The University of Strathclyde will begin construction in mid-2012 on the $138 million Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) in Glasgow, Scotland. The 269,000-sf building will support collaborative research and development with industry partners for the creation of advanced technologies for healthcare, energy, biotechnology, and manufacturing. The facility will also house the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics.
The University of California, San Francisco opened the $200 million Sandler Neurosciences Center at UCSF Mission Bay in May of 2012. The five-story, 237,000-sf facility houses the Department of Neurology, the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, the Memory and Aging Center, and the W.M. Keck Foundation Center for Integrative Neuroscience. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the basic and clinical research building will house approximately 100 principal investigators and their teams. Construction began on the project in May of 2010.
Imperial College London opened the $114 million Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental Medicine (ICTEM) in May of 2012. Located on the Hammersmith Campus, the six-story building combines laboratory space for up to 450 scientists with a dedicated facility for evaluating and developing new medical treatments through clinical trials. The ICTEM features advanced cardiovascular research labs, next-generation gene sequencing machines, and a cancer research center. The facility was designed by Sheppard Robson.
The University at Buffalo and Kaleida Health opened the $291 million Gates Vascular Institute (GVI) and the Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) in late May of 2012. Located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, the ten-story, 478,000-sf collaborative facility is connected to Buffalo General Hospital to promote the integration of translational research. The project architect was Cannon Design with Turner Construction as general contractor.
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is planning to break ground in early 2013 on the $35 million Cancer and Biomedical Science Research Center in Jackson. The 220,000-sf facility will provide an animal research vivarium, labs for the UMMC Cancer Institute, and a 25,000-sf business incubator for biotechnology companies. The project is supported by $20 million in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The first three floors of the building will be ready for occupancy in 18 months.
The University at Buffalo has selected HOK to design the new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The $375 million medical school will be built to attain LEED Gold certification. Construction will begin by fall of 2013 with completion expected in 2016. The facility will be integrated with UB's academic medical center to promote a synthesis of instruction, research, and treatment.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth broke ground on the Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing (MAB) in Fall River in May of 2012. Upon completion in fall of 2013, the MAB will be the only facility in the United States where startups will be able to test their biomanufacturing methods and bioproducts at every stage of development and access full-service support from business and marketing to science support.
Buffalo State College is building the $110 million Science and Mathematics Complex in Buffalo, N.Y. The project includes construction of a 96,000-sf facility to house the departments of biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and earth sciences. Designed by Cannon Design, the project will provide teaching and research labs, offices, a planetarium, instrumentation rooms, and a three-story atrium. Ground was broken on the facility in September of 2009.
Cooper University Hospital began building the $100 million Cooper Cancer Institute in May of 2012 in Camden, N.J. Designed by Francis Cauffman, the four-story, 103,000-sf facility will provide comprehensive cancer services in a single location and will support the integration of translational research with patient care. Completion is expected in September of 2013.
Construction was completed on Brock University's $111 million Cairns Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex in May of 2012. Located in St. Catherines, Ontario, the five-story, 169,000-sf facility will provide space for the Niagara campus of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine as well as housing a business incubator, a CL3 biocontainment lab, a photophysical sciences lab, and a synthetic chemistry lab. The complex will accommodate research in infectious diseases, biotechnology, plant pathology, green chemistry, and biomedical science.
The University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro opened in May of 2012. The $445 million, 630,000-sf facility provides 231 beds in single-patient rooms and houses centers of care for cancer, cardiology, emergency, maternity, neuroscience, pediatrics, and surgery. Designed by HOK and RMJM Hillier to meet LEED sustainable design criteria, the facility features an energy recovery system, a cogeneration plant, photovoltaic panels, and an advanced curtainwall system.
Northwestern University broke ground in May of 2012 on the $117 million Music and Communication Building in Evanston, Ill. Designed by Goettsch and Partners of Chicago, the 152,000-gsf facility will house a 400-seat recital hall, a 150-seat theatre, teaching labs and studios, classrooms, practice rooms, and faculty and administrative offices. The fifth floor of the building will provide departmental space for the School of Communication. Construction will begin in early summer of 2012 and occupancy is expected in September of 2015.
The University of South Alabama is engaged in a $72 million expansion of the Children's and Women's Hospital in Mobile. Construction began in December of 2010 on a five-story, 195,000-sf pediatric wing that will include eight operating rooms, a 20-bed ICU, a neonatal ICU, and 68 inpatient rooms. The construction cost of the addition is $45 million. The balance will fund the creation of a new central energy plant and the purchase of medical equipment.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock opened the $15 million Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences in May of 2012. The five-story, 50,534-sf project provides research facilities for scientists and students to explore the interface between nanomaterials, plant biology, and mammalian biology, and houses advanced laboratories, offices, and a rooftop greenhouse. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the building.
The University at Buffalo dedicated the $75 million Barbara and Jack Davis Hall in May of 2012. Housing the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the 130,000-sf facility provides flexible laboratories, classrooms, and seminar rooms for interdisciplinary research and education.
