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Texas A&M University Constructs 21st Century Classroom Building
Texas A&M University will begin construction in summer of 2018 on the 21st Century Classroom Building in College Station. Designed by Perkins+Will in collaboration with Bora Architects, the $85 million academic facility will provide more than 2,200 classroom seats across 10 classrooms ranging from 72 to 630 seats.
North Dakota State University Expands Health Professions Building
North Dakota State University is engaged in a $28 million renovation and expansion of its health professions building in Fargo. The project includes construction of a six-story, 74,000-sf addition to Sudro Hall to provide collaborative learning environments for team-based healthcare education, and renovation of spaces in the existing building. Collocating all the school's health programs in a single location, the completed facility will include new and renovated laboratories for teaching, research, and clinical skills development.
16 Tech Plans Advanced Research and Innovation Facility
16 Tech Community Corporation will break ground in fall of 2018 on the $30 million Advanced Research and Innovation Facility in Indianapolis. The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute will lease space in the five-story, 120,000-sf building, which represents the first phase of construction in the 16 Tech Innovation District. The 60-acre development will include a second office and research building, a 250-unit apartment complex, and renovated warehouse facilities.
Elizabethtown College Constructs Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being
Elizabethtown College is building the $24 million Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being. Designed by CannonDesign, the 82,000-sf facility will include three recreation courts, an indoor track, a field house with tennis courts, locker rooms, a demonstration kitchen, a café, a collaboration lounge, and areas for yoga, weight training, and group fitness. Illuminated by abundant natural light, the center will provide space for individual and group counseling, educational workshops, and peer education activities.
High Point University Builds Wanek School of Undergraduate Sciences
High Point University is building the $65 million Wanek School of Undergraduate Sciences in High Point, N.C. Accommodating the departments of biology, chemistry, and physics, the four-story, 128,000-sf facility will provide advanced classrooms and labs to support STEM programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Astronomy courses will be enhanced by the new 6,000-sf Culp Planetarium, a 125-seat facility offering a 50-foot dome with sophisticated audiovisual technologies. An adjoining conservatory will also be constructed.