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Louisiana State University opened the $15.5 million Multi-Purpose Academic Center in Alexandria in September of 2011. The 70,000-sf facility houses 58 faculty offices, 17 classrooms, administrative offices, a computer lab, art and music studios, and a 175-seat theater. Construction began on the project in June of 2009.

The $500 million Pasteur Hospital 2 is under construction in Nice, France. The 871,876-sf academic medical center will provide 730 beds in primarily private rooms. The hospital will include a cardiovascular center, a neuroscience clinic, a urology unit, research space, and a medical school. The first phase will open in mid-2013 with full occupancy expected in March of 2014.

Cabot Microelectronics opened its 56,000-sf R&D facility in September of 2011 in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located near Seoul, the $13 million project will support research, development, and production of advanced dielectric and CMP slurry products. Cabot Microelectronics is headquartered in Aurora, Ill.

Torrance Memorial Medical Center is building a $300 million replacement tower in Torrance, Calif. Construction began on the facility in February of 2010 with completion expected in November of 2014. The project team includes HMC Architects and McCarthy Building Companies.

The University of British Columbia opened the renovated Biological Sciences Complex in Vancouver on August 31, 2011. Designed by Acton Ostry Architects with RFD (Research Facilities Design) as laboratory design consultant, the $45 million project provides 61,670 sf of laboratory and support space. The 170,000-sf complex houses aquaria, informal research spaces, updated classrooms, seminar rooms, faculty and administrative offices, and gathering spaces for the Departments of Botany and Zoology.