entrance, radiology, surgical, critical care services, and outpatient area. The building houses both medical-surgical and post-operative facilities, complete with an admitting area.