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Genentech Plans Major San Francisco Expansion
Genentech is planning to add 2.5 million sf of space to its South San Francisco footprint over the next ten years. More than doubling the company's occupied space in the city, Genentech's ten-year master plan details the campus of the future as a 6 million-sf network of pedestrian-friendly sites with up to 16 new buildings. Office and laboratory space will comprise 50 percent of the expansion and will account for 33 percent of the new construction. The six-building West Campus will house a majority of the new development.
SUNY Develops Multiple Science Facilities
The State University of New York (SUNY) has selected The S/L/A/M Collaborative to design three new science projects. At SUNY Buffalo, the 145,000-sf Acheson Hall will be renovated to provide a new home for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences on the South Campus. The former chemistry building will be completely gutted and renovated to provide new classroom and biotech research space in a LEED® certified facility.
The University of Arizona Dedicates BIO5 Institute
The University of Arizona has dedicated its new $48-million BIO5 Institute on its Tucson campus. Gilbane Building Company was construction manager for the 180,000-sf facility specifically designed for cross-disciplinary teams in the field of molecular life science. Gilbane's western regional office oversaw the project. The BIO5 Institute shares a block-wide development with the Medical Research Building, both designed by the Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership.
The University of Kentucky Designs Albert B. Chandler Hospital
The University of Kentucky (UK) has unveiled the design for the $450-million Albert B. Chandler Hospital. Slated for completion in 2010, the new one million-sf hospital will be built by Turner Construction Company in two phases to allow for a step-by-step replacement of the existing hospital.
San Juan Regional Medical Center Opens New Patient Tower
San Juan Regional Medical Center opened its new East Tower in Farmington, N.M., on August 17, 2006. Modeled after design concepts found in hotels and resorts, the facility is the largest part of an $80-million expansion and renovation project. The design and engineering work for the tower cost approximately $10 million. The expansion features 72 large private patient rooms, eight operating suites, elevators, day surgery rooms, a new recovery room, and a healing garden.