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University of Georgia Dedicates Veterinary Medical Center
The University of Georgia dedicated the $97.7 million Veterinary Medical Center in Athens in February of 2015. Designed by Perkins+Will, the 300,000-sf complex includes an education building and an animal hospital. The project provides the College of Veterinary Medicine with a 160-seat auditorium, an 80-seat active learning classroom, two smaller classrooms, and an enhanced large and small animal teaching hospital. Turner Construction began building the center in spring of 2013.
University of Pennsylvania Opens Medical Education Center
The University of Pennsylvania opened the $38 million Jordan Medical Education Center in Philadelphia in January of 2015. Designed to accommodate a multidisciplinary, team-based pedagogy, the three-story, 55,000-sf project will provide the Perelman School of Medicine with two flexible 3,000-sf learning studios, eight technology-rich classrooms, a learning commons, a law auditorium and pavilion, and a variety of small group spaces.
NYU Langone Medical Center Builds Brooklyn Facility
NYU Langone Medical Center will invest $180 million over the next four years to build a healthcare facility in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The 160,000-sf project will include a 24-hour freestanding emergency department, a cancer center, and clinical space for medical specialties and outpatient care. Completion is expected in 2018.
GlaxoSmithKline Constructs Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Plant
GlaxoSmithKline is building an active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturing plant in Montrose in the United Kingdom. Doosan Babcock was awarded the $37 million construction contract for the project, which is expected to be fully operational in summer of 2016. The three-story, 291,000-sf facility will support the production of therapeutic agents for respiratory conditions.
Volunteer State Community College Constructs Humanities Building
Volunteer State Community College began constructing the $30.5 million Humanities Building in January of 2015. The 88,345-sf facility is located in Gallatin, Tenn., and will provide 23 classrooms, 18 laboratories, and 11 collaborative study spaces. Designed by Moody Nolan of Nashville, the building will also house a recording studio, an art gallery, art studios, computer labs, 56 offices, and 20 adjunct faculty rooms. Completion is expected in summer of 2016.