Johns Hopkins University will begin construction in August of 2012 on the $37.5 million Malone Hall in Baltimore. The four-story, 56,000-sf research building will house the multidisciplinary Systems Institute and the Homewood base of the Individualized Health Initiative. The design architect for the project is S/L/A/M Collaborative with Whiting-Turner as construction manager.
Duke University will begin construction in April of 2012 on a $35 million facility for the Nicholas School of the Environment in Durham, N.C. The five-story, 70,000-sf building will be connected to the adjacent Levine Science Research Center and will provide classrooms, faculty and administrative offices, computer labs, and an art gallery. The sustainably designed facility will feature a chilled beam air conditioning system, a thermal corridor, photovoltaic arrays, a green roof, and a solar hot water system. Completion is expected in summer of 2013.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the primary teaching hospital for the Feinberg School of Medicine, will build a $334 million outpatient pavilion in Chicago. The 25-story building will include physician offices and is expected to open in 2014.
The $235 million Duke Cancer Institute opened in February of 2012 in Durham, N.C. The 267,000-sf center enables Duke University to consolidate specialties and facilities previously scattered across the medical campus. The seven-story building includes 140 exam rooms, 75 infusion stations, a radiation vault, and a rooftop healing garden.
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.
