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Texas Christian University To Build Residence Halls and Student Union
Texas Christian University is initiating a $100-million construction project on its Fort Worth, Texas, campus. A campus commons comprised of a university union and four residence halls will begin construction in summer 2006. The project will house a conference hall, dining facilities, space for campus activities, and dormitory space for 600 to 650 students. Funded separately, the School of Education will undergo a $10.5-million renovation and construction project.
Bridge Pharmaceuticals Outsources Research to Beijing Facility
Menlo Park, Calif.-based Bridge Pharmaceuticals is opening a 100,000-sf research facility in the Zhong-guancun Life Science Park in Beijing, China. The facility is designed to meet U.S. regulatory standards for animal testing and laboratory practice. Additionally, the contract research company is planning to acquire a preclinical testing facility in Taiwan.
U.S. State Department Constructs Beijing Embassy
The U.S. State Department is constructing a new $275-million U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the embassy is in the first phase of construction and is slated for completion in 2008 in time for the Olympic Games in Beijing. Sited on ten acres, the multi-structure campus will provide office space for up to 700 diplomats and office workers. The new embassy will consolidate operations currently housed in eleven different locations in Beijing. CENTRIA H.H.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Breaks Ground on Research Facility
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth broke ground on a new 22,000-sf research and laboratory facility in fall of 2005. Designed by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, the two-story, $9-million project will be built as an extension to the Violette Building. The first floor has been designed with flexible, modular laboratories to accommodate chemistry, biology, psychology, engineering, and a vivarium. The second floor will house containment laboratories for research.
Hickam Air Force Base Completes Multiple Construction Projects
Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu has completed three construction projects to accommodate the arrival of eight C-17 cargo planes in 2006. Locating the high-technology planes outside the Mainland U.S. enables troops to be transported to anywhere in the Pacific Rim within 24 hours. The projects consist of a $12.6-million squadron operations facility; a $9.3-million consolidated maintenance complex; and a $6.9-million flight simulator.