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UCSD's Bioengineering Building Completed
The University of California San Diego has completed the $30.6-million Powell-Focht Bioengineering Building in La Jolla. Located on a four-acre site, the 110,000-sf structure was built to house facilities for both public and private foundations conducting research in the life sciences bioengineering sector. The design fosters collaboration across all engineering and biomedical disciplines.
Pfizer Constructs Torrey Pines Facilities
Pfizer Global Research & Development will complete four new facilities on its Torrey Pines campus in 2004, expanding the company’s R&D space to 1 million-sf. Two of the buildings, offices totalling 390,900-sf, were designed by Delawie Wilkes Rodriques and Barker, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca, and Kornberg & Associates. The contractor for the office facilities is DPR Construction.
USD Opens Shiley Center for Science and Technology
The University of San Diego will celebrate the grand opening of the Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology on June 28, 2003. The 150,000-sf facility, the largest on the USD campus, is expected to become a major training ground for the biotechnology sector in Southern California. The building’s 70 laboratories include facilities for nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, lasers and chemistry computer modeling, and electron microscopy. The Center will also house an astronomy deck, a greenhouse, aquariums, and meeting space.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Breaks Ground on Janelia Research Campus
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) broke ground on its 281-acre research campus at Janelia Farm in Northern Virginia on May 5. The $500 million development will accommodate over 300 scientists and staff and is slated to reach completion in 2005. The project’s first 650,000-sf phase includes lab, research, housing, conference, and meeting space. The project manager for the first phase of construction is Jacobs Facilities, a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering of Arlington, Va. HHMI is based in Chevy Chase, Md.
Virtua Health Opens Expanded Voorhees Emergency Department
Virtua Health has completed its new $12-million emergency department expansion and renovation project in Voorhees, N.J. The facility, housing 35,000 sf of additional space and 36 new examination and treatment rooms, celebrated its grand opening on May 17, 2003.