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Site work began in fall of 2009 on the Parkville Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Victoria. Delivered as a public-private partnership, the $1 billion facility will support collaborative research for the University of Melbourne, the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Health, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and the Royal Women’s Hospital.
Miami University dedicated the $65 million Farmer School of Business in November of 2009. Providing facilities for advanced management education, the building will promote collaborative learning enhanced by leading-edge technology. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects of New York City and Moody Nolan of Columbus, Ohio, the Farmer School of Business includes the 1,800-sf Chaifetz Trading Center, two behavior labs, a trial practice room, classrooms, and faculty offices.
Indiana University dedicated the $10 million IU Innovation Center in Bloomington in November of 2009. Providing laboratories and offices for bioscience and information technology companies, the two-story, 40,000-sf business incubator includes wet lab space. Construction began on the Innovation Center in November of 2008 and reached completion in August of 2009. LEED certification for sustainable design will be sought for the facility.
Kansas State University broke ground on the $28 million National Institute for Animal Health and Food Safety in Olathe in November of 2009. The 108,000-sf building will house classrooms, laboratories, and space for industry partners. Completion is expected in early 2011. The building is the first to be constructed on the new Olathe campus, which is part of the Kansas Bioscience Research Park.
Algoma University broke ground in November of 2009 on the $16 million Biosciences and Technology Convergence Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The 41,600-sf facility will house classrooms, labs, offices, a lecture hall, a business incubator, and space for industry partners. The building was designed by David Ellis with Mike Moore & Sons Construction performing site and foundation work. The four-story facility is slated for completion in March of 2011.
