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Immunex Breaks Ground on the Helix Project
Immunex Corporation broke ground in January 2001 on the Helix Project—a new $750-million research and technology center—on a 29-acre parcel of undeveloped industrial land in Seattle. The facility will consolidate Immunex’s Seattle employees and will accommodate approximately 1,700 employees. Phase I of the center totals 1.1 million gsf and is scheduled for completion in fall/winter 2003.
Trevecca Dedicates New Waggoner Library
Trevecca Nazarene University expected to dedicate its new $10.5 million Waggoner Library and Center for Instructional Technology in November 2000. The three-story, 61,489-sf facility was designed by Earl Swensson Associates (ESa) of Nashville. ESa also served as interior designer for the library. The periodicals and rotunda areas, which serve as the building's main gathering space, are also designed to accommodate hosted receptions. The grand reading room housing stacks and tables is bathed in natural light.
New School of Business Under Construction in India
Indian School of Business is under construction in Hyderabad, the "Silicon Valley" of India. The campus encompasses 660,000 sf and is located on 250 acres. Each classroom will be fully wired, with a computer and videoconferencing capability at each desk. The communications network will be set up to ensure instant global connectivity. The school will accommodate a large number of formal and informal break-out spaces. John Portman & Associates designed the school, which will be the first fully air-conditioned school in India.
LBNL Installs New Supercomputer in Oakland
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Oakland Scientific Facility expected to take delivery of a $33 million IBM supercomputer in December 2000. The Oakland facility, a 75,000-sf former Wells Fargo Bank building, has undergone an $11 million retrofit including a new glass facade, seismic upgrades, a new cooling system, and special security devices. The computers will occupy rows of refrigerator-size cabinets that fill the building's first two floors. The project has been developed by Encinal Broadway, headed by Peter Wang.
Gene Logic Builds R&D Lab
Gene Logic, a gene research firm, plans to transform a 50,000-sf building that formerly served as a parcel package distribution center for FedEx, to state-of-the-art R&D lab space. The biotech company expects the new $5 million facility to be completed in approximately one year. The new structure will be located just a mile from the company's Gaithersburg headquarters.