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Drexel University Plans New Facilities
Drexel University has expansion plans -- a new $30 million, 150,000-sf research facility, and, at the LeBow College of Business, a new $8 million, 40,000-sf structure. Over the last four years, the university has also built two residence halls -- the $22 million, 171,000-sf North Hall, and the $15 million, 109,000-sf East Hall
SUNY at New Paltz Expands Student Housing
The State University of New York at New Paltz is expanding its residential accommodations for students. The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York awarded STV Architects of Douglassville, Pa., two contracts for the first newly designed and constructed housing to be built at the campus in 30 years. The first of these dormitories is currently in construction and STV will design a new 200+ bed residence hall to sit adjacent to it on the same site. The 62,000-sf, four-story facility is designed with three-person units, with two rooms in each unit.
McGill University Healthcare Plans Huge Campus for Consolidated Hospitals
McGill University Health Centre has selected Boston-based Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott (SBRA) architects working with Kurt Salmon Associates Health Care (Atlanta, Ga.) and Montreal architect Jodoin Lamarre et Pratte to complete a Strategic, Master and Functional Programming initiative to move five merged (1997) hospitals into one integrated healthcare campus, creating one of the largest hospital consolidations in North America.
Kutztown University Expands Science Facilities
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is expanding its science programs and needs additional research labs and technological upgrades. The Pennsylvania Department of General Services has contracted STV Architects of Douglassville, Pa., to design the new Kutztown University Science Center. The $14-million center will encompass the departments of biology, chemistry, marine science, physics, geography, geology, physical science, and astronomy.
NCCU Plans Campus Building and Renovations
North Carolina Central University in Durham will receive approximately $118 million from a recent bond issue. Of that amount, about $50 million will go toward new construction, with the balance used for renovation of existing buildings. One project will renovate five buildings at a cost of $2.5 million per building. The upgrade will include replacement of all HVAC systems as well as installation of direct digital controls.