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North Carolina Central University in Durham is considering an expansion of its 40,000-sf Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute. An additional facility, a mirror image of the existing building, would be sited on an adjacent parking lot. The expansion would enable the University to double its 32-member biotech staff.

Carnegie Mellon University has selected Architectural Resources Group of San Francisco and Turner Construction of San Jose to renovate facilities on NASA's Moffett Field in Mountain View. The University will expand its West Coast campus with 19,000 sf in buildings 23 and 24 of the Shenandoah Plaza quadrangle. The 70-year-old, six-building complex is listed on the state historic register.

The 30,000-sf Imagine It! Children’s Museum will open March 1, 2003 next to Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Designed by Atlanta architectural firm Stang & Nedow, the $4.3-million facility will house 16,000-sf of interactive exhibits.

Washington Hospital has earmarked $150,000 to build a skills training laboratory for nursing students on the hospital's campus in Fremont. The facility will house 12 beds and feature leading-edge medical technology.

Northside Hospital in Atlanta plans to begin construction on a five-story medical office facility in summer of 2003. The tower will be constructed atop an existing parking facility. Northside is also seeking state approval to build a $10.7-million, 1,000-car parking deck adjacent to its women's center. The hospital hopes to initiate construction on the nine-level parking deck in March 2003 and reach completion in early 2004.