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Wake Forest University's School of Business Nears Completion
Wake Forest University will complete a $53.5 million facility for the School of Business in the summer of 2013. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the three-story, 120,000-sf Farrell Hall will provide 18 technology-rich, flexible classrooms; an information commons; integrated faculty office clusters; and a 375-seat auditoium. The collaborative facility was designed to promote student-faculty engagement and features 8,000 sf of flexible interaction space. Ground was broken on the project in April of 2011.
Keyano College Builds Oilsands Power & Process Engineering Lab
Keyano College is building the $22 million Oilsands Power & Process Engineering Lab in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The 16,469-sf facility will feature a fully functional cogeneration plant with steam turbine generators, boilers, and condensers, as well as classrooms, mechanical shops, and support offices. The project team includes architectural firm Dialog, general contractor PCL Construction, and engineering consultant WorleyParsons.
University Hospital Aintree Expands in Liverpool
University Hospital Aintree began construction in May of 2013 on a $63 million expansion of the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust campus in Liverpool. The 25,000-sf Project Arizona building will incorporate Passivhaus sustainable design principles to deliver a highly insulated facility for maximum energy efficiency. The expansion will provide inpatient and outpatient care facilities, a neuro-rehabilitation center, and a clinical research facility.
Coppin State University Breaks Ground on Science and Technology Center
Coppin State University broke ground on the $80 million Science and Technology Center in Baltimore in May of 2013. The four-story, 150,333-sf facility will feature collaborative teaching and research labs, classrooms, a 100-seat lecture hall, and a computing suite.
Loyola Marymount Univerity Breaks Ground on Life Sciences Building
Loyola Marymount University broke ground on a $110 million life sciences building in Los Angeles in May of 2013. Supporting programs in biology, chemistry, and natural sciences, the 103,500-sf interdisciplinary facility will provide 16,000 sf of research space, 34 teaching labs, classrooms, faculty offices, study lounges, and a 292-seat auditorium. The project was designed by CO Architects with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant.