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Cornell University Partners with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to Build Science College in New York
Cornell University is partnering with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to build a $2 billion science college in New York City. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 2.1 million-sf research and innovation campus is to be located on Roosevelt Island and will include classrooms, labs, auditoriums, and housing. Classes will begin in 2012 in leased facilities, with occupancy of the first phase of construction expected in 2017. Complete build-out is expected by 2027.
Texas Tech Completes Rawls College of Business Administration
Texas Tech completed construction of the $70 million Rawls College of Business Administration in December of 2011. Located in Lubbock, Texas, the 147,500-sf facility provides technology-rich group learning spaces to support a pedagogy based on teamwork in business. The building includes classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium, student services, and faculty offices. Ground was broken on the project in October of 2009 and full occupancy is expected in spring of 2012. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Biomeasure Expands in Milford
Biomeasure, a subsidiary of French pharmaceutical company Ipsen, is initiating a $45 million expansion and renovation of its campus in Milford, Mass. Ground will be broken in mid-2012 on a three-story, 62,000-sf facility housing R&D and process science labs. Two existing buildings at the site, a research facility and a cGMP manufacturing plant totaling 77,000 sf, will be extensively renovated. Completion is expected in early 2014.
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Builds Greenville Health Sciences Education Building
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine is building the 90,000-sf Health Sciences Education Building in Greenville. The architect for the building was Design Strategies, and CO Architects and McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture designed the building fit-up . Contractors involved in the project include Rodgers Construction; SteelFab; and Warco Construction. Completion is expected in July of 2012.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Completes Biochemistry Complex
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s $112 million biochemistry complex was completed in December of 2011. A new six-story research tower was constructed and several existing buildings were extensively renovated. Designed to promote interaction and collaboration, the facility provides 20 biochemistry and biomolecular chemistry research labs, classrooms, lecture halls, and a rodent vivarium.