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Indiana University Constructs Research Institute II
Indiana University in Indianapolis is building Research Institute II, a companion building and mirror image of the nearby Cancer Research Institute. The 127,648-gsf (65,707-asf) building will provide modular flexible laboratories for consolidated research in basic and medical sciences. Designed by BSA Design, the $26,940,000 institute will connect via a tunnel to the Medical Research and Library Building and will include labs, offices, support, and a basement. Centrally located service areas will house technologically advanced research equipment to be shared by multiple researchers.
Indiana University Builds South Bend Student Activities Center
Indiana University is building the 92,387-gsf (57,280-asf) Student Activities Center on its South Bend campus. Designed by Architecture Design Group (ADG), the $16,651,000 project will house student government, organizational offices and meeting room facilities, and food service, retail, lounge, and support/security space. Recreational facilities in the center will include a fieldhouse, jogging track, handball courts, exercise and aerobics rooms, showers, and locker rooms.
Indiana University Builds Childcare Center
Indiana University is building the Center for Young Children on its Indianapolis campus. The 24,000-gsf (17,087-asf) center is part of a Presidential initiative to improve availability of childcare on college campuses by investing in facilities. Accommodating a total of 240 part- and full-time children, the building will contain two modules with age-specific classrooms in each. The $3.4-million project was designed by CSO Architects.
University of Memphis Builds FedEx Technology Institute
The planned $25-million FedEx Technology Institute at the University of Memphis is slated for completion in May 2003. Designed by a joint venture of The Crump Firm and Looney Ricks Kiss, the facility will house computer labs, a training room, hardware and software development labs, a technologically equipped forum, collaboration suites, a cyber-café and an exhibit area. Occupancy is anticipated in August 2003.
University of Memphis Completes School of Hospitality and Resort Management
The University of Memphis has completed the $15-million Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management. The 82-suite building with meeting, ballroom, and service restaurant facilities was designed by Guy Payne and Associates and built by Mayer Construction.