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Bulfinch Constructs Lab and Office Facility at Cambridge Discovery Park
Bulfinch began construction in January of 2019 on a 270,000-sf lab and office facility in Cambridge, Mass. Located at 400-500 Cambridge Discovery Park, the six-story building comprises two separate base structures that are physically connected on floors three through six. Offering 42,000-sf floorplates of open and efficient Class A facilities, the complex will include a fitness center, a café, and an adjacent 383-car parking garage. Floor-to-ceiling windows will provide abundant natural light with sophisticated building systems ensuring optimal energy efficiency.
Arizona State University Plans Mesa Digital Innovation Campus
Arizona State University is planning to construct a $64 million digital innovation campus in downtown Mesa. Designed by Holly Street Studio and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the five-story, 118,000-sf project will provide galleries, theaters, production studios, fabrication labs, flexible classrooms, and a café.
Louisiana Tech's Integrated Engineering & Science Building Nears Completion
Louisiana Tech University is constructing the $40 million Integrated Engineering & Science Building in Ruston, La. Featuring flexible classrooms for project-based learning, the three-story, 130,000-sf facility will provide teaching and research labs, prototyping workshops, study rooms, faculty offices, and a glass atrium with a spiral staircase. Construction began on the project in April of 2016 and occupancy is expected in fall of 2019.
EMD Serono Plans Billerica R&D Expansion
EMD Serono is planning to construct a $70 million R&D facility on its existing campus in Billerica, Mass. Supporting research programs in oncology, immuno-oncology, and immunology, the 145,000-sf building will accommodate wet labs, offices, collaboration spaces, and a cafeteria. Designed to attain LEED and WELL certification, the project will provide a healthy and sustainable environment for approximately 400 employees. Completion is expected in 2021. EMD Serono is the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, based in Darmstadt, Germany.
University of Arkansas Designs Civil Engineering Research and Education Center
The University of Arkansas will begin construction in mid-2019 on the $10.3 million Civil Engineering Research and Education Center in Fayetteville. Designed by TreanorHL Architects and DEMX Architecture, the 37,400-sf project will offer sophisticated research spaces including a high-bay lab for the testing of structures and materials.