Higher Education

Queen’s University broke ground in fall of 2009 on a $77 million facility for the School of Medicine. The four-story, 100,000-sf project was designed by Diamond + Schmitt Architects in joint venture with J.V. Shoalts and Zaback Architects with M. Sullivan & Son of Kingston as general contractor. The building will feature a clinical teaching center, three large interactive classrooms, a 3,600-sf surgical skills lab, an information commons, and 30 small group rooms.

The University of Hawaii has initiated the design phase for the $120 million Cancer Research Center of Hawaii in Kakaako. Construction is expected to begin in summer of 2010. The project manager is Kobayashi Group with Skyline Construction as designer and developer. Wilson Okamoto and Associates will provide project planning services. The facility is expected to open in 2013.

Northwestern University dedicated the $100 million Richard and Barbara Silverman Hall for Molecular Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Evanston, Ill., in November of 2009. The 147,000-gsf interdisciplinary research facility houses the Chemistry of Life Processes Institute and approximately 245 researchers and staff from the physical sciences, life sciences, and engineering. Comprised of four stories above ground and one below, Silverman Hall will support collaborative biomedical research and the creation of new medicines and technologies.

Louisiana State University Academic Medical Center has selected Jacobs Engineering Group to provide program management services for its planned $754 million replacement facility in New Orleans. The 1.6 million-sf project will include a 424-bed hospital, an ambulatory care facility, a central plant, and a 1,350-space parking structure.

Algonquin College broke ground in October of 2009 on the $77 million Centre for Construction Excellence in Ottawa. Designed by Diamond and Schmitt Architects in collaboration with Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates, the 180,000-sf facility will house classrooms, studios, laboratories, and shops. The LEED Platinum certified facility will function as a teaching laboratory for sustainable construction. Completion is slated for fall of 2011.

Bridgewater State College broke ground on a $98.7 million expansion and renovation of its Mathematics and Science Center on October 30, 2009. Designed by Payette, the project will create a 213,000-sf facility for new programs, technology, and laboratories while accommodating the college's ten-fold increase in enrolled students since the center was built in 1964.

McMaster University opened the $48 million Engineering Technology Building in October of 2009 in Hamilton, Ontario. Designed by Vermeulen Hind Architects, the 125,000-sf facility will house the McMaster-Mohawk Bachelor of Technology Partnership, the first-year Engineering program, the McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering, the Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice, a new Biointerfaces Institute, and the Centre for Research in Micro- and Nano-Systems.

Oklahoma State University is constructing the $70 million Henry Bellmon Research Center in Stillwater. Construction began the 124,000-sf facility in July of 2007 and completion is slated for fall of 2010. Comprised of three above-ground floors and a basement, the interdisciplinary facility will accommodate research in biodiversity, biophysics, photonics, synthetic chemistry, and advanced materials.

Notre Dame University celebrated the opening of the $13 million Innovation Park in October of 209. Located in South Bend, Ind., the 55,000-sf facility houses over 30,000-sf of laboratory space, customizable offices, and conference rooms. Construction began on the business incubator in October of 2008. Innovation Park will provide research space for the Midwest Institute of Nanotechnology Development (MIND), an organization comprised of scientists from Notre Dame, Purdue University, Penn State University, The University of Illinois, and The University of Michigan.

Indiana University School of Medicine dedicated the $12 million Medical Education Center in Fort Wayne on October 30, 2009. The 42,000-sf facility features technology-rich classrooms, research space, four patient exam rooms, two conference rooms, and 14 faculty offices. Developed in partnership with Purdue University, the Medical Education Center was designed by MSKTD and Associates with Weigand Construction as general contractor. Construction began on the project in 2007 and reached completion in mid-2009.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler broke ground on a $67 million academic medical center in late October of 2009. Providing clinical care and medical education, the 81,000-sf facility will be built in two phases over five years. The first $42 million phase will include construction of the building's shell and a first-floor cancer center. The second $25 million phase will complete the second and third floors to house classrooms, an auditorium, and a medical library.

Indiana University School of Medicine initiated construction in October of 2009 on the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute in Indianapolis. Housing the Department of Ophthalmology, the 70,000-sf facility will include biomedical research laboratories, classrooms, faculty offices, and an outpatient clinic. The Glick Eye Institute was designed by RATIO Architects of Indianapolis. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.

Georgia Southern University is constructing the Public Health Core Research Lab in Statesboro. Part of the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, the facility is comprised of two BSL-3 research labs, two teaching labs, and two chemistry labs. Completion is expected in 2010.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine dedicated the Anne and C. Michael Armstrong Medical Education Building in Baltimore in October of 2009. Supporting a progressive curriculum based on advances in genetic medicine and molecular biology, the $55 million facility will promote collaborative learning. The Armstrong Medical Education Building features teaching labs, an anatomy lab, and a simulated operating room. Construction began on the four-story, 100,000-sf building in early 2007.

Five universities will partner to create the $200 million Life Science Collaborative Facility in Portland, Ore. The 300,000-sf project will be led by Oregon Health and Science University and Portland State University, with Oregon State University, University of Oregon, and Oregon Institute of Technology as partner institutions. Housing bioscience research and instruction, the building will include dedicated space for some institutions as well as shared collaborative space.