The Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering has selected Boston-based Barr and Barr Inc. for two new building projects. The college is planning a 76,000-sf administration building and a 56,000-sf residence hall to accommodate 190 students.
Tufts University's Dowling Hall received an Excellence in Construction award from the Massachusetts Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors for work done by the design-builder, Newton, Mass.-based Kay Construction and Cambridge-based architectural firm, ADD Inc. The student services center and the campus safety office are housed in the seven-story, 210,000-sf building. A 152-ft glycol-heated bridge links the building with the university's upper campus.
The University of California-San Diego (UCSD) will work with the Salk Institute to construct the West Coast's largest interdisciplinary brain-imaging research facility. Construction began in November 2000 on the $13.5 million, 6,500-sf structure next to UCSD's School of Medicine. Four functional magnetic resonance imaging machines'two for human studies and two for animals'will be housed in the new structure which is scheduled for completion in October 2001.The building was designed by RBB Architects Inc. of Los Angeles. San Diego-based Soltek Pacific is the general contractor.
Hamilton College has selected the Boston-based Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering PC to design a new 180,000-sf unified science building for the campus.
Northeastern University broke ground in October on the new 84,000-sf George D. Behrakis Health Sciences Center, a $37 million health sciences complex designed to promote collaboration among the health professions, nursing, and pharmacy programs. The structure will accommodate classrooms, labs, and clinics for the Bouyé College of Health and Sciences. Completion is planned for summer of 2002.
Boston College's Higgins Hall is undergoing renovation and expansion that began in 1998. The original 77,000-sf facility will be expanded by 42,000 sf during the three-year, $80 million modernization which is designed to enhance collaborative and project-based learning. Higgins Hall houses the college's biology and physics departments.
Vista Community College will consolidate several locations at a new $35 million campus to be built on a half-block site near Berkeley's downtown Bay Area Rapid Transit station. Ratcliff Associates, based in Emeryville, Calif., has begun the design for the 160,000-sf building which will accommodate the college's 5,000 students.
California State University Hayward has joined with Geographic Network Affiliates International in a public-private partnership for the construction of an Internet switching center on six acres at the Hayward campus. Phase one of construction may be begin as early as April 2001 on a 180,000-sf facility to house network equipment and servers, with completion in fall.
City University of New York has selected Philadelphia-based ARAMARK to commission Baruch College's new Academic Complex in Manhattan. The vertical campus consolidates more than half of the college's programs and spaces into one new high-tech facility. The $300 million, 785,000-gsf complex will rise 14 stories above groundextend three levels below, and will house 98 classrooms, 39 computer labs, more than 500 private offices, and 13 elevators within 416,000 nsf.
Georgia State University opened a biotechnology R&D center called CollabTech in November 2000. The incubator, funded partially by the Georgia Research Alliance and with support from the Advanced Technology Development Center, is aimed at providing access to the most advanced equipment for biotechnology start-ups, as well as enabling the university and its students to participate in cutting-edge research and discoveries. The University of Georgia plans to open an agricultural biology research center, called AgTech, in March 2001.
St. John's College has awarded Bovis Lend Lease of Washington, D.C., a contract for construction management as the college renovates both Mellon Hall and the Francis Scott Key Auditorium. Construction is scheduled to start in spring 2001.
Wittenberg University has selected Holabird & Root of Chicago to design the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center and renovate the existing building. The first phase of a two phase project includes a 47,000-sf expansion of the original 96,000-sf facility to primarily house classroom, laboratory, and office space with state-of-the-art mechanical and electrical systems. The facility will house the disciplines of Biology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geology, Health Professions, Marine and Molecular Biology, Mathematics, and Physics.
Trevecca Nazarene University expected to dedicate its new $10.5 million Waggoner Library and Center for Instructional Technology in November 2000. The three-story, 61,489-sf facility was designed by Earl Swensson Associates (ESa) of Nashville. ESa also served as interior designer for the library. The periodicals and rotunda areas, which serve as the building's main gathering space, are also designed to accommodate hosted receptions. The grand reading room housing stacks and tables is bathed in natural light.
Indian School of Business is under construction in Hyderabad, the "Silicon Valley" of India. The campus encompasses 660,000 sf and is located on 250 acres. Each classroom will be fully wired, with a computer and videoconferencing capability at each desk. The communications network will be set up to ensure instant global connectivity. The school will accommodate a large number of formal and informal break-out spaces. John Portman & Associates designed the school, which will be the first fully air-conditioned school in India.
Trevecca Nazarene University dedicated its new $10.5 million Waggoner Library and Center for Instructional Technology in November 2000. The three-story, 61,489-sf facility was designed by Earl Swensson Associates (ESa) of Nashville. ESa also served as interior designer for the library. The periodicals and rotunda areas, which serve as the building's main gathering space, are also designed to accommodate hosted receptions. The grand reading room housing stacks and tables is bathed in natural light. The MBA lecture room features tiered seating for 80.
