The Rockefeller University Dedicates Biomedical Research Campus

The Rockefeller University dedicated the $500 million Stavros Niarchos Foundation–David Rockefeller River Campus in May of 2019 in New York. The 160,000-sf complex features the $300 million, 135,600-sf Marie-Josée and Henry R.

Virginia Tech Builds Creativity + Innovation District Living Learning Community

Virginia Tech began construction in April of 2019 on the $105 million Living Learning Community in Blacksburg, Va.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Breaks Ground on Translational Research Capability Facility

Oak Ridge National Laboratory broke ground on the $95 million Translational Research Capability facility in May of 2019 in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

TMC3 Founding Institutions Unveil Master Plan for Life Sciences Research Campus

The founding institutions of TMC3 have announced a new project team for their planned 37-acre translational research campus in Houston.

VCU Health Plans Inpatient Pediatric Facility

VCU Health and Children’s Hospital of Richmond will begin construction in spring of 2019 on a $350 million inpatient pediatric hospital in Richmond, Va.

National University of Singapore Opens Net-Zero Energy Building

The National University of Singapore opened the six-story, 92,000-sf Net-Zero Energy Building in January of 2019.

Top 10 Reports of 2018

1. Bringing Real-time Interactivity to Campus Master Planning
2. Making an Old Science Building Relevant Again
3. Scientific Workplace Promotes Collaboration and Innovation
4. Massachusetts General Hospital’s New Methods and Metrics for Measuring Utilization of Research Space
5. Merck’s New Research Buildings Respond to Disruptive Technology, Changing Social Norms
6. Caltech’s New CAST Facility Simulates Testing Environments for Drones, Robots, and Satellites
7. Five Key Design Elements of Successful STEM Facilities
8. Novartis' Activity-Based Work Environments Have Broad Appeal
9. Well Buildings for Occupant Well Being
10. OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Offers Team Science Approach to Early Detection Research

Collin College Builds Wylie Campus

Collin College is building a 339,000-sf campus in Wylie, Texas.

Mayo Clinic Plans Phoenix Expansion

Mayo Clinic is planning a $648 million expansion of its Phoenix medical facilities. The Arizona Forward Project will add 1.4 million square feet to the existing 1.7 million-sf campus, increasing the number of inpatient beds from 280 to 374.

University Fits Renovations Into its Master Plan

At the University of Minnesota, a renovation/construction project to add science space required detailed integration with the campus district plan, as well as preservation of historic features. The result was enhanced physical connectivity on campus, a careful blending of older and new construction, and improved energy performance. Tate Hall is one of 260 structures on the main Twin Cities campus, which is so large that planners have divided it into districts for planning purposes. The urban campus straddles the Mississippi River, and Tate, a horseshoe-shaped building first constructed in 1926, sat largely empty, as most of the physics department had recently moved to a new research building.