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University of Tennessee Completes Baker Center
The University of Tennessee will officially open the $17 million Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy in Knoxville in October of 2008. The 51,000-sf education and research facility will house offices, classrooms, archives, an auditorium, a museum, and a rotunda. The general contractor for the project was Rentenbach Constructors Inc.
California Academy of Sciences Opens in San Francisco
The California Academy of Sciences opened its new 410,000-sf museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in September of 2008. Designed by Renzo Piano, the sustainably-designed facility is comprised of 12 separate buildings and includes the Steinhart Aquarium, the Morrison planetarium, a four-story rainforest, and a natural history museum. The project features a $488 million green roof, non-toxic insulation, a passive heating and cooling system, a recycled steel structure, and photovoltaic electricity.
University of Maryland Baltimore County Plans Performing Arts and Humanities Building
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County will begin construction in July of 2010 on the Performing Arts and Humanities Facility (PAHF) in Baltimore. The facility will house the Office of Arts and Culture and the departments of Dance, English, Music, Philosophy, Ancient Studies, and Theater. The project will feature a 400-seat concert hall, a 300-seat theater, a recital hall, a black box theater, dance and recording studios, archeology labs, and a writing lab. The Dresher Center for the Humanities will also be headquartered in the building.
Texas A&M University Plans Emerging Technologies Engineering Building
Texas A&M University will begin construction in November of 2008 on a $104 million emerging technologies engineering building in College Station, Texas. The facility will house the departments of biomedical engineering and industrial and systems engineering as well as interdisciplinary research space. Housing 112 engineering faculty members, the project will support the creation of advanced medical devices and therapeutics. Construction is expected to reach completion in June of 2011.
The University of British Columbia Expands Okanagan Campus
The University of British Columbia broke ground on three facilities at its Okanagan campus in Kelowna in September of 2008. The $33.7 million, 4,266-sm Health Sciences Centre will house medical education classrooms, lecture halls, laboratories, and faculty offices. Completion is slated for 2011. The $42.2, 8,940-sm Arts and Sciences 2 Building will house a large lecture hall, classrooms, undergraduate teaching labs, research labs, academic offices, and support.