Charlottesville, Va.
The University of Virginia is constructing the 85,000-sf Advanced Research and Technology (ART) building in Charlottesville. Sited in the Fontaine Research Park, the four story facility is comprised of three floors above grade and an underground basement. It will contain wet and dry lab space, a vivarium, two MRI rooms and one small animal MRI room, environmental rooms, office space, and conference areas. The 22-month project is slated for completion in March of 2008. Designed by Perkins & Will, the $40 million facility is being constructed by general contractor DPR. The facility will accommodate research in electrical engineering, genomics, biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, and morphogenesis.
