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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.
Hammersmith Hospital Builds Cardiovascular Research Facility
Hammersmith Hospital will begin construction in April of 2009 on a £100 million cardiovascular research facility in London. The three-story translational research facility will be housed in a larger six-story building that will include a genomics center and an imaging laboratory. The project is part of the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility and Academic Health Sciences Centre, the first academic medical center in the United Kingdom. The 13,000-sm project is slated for completion in 2011.
Sandia National Laboratories Recognizes Sustainable Buildings
Sandia National Laboratories recognized five LEED-certified buildings in September of 2008.
South Dakota State University Opens Wellness Center
South Dakota State University opened the $12.1 million Wellness Center in Brookings in September of 2008. The facility was designed by Ohlson Lavoie Collaborative of Denver with EAPC Architects Engineers of Fargo as architect of record. The general contractor was Sunkota Construction of Sioux Falls. The 74,000-sf building features health and fitness facilities as well as the Student Health Clinic and Counseling Services, a pharmacy, and a chiropractic clinic.