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The General Services Administration (GSA) is building a $141-million Class A federal building in San Francisco. Designed by Morphosis of Santa Monica, Calif., the 600,000-sf project is comprised of a hybrid two-building set, an 18-story glass tower connected via a 3,000-sf plaza-level cafeteria to an adjacent four-story, 100,000-sf building. The tower is 65 feet wide, allowing natural light to enter on both sides, and features a stainless steel screen that acts as a natural circulation engine on the building's south side.

The Universityof California Riverside is building Science Laboratories 1. The $17.2-million, 44,138-gsf (25,600-asf) facility will house 5 organic chemistry teaching laboratories, 10 multidisciplinary research laboratories with medium to high intensity fume hood requirements, lab support, and academic offices.

The University of California Riverside is constructing Engineering Building Unit 2, a 125,000-gsf (89,686-asf) facility. The $44-million facility is slated for occupancy in 2005.

The University of California Riverside’s Undergraduate Student Housing Phase 2 is slated for completion in fall of 2002. The $42.8-million, 173,162-gsf (138,530-asf) project consists of eight residence halls with a total of 666 beds. The development also includes facilities for undergraduate student administrative operations.

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is building a $26-million, 55,000-sf facility in Fresno to accommodate up to 45 students in its UCSF Fresno residency program. Located on the Community Regional Medical Center campus, the three-story building will function as a headquarters, housing the Associate Dean's office, a library, seven residency programs, and an auditorium with videoconferencing capabilities. Groundbreaking for the facility is scheduled for Oct. 22.