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University of Adelaide Designs Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing
The University of Adelaide is planning to build a $97 million facility to house the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing. Designed by Hames Sharley of Adelaide, the six-story building will provide research labs, instructional space, and a 400-seat lecture hall.
University of Queensland Builds Advanced Engineering Building
The University of Queensland will build the $107 million Advanced Engineering Building in Brisbane. Located on the St. Lucia campus, the seven-story, 236,808-sf facility will be built to attain a Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. The building will house instructional space, testing labs, design studios, administrative offices, and an auditorium. The general contractor for the project is Watpac Construction.
University of Leicester Breaks Ground on Cardiovascular Research Centre
The University of Leicester will break ground in spring of 2011 on the $20.5 million Cardiovascular Research Centre (CRC). The four-story, 23,680-sf facility will be built as an addition to the clinical sciences wing of Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, U.K. The project team includes architectural firm ADP of Birmingham and general contractor Morgan Sindall. The CRC will house research laboratories, academic space, and a sample bank. Completion is expected in February of 2012.
Rice University Dedicates Brockman Hall for Physics
Rice University dedicated the $44.5 million Brockman Hall for Physics in March of 2011. Construction began on the 111,000-sf facility in fall of 2009. The project was supported by $11 million in stimulus funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The four-story building houses advanced laboratories for experimental, theoretical, and applied physics.
University of Alaska Fairbanks Constructs Life Sciences Building
The University of Alaska Fairbanks broke ground on the $108.6 million Life Sciences Building on March 30, 2011. The 101,000-sf teaching and research facility will house advanced laboratories, offices, classrooms, and an auditorium. Davis Constructors and Engineers provided design consultation services for the project. Completion is expected in 2014.