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Stockton College Breaks Ground on Student Residences
Stockton College broke ground on its $26.5-million Housing V Residential Community Commons in Pomona, N.J., in March of 2007. The project, designed by Hillier, will consist of four new dormitories. The buildings will be three stories, wood frame structures with flat roofs and will house 64 students in each building. Each suite will include four single bedrooms, a shared mini-kitchen, living room, and bathroom facilities. The project includes all underground utilities including geothermal wells.
Arizona State University Develops East Polytechnic Campus
Arizona State University is developing approximately 280,000-gsf of building space to accommodate teaching laboratories, academic classrooms, faculty offices, and related ancillary space. The project will accommodate the growth of four distinct but interrelated academic colleges: the College of Social Sciences & Humanities; the Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness; the School of Education, Innovation, and Teacher Preparation; and the College of Science and Technology. Design objectives include factors of identity, interdisciplinary research, and teaching.
University of Nevada SOM Builds Center for Molecular Medicine
The University of Nevada School of Medicine broke ground in March 2007 on the Center for Molecular Medicine in Reno. Designed by Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, the 100,000-sf building will accommodate basic science research departments such as microbiology, pharmacology, and physiology. The Center for Molecular Medicine features a two-wing design. The northwest wing will house vivarium, research space, laboratory, and office space.
University of Puerto Rico Builds Molecular Sciences Complex
The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is partnering with the National Institutes of Health to construct the $85 million Molecular Sciences Complex on UPR’s Rio Piedras campus. The six-story, 150,000-sf facility was designed by The Hillier Group of New York with PRIDCO of San Juan as project developer.
University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Constructs Bioprocess Institute
The University of Puerto Rico has initiated construction on the $15 million Bioprocess Institute on its Mayaguez campus. Designed by CMA Architects & Engineers of San Juan, the facility will accommodate monoclonal bioprocess research and pilot-scale production. Completion is slated for 2008.