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University of Arkansas Expands Rockefeller Cancer Institute
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ expansion of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is slated for completion in 2010. The 300,000-sf, 12-story project will house research and clinical facilities. The first $130 million construction phase will include seven completed floors. The project team is comprised of Cromwell Architects Engineers of Little Rock, FKP Architects of Houston, and CDI Contractors.
Tinker AFB Builds Consolidated Fuel Overhaul, Repair, and Test Facility
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) a $31 million contract to design, engineer and construct a consolidated fuel overhaul, repair, and test facility at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Work will be performed by SAIC's design-build subsidiary, The Benham Companies, in 22 months.
Washington University Builds BJC Institute of Health
Washington University is initiating construction on the $235 million BJC Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Housing the University’s BioMed 21 translational research initiative, the 70,000-sf, 11-story facility was funded in part by a $30 million donation from BJC Healthcare. Slated for completion in December of 2009, the facility will house five BioMed laboratories with support and two School of Medicine academic departments.
Stanford University Plans Institute for Stem Cell Biology
Stanford University will break ground in 2009 on the 200,000-sf Stanford Institutes of Medicine 1 in Palo Alto, Calif. Housing the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, the $200 million project received $43.58 million in funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine in May of 2008. Completion is expected in 2011. The project team includes Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
Fiona Stanley Hospital Breaks Ground in Murdoch
Fiona Stanley Hospital broke ground on its $1.76 billion facility in Murdoch, Western Australia, in July of 2008. The 643-bed hospital will serve as Western Australia's flagship healthcare facility and is slated for completion in late 2013. The technology-rich tertiary hospital will include a trauma center, heart and lung transplant services, and teaching facilities.