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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Develops Research Campus
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSWMC) has selected Omniplan to provide architectural and engineering services for the fifth phase of its research Campus in Dallas. The North Campus, part of UTSWMC's 60-acre school, is divided in half by a landscaped channel that runs from east to west through the site. Phases 1-4, including two designed by Omniplan, are situated on the south side of the canal.
University of Michigan Opens Cardiovascular Center
The University of Michigan opened its 350,000-sf Cardiovascular Center in Ann Arbor on June 7, 2007. The $215 million, five-story facility was designed by Boston-based Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott and built by general contractor Barton Malow Company of Southfield, Mich. The center includes 48 inpatient beds, 11 procedure rooms, eight operating rooms, diagnostic facilities, outpatient spaces, an atrium, and a patient library. The facility is connected to University Hospital and C.S.
Duke University Medical Center Plans Cancer Center Expansion
Duke University Medical Center has select TK&A (Tsoi Kobus & Associates) to design an expansion of the medical center's existing Cancer Center in Durham. The five-level, 185,000-square-foot addition will provide a new entrance for the Cancer Center and flexibility for future expansion. The new facility will provide comprehensive patient services including chemotherapy and radiation treatment centers, radiology services, and patient support programs. The expansion is the first new project based on Duke's 2006 master plan.
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Dedicates Replacement Hospital
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center dedicated its 1,050,000 square foot replacement hospital in Los Angeles on June 4, 2007. Constructed to rigorous seismic standards, the 10-story facility was designed by I.M. Pei and C.C. Pei of Pei Partnership Architects with Perkins+Will as executive architects. Consultants include RBB Architects, Zakian Woo Architects, and Pickett Designs. The total project construction cost is approximately $829 million.
Cambridge University Builds Centre for Physics of Medicine
The University of Cambridge began construction in early summer of 2007 on the £12.5 million Centre for the Physics of Medicine. Designed by Building Design Partnership, the 2546 square meter, three-story facility will house research laboratories, teaching spaces, and offices. The project is sited adjacent to the existing Cavendish Laboratory Buildings and will accommodate multi-disciplinary research at the intersection of physics, biology, and medicine.