The University of Baltimore's $107 million John and Frances Angelos Law Center is slated for completion in spring of 2013. Designed by Behnisch Architekten of Stuttgart in partnership with Ayers/Saint/Gross of Baltimore, the 190,000-sf facility will provide technology-rich classrooms, 30 group study spaces, faculty offices, a seven-story law library, a 300-seat moot courtroom, administrative space, and an atrium.
The University of Texas at Brownsville dedicated the $34 million Biomedical Research Building in February of 2012. The facility provides teaching and research labs, classrooms, a vivarium, and faculty offices. Designed by SHW Group of Dallas with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant, the 60,000-sf center supports research in infectious diseases, cancer, neuroscience, and animal science.
Georgia Health Sciences University has selected HOK to design the 186,000-sf Medical Education Commons in Augusta. The $105 million project will provide classrooms, group study spaces, student services, and administrative space for the Medical College of Georgia and the College of Dental Medicine. The LEED-certified facility will be built by Skanska; the value of the construction contract is $62 million. The project also includes renovation of the 24,000-sf Gross Anatomy Lab in the Sanders Research and Education Building.
Carnegie Mellon University is planning to build a 100,000-sf biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, and energy facility in Pittsburgh. Designed by OFFICE 52, the research building will house the department of biomedical engineering, a 10,000-sf nanofabrication facility, and the Energy Futures Institute. LEED Gold Sustainable Design certification will be sought for the facility. The building will connect on two levels to the existing Hamerschlag, Wean, and Roberts engineering halls to promote integration and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Riverside City College celebrated the completion of the $61.1 million School of Nursing & Math and Science Complex in February of 2012. The 132,000-sf facility houses lecture halls, technology-rich classrooms, biology and chemistry labs, and a virtual hospital suite with patient simulators. Construction began on the building in spring of 2010. The project contractor was Balfour Beatty Construction of San Diego.
Texas A&M University is planning a $120 million expansion and renovation of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in College Station. A new classroom and teaching lab facility will be built and the Small Animal Hospital will be expanded. The project includes the possible demolition or renovation of parts of the existing veterinary teaching hospital, veterinary sciences building, and administration building.
Johns Hopkins University is building the $62 million Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories and Biology Research Wing in Baltimore. The 105,000-sf project is an expansion of the Mudd Hall Biology Complex and will provide teaching labs for biology, chemistry, neuroscience, and biophysics on the lower three floors. The upper floor will accommodate biology research with open labs, lab support, procedure space, meeting and seminar rooms, and faculty offices.
The University of Nottingham opened the $11.4 million Gateway Building in February of 2012 in the United Kingdom. Designed by Make Architects, the four-story, 33,368-sf facility features a straw bale curtainwall that provides robust insulation for the classrooms, research labs, and offices of the School of Biosciences and the School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will begin construction in October of 2012 on the $284 million Children's Hospital in Iowa City. The 13-story tower will enable UIHC to consolidate all pediatric services in a single location. Two of the floors will be constructed below grade. Occupancy is expected in early 2016.
Emory University broke ground in December of 2011 on the Dual-Function Facility at Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta. Supported by $15 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the three-story, 19,800-sf building will house the Emory Institute for Drug Discovery and the Center for Innovative Genetics. The project will support research in emerging infectious diseases and will include vivarium space and procedure suites. Completion is expected in spring of 2013.
The University of California, Berkeley broke ground on the $145 million Computational Research and Theory (CRT) facility on February 1, 2012. Located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the 145,000-sf project will accommodate approximately 300 researchers and staff engaged in interdisciplinary supercomputing research. The CRT will house the Department of Energy’s National Energy Research Scientific Computing (NERSC) Center, the Computational Research Division, and the Energy Sciences Network.
The United States will construct new Faculty of Education buildings at six universities in Pakistan. The universities include Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University in Quetta; Hazara University in Mansehra; the University of Education in Lahore; the University of Sindh in Hyderabad; the University of Karachi in Karachi; and Sardar Abdul Latif University in Khairpur.
The University of Alabama opened the $70 million South Engineering Research Center in January of 2012 in Tuscaloosa. The three-story, 208,000-sf facility provides over 40 research and instructional labs, lecture halls, classrooms, conference rooms, and office space for over 175 faculty, staff, and students. The building, which features a large combustion lab, will accommodate research in structures, electromechanical systems, dynamics, embedded systems, and automotive combustion and energy.
The University of Ottawa is building a 16-story facility to house the Faculty of Social Sciences. The $112.5 million project is an expansion of the existing Vanier Hall and includes 277,700 sf of new construction and 145,000 sf of renovation. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, the building will provide additional research space for neuroscience, economics, experimental psychology, management, and public policy. The facility features a 225-seat tiered lecture hall, a 120-seat classroom, a multistory atrium, and a green roof.
Northwestern University is planning to build a new facility to house the Bienen School of Music in Evanston, Ill. The 150,000-sf building will include teaching labs, faculty offices, classrooms, teaching studios, practice rooms, a 400-seat recital hall, and a theater. The facility will also provide space for the School of Communication. Construction will begin in May of 2012 with occupancy expected in fall of 2015.
