Ann Arbor, Mich.
The University of Michigan has dedicated its new $220-million Biomedical Science Research Building in Ann Arbor, Mich. Gilbane Building Company and joint venture partner Clark Construction were construction managers for the 502,000-sf facility, a flexible, generic research space that will serve the needs of the Medical School. Gilbane's Midwest regional office oversaw the project. The six-level building houses 240 laboratory modules capable of accommodating four researchers in each, a 300-seat auditorium, and an animal research facility two levels below grade. The facility has been planned around scientific themes, rather than traditional departments, to foster multidisciplinary collaboration.
