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Texas Tech University Breaks Ground on Academic Sciences Building
Texas Tech University broke ground in December of 2021 on the $100 million Academic Sciences Building in Lubbock. Located in the STEM epicenter of campus, the 125,000-sf facility will accommodate the departments of Biological Sciences, Psychological Sciences, Geosciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Physics and Astronomy. Designed by EYP Architecture and Engineering and BGK Architects, the three-story structure will enhance the student experience with active learning classrooms, teaching labs, computer labs, and collaboration spaces.
Pfizer Opens Clinical Manufacturing Facility
Pfizer opened a $68.5 million clinical manufacturing facility in December of 2021 in Durham. Accommodating the company's BioTherapeutics Pharmaceutical Sciences division, the 85,500-sf project will support the creation of gene therapies for the treatment of hemophilia A, hemophilia B, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and other diseases. Leveraging single-use bioreactors to enable scalable expansion over time, the structure provides multiple drug substance suites, analytical and microbiology labs, and areas for manufacturing and filling.
Washington University School of Medicine Plans BSL-3 Laboratory
Washington University School of Medicine will break ground in spring of 2022 on a $150 million vertical expansion of the Steven & Susan Lipstein BJC Institute of Health in St. Louis. Designed by Lawrence Group to promote collaboration and discovery, the six-story, 160,000-sf addition will provide 103,000 sf of biomedical research space and a 7,900-sf BSL-3 laboratory for the study of infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV-2 and tuberculosis.
George Brown College Breaks Ground on Mass Timber Building
George Brown College broke ground in December of 2021 on a CAD$160 million mass timber building in Toronto. Designed by Moriyama & Teshima Architects and Acton Ostry Architects, Limberlost Place will house the School of Architectural Studies, the School of Computer Technology, and the Brookfield Sustainability Institute. The 10-story, 204,000-sf facility will also accommodate research labs, flexible classrooms, lecture halls, computer labs, meeting rooms, a childcare facility, and a three-story atrium.
Texas Biomedical Research Institute Breaks Ground on Nonhuman Primate Complex
Texas Biomedical Research Institute broke ground in December of 2021 on a $15 million nonhuman primate complex in San Antonio. Part of the Southwest National Primate Research Center, the four-building expansion will feature three large structures offering indoor and outdoor housing environments. An 18,000-sf animal care facility will provide a state-of-the-art veterinary clinic, pathology labs, and a staff meeting hub.