Industry News

The Indianapolis Airport Authority has selected Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) as Master Designer for a new $939-million terminal at Indianapolis International Airport. The new terminal will be built in the midfield of the airport between the two main runways. The project is scheduled for completion in July 2007. HOK will provide a comprehensive design solution for the entire development, with a primary focus on developing a unique and compelling gateway experience for the Indianapolis air traveler. The project represents the first U.S.

Montgomery College of Rockville has selected Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering PC, a firm with local offices in Boston, to provide comprehensive master planning for the college’s Rockville, Takoma Park, and Germantown campuses.

Landmark Medical Center’s new 5,215-sf cardiac catheterization lab has been completed by Columbia Construction Co. of North Reading, Pa.  The project was conceived and developed in partnership with Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Perrier Group of America will consolidate its San Francisco operations with the development of a new 10,000-sf office building and a 16,000-sf distribution center. Formerly home to an industrial gas supplier, the three-acre site will also provide warehousing and parking for Perrier’s truck fleet.

Ireland-based biotech firm Elan is investing $20.2-million in the expansion and redevelopment of its four-building neurology research campus in South San Francisco. The project includes construction of a $13-million lab complex in a newly leased 66,000-sf facility. Elan will also complete the renovation of an existing 44,000-sf lab within the next three months. The expansion will concentrate Elan’s 180 Bay Area researchers in a single campus, as well as provide space for 70 additional researchers.