The Iams Co., a maker of pet food and care products, is developing the Iams Pet Imaging Center at North Carolina State University’s Centennial Biomedical Campus. The 3,348-sf project will be the region’s first MRI facility dedicated for use on pets and domestic animals. The Pet Imaging Center is slated to open in spring of 2004.
Freedom Forum ceremonially broke ground on the $400 million Newseum facility in Washington, D.C., on December 4. Actual construction will not begin on the 531,500-sf multimedia museum until early 2004, with completion expected in 2006. Designed by Polshek Partnership Architects and developed by CarrAmerica Urban Development, the project will include office and retail space, a conference center, and 125 apartments.
The Science Park-Research Division of the University of Texas’ M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is expanding its Smithville, Texas, campus with the addition of a 10,000-sf conference center. The project includes a 300-seat auditorium and a new physical plant. Construction will begin in early 2004. The division’s campus currently houses five buildings on 720 acres.
Diablo Valley College, a Pleasant Hill, Calif.-based community college, broke ground in November 2003 on its new campus in San Ramon, Calif. Sited on seven acres, the $26.4- million campus will feature classrooms, three multi-purpose labs with 32 computer stations, four science labs, and art studios. A library, senior center and childcare facility will be built adjacent to the campus. The project is expected to reach completion in 2006.
The University of California, Davis is constructing the new Neurosciences Building. Designed by SmithGroup, the 238,000-gsf (138,000-nsf) facility houses 102,515-sf of vivarium, laboratory, and laboratory support space.
Boston University is constructing a $31 million, 120,000-sf graduate student housing dormitory. The facility will accommodate 220 studio and one bedroom apartments. The project developer is Trammell Crow.
University College Cork in Ireland has selected Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott to design a 50,000-sf expansion of its existing 100,000-sf library. The $21 million project will improve access and create additional space for users, campus collections and archives, as well as expanding study and instructional facilities.
Johns Hopkins University is constructing a “hybrid” laboratory facility in Boston. The university will engage in academic research in approximately half of the 115,000-sf building, with the rest leased to science and technology companies. Construction is under way, with occupancy slated for fall of 2004. Spaulding & Slye Colliers is the master developer for the project.
Harvard Medical School has officially opened its new 8,500-sf conference center in Boston, Mass. Sited in the school’s 525,000-sf New Research Building, the facility features a 480-seat amphitheater, seven meeting rooms, and a café.
Temple University has broken ground on University Village, a $30-million student apartment complex in Philadelphia. The three-building complex will house 750 students in 221 apartments. Titan Investments of Denver is constructing the facilities, which are being financed with private funds.
Modern art museum The Phillips Collection recently broke ground on a $54-million expansion of its Washington, D.C. building. The addition will include an education center, library, auditorium, a café, and expanded exhibition space.
Sul Ross State University has selected the San Antonio office of Corpus-Christ-based Braselton Construction Co. as the general contractor for a $13 million science renovation and addition project. The laboratories of the Warnock Science building will be completely renovated, including upgrades to the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. A 11,000-sf, three-story addition to the Warnock facility will house two 80-seat lecture halls and a 60-seat planetarium/lecture hall.
Emerson College will break ground on its new 185,000-sf dormitory in early 2004. Sited in midtown Boston, the 600-bed project dubbed "Piano Row" will facilitate completion of the college's relocation from its previous Back Bay location. Designed by Stubbins Associates of Cambridge, the building will stand 14 stories above ground with three underground stories including a tournament-regulation basketball court. Completion is expected by fall of 2006.
The Community School of Music and Arts is nearing completion of its $1.6 million, 25,000-sf campus in Mountain View. The two-story facility, which houses classrooms, a concert hall and practice rooms, includes significant architectural accommodations for state-of-the-art acoustics. The public grand opening of the campus is scheduled for March 18, 2004.
Poway Unified School District has selected Douglas E. Barnhart, Inc. to build the $23 million Oak Valley Middle School. Designed by NTD Architects of San Diego, the 106,000-sf school will be comprised of five classroom buildings, administrative offices, a gymnasium, a multipurpose room, and outdoor sport facilities. Construction will begin in January 2004 and reach completion in May of 2005.
