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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.
Department of Veterans Affairs Plans Lake Nona Medical Center
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to construct a $377.7 million medical center in the Lake Nona area of Orlando, Fla. The project includes a 134-bed hospital, a 120-bed nursing home, and an outpatient clinic. Construction is expected to begin within one year, with completion possible by 2012. The facility, which will serve veterans from ten counties, will be located adjacent to the University of Central Florida Medical School and The Burnham Institute.
Texas A&M University Opens Qatar Engineering Building
Texas A&M University celebrated the opening of the QR520mn Engineering Research Building in Doha, Qatar, in March 2007. Located in the Qatar Foundation’s Education City, the facility is designed to be the most technologically advanced engineering research and education facility in the world. Designed by architects Ricardo Legorreta and Victor Legorreta, the complex consists of a four-story academic quadrangle connected to a three-story research building via an open multi-story atrium.