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Yale Constructs Loria Center for the History of Art
Yale University will open the Jeffrey Loria Center for the History of Art in New Haven, Conn., in August of 2008. The 87,000-sf building houses lecture halls, classrooms, gathering spaces, faculty offices, and a café. The facility is part of a newly renovated and expanded complex that includes the restored Art & Architecture building, to be rededicated as Paul Rudolph Hall in November of 2008, and the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library.
University of Iowa Constructs College of Public Health
The University of Iowa initiated construction in late spring of 2008 on a $47.7 million building for the College of Public Health in Iowa City. Housing academic and administrative space, the 130,000-gsf facility will consolidate programs currently dispersed in 15 campus locations. Comprised of two wings with five levels each, the project will include an auditorium, classrooms, teaching labs, and faculty offices. LEED Silver certification will be sought for the project, which will include a reflective roof, abundant natural light, permeable paving, and native plants.
Google Plans New Mountain View Campus
Google will develop a 1.2 million-sf administrative and R&D campus on 42 acres at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. Google has signed a 40-year lease with NASA for the site that can be extended up to 90 years at an initial rent of $3.66 million per year. The campus will include offices, research and development space, conference rooms, housing, dining, and other amenities. Construction will begin in 2013.
University of Kentucky Builds Biological/Pharmaceutical Complex
The University of Kentucky is constructing the 285,000-gsf Biological/Pharmaceutical Complex in Lexington. The building will house labs, lecture halls, classrooms, offices, and core labs for the College of Pharmacy. Featuring a five-story atrium, the facility is designed around laboratory neighborhoods to promote interaction and collaboration. The design team includes EOP Architects of Lexington as architect of record and Ellenzweig of Cambridge, Ma., as design architect and laboratory planner. Completion is expected by the end of 2009.
New York State Designs Center of Innovation and Excellence in Homeland Security
The State of New York has selected Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA) in conjunction with Cameron Engineering to design the new $190 million New York State Center of Innovation and Excellence in Homeland Security in Bethpage, N.Y. The center will foster the development, evaluation, and deployment of national and state security solutions through applied science.