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University of Kentucky Breaks Ground on Gatton College of Business and Economics
The University of Kentucky broke ground in October of 2013 on a $65 million expansion and renovation of the Gatton College of Business and Economics in Lexington. The completed 210,000-sf facility will provide a 500-seat auditorium, a financial trading simulation center, a behavioral research lab, 20 classrooms, and 40 breakout rooms. The project will increase the size of the existing College of Business building by 40 percent.
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Opens in Camden
The $100 million MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper opened in October of 2013 in Camden, N.J. The four-story, 103,050-sf comprehensive cancer facility represents a partnership of the Cooper University Health Care and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Supporting multidisciplinary, team-based patient care, the project provides examination and procedure rooms, conference areas, a healing garden, and instructional and administrative space for the School of Radiation Therapy.
Rowan University Breaks Ground on College of Engineering Expansion
Rowan University broke ground in October of 2013 on a $71 million addition to the College of Engineering in Glassboro, N.J. The three-story, 90,500-sf building is slated for completion in 2017.
Drexel University Opens LeBow College of Business
Drexel University opened the $92 million LeBow Hall in Philadelphia in October of 2013. Housing the LeBow College of Business, the 12-story, 177,500-sf facility features a five-story atrium, a 300-seat auditorium, a 100-seat lecture hall, and a financial trading lab. The building also provides 17 classrooms, faculty offices, student lounges, a seminar room, and a behavioral studies lab. The facility was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects of New York and Voith & MacTavish Architects of Philadelphia.
University of Maryland School of Medicine Breaks Ground on Health Sciences III
The University of Maryland School of Medicine broke ground in September of 2013 on the $305.4 million Health Sciences Facility III in Baltimore. The 10-story, 428,970-sf translational research building will provide advanced biomedical laboratories for the study of genomics, cardiovascular science, cancer, regenerative medicine, and neurology. The project team includes architectural firms HOK and Design Collective Inc. with Barton Malow Company as construction manager. Completion is expected in December of 2017.