Industry News

Mayo Clinic Hospitals broke ground in April 2004 on a 162,000-sf outpatient clinic on its campus in Northeast Phoenix. Slated for completion in late 2005, the facility will house radiation, oncology, and transplant services.

Hospital Clermont Ferrand University has awarded a subsidiary of Pasadena, Calif.-based Jacobs Engineering Group the three-year, $117-million contract for a renovation and relocation project in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Working with France’s Architect Group 6, the project is the sixth on which the two companies have collaborated. A maternity facility will be integrated into the hospital’s general surgery complex as part of the project scope.

Miami University is planning the construction of the $5 million Voice of America Learning Center in West Chester Township, Ohio. The latest design describes a conference center, five classrooms, two computer labs, and a 120-seat auditorium. Accommodating 75 courses per week, the facility is expandable to an additional 10,000 sf. A wireless network linked directly to the Butler County fiber-optic loop will enable instructors to brief students from remote locations.

Washington University in St. Louis will complete its new 148,000-sf Earth and Planetary Science Building in early fall of 2004. Designed by Tsoi/Kobus & Associates, the $33-million, four-story building will house the disciplines of chemistry, geology, physics, dynamics, and planetary science including the McDonnell Center for Space Sciences and the Geosciences Node of the NASA Planetary Data System.

Rainsville Technology, a supplier of interior and plastic components for the Honda Odyssey minivan, has completed a major expansion of its Rainsville, Ala.-based automotive parts plant. The 126,000-sf project included the addition of a 16,000-sf office area and 11,000 sf of factory space. The project team was comprised of Birmingham firms DesignForm as architect and Doster Construction as general contractor.