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University of South Carolina Plans School of Medicine

Published 1/10/2025
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The University of South Carolina is planning to begin construction in 2025 on the School of Medicine Columbia. Serving as the centerpiece of a $300 million campus, the 300,000-sf facility will feature active learning classrooms, extensive medical simulation spaces, interdisciplinary laboratories, and a health science library. An adjoining biomedical research wing will advance the creation of novel therapies and treatments, with a central landscaped courtyard offering settings for informal exchange.

Gilbane is spearheading the planning and development efforts for the public-private development, in collaboration with SLAM as lead design architect and Boudreaux as associate architect. Other team members include construction manager Brownstone, project manager Cummings, operations manager Honeywell, and real estate partner Restoration 52. Completion is expected by 2027.

Incorporating a new central utility plant, the 16-acre site could accommodate up to four additional structures. A second facility for biomedical discovery will catalyze innovation and aid in the attraction and retention of world-class faculty, investigators, and students. The complex will accommodate growing programs and replace the medical school's footprint at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus when the lease expires in 2030. 

Organization Project Role
Gilbane
Project Leader
SLAM
Lead Design Architect
Boudreaux
Associate Architect
Cummings
Project Manager
Brownstone
Construction Manager
Honeywell
Operations Manager
Restoration 52
Developer