Higher Education

The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey has selected Sordoni Skanska of Parsippany, N.J., to manage construction for a 139,000-gsf expansion of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey’s current cancer facility. The Institute is located on the New Brunswick campus of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Construction on the $46.7-million, five-story project began in February 2002; completion is expected by December 2003. The expansion will add space for research, patient treatment, cancer prevention and education programs.

Genentech’s 385,000-sf, $145-million biotechnology facility—Genentech Hall— is under way at the University of California, San Francisco’s new Mission Bay campus. Executive architect for the project is the SmithGroup of San Francisco. Turner Construction is the construction manager for the building, which is more than 60 percent complete. A 1,200-sf atrium and a 2,500-sf cafeteria are some of the amenities in the new building.

Renovations to a 48,000-sf building have been completed at Point Loma Nazarene University's Mission Valley campus.

San Diego State University opened a new $31 million lab and research facility in January 2002. Featuring "smart classroom" technology for multimedia visual presentations, the building houses 57 state-of-the-art chemistry and geology labs and 700 workstations.

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) broke ground in January 2002 on its 33,000-sf Durango Building addition. Slated for completion in March of 2003, the $7 million additon will house UTSA's Institute for Economic Development.

Harvard University has completed two renovation projects executed by Winchester-based Wise Construction Corp.  Robert Olson Architects provided design services for renovation of 15,000 sf on the 11th floor of William James Hall for the Psychology Department. Darlow Christ Architects Inc. designed the Graduate School of Design's new Student Services Department.

San Diego State University has contracted Steinberg Group of Los Angeles to design a 2000-unit, 6,000-student sorority housing project. Located on 1.56-acres, Sorority Row will accompany SDSU's current fraternity housing project in an effort to decrease traffic congestion and increase parking inventory, as underground parking for the housing developments frees up spaces in SDSU parking garages. Construction is slated to begin in 2002 with occupancy estimated for the summer of 2004.

Dartmouth College has selected Cambridge, Mass.-based Bruner/Cott & Associates Inc. and Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners of Santa Monica, Calif., to plan and design a major expansion of their Hanover, N.H. campus. Slated for completion in 2004, the project features a new mathematics hall, a dining hall, and dormitory facilities for 500 to 600 students.

Ground was broken on Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's $75 million Outpatient Comprehensive Cancer Center in October 2001. The 257,530-sf facility is slated for completion in summer of 2003.

Boston University has selected Cannon Design to design a new 6,000-seat basketball arena and a hockey facility. A student recreation center will include a three-court gym, a fitness area, leisure and competition pools, a climbing wall and a lobby area. A computer science lab and dormitory buildings are also planned for the University.

Rochester Institute of Technology has selected Cannon Design to design its sports and entertainment facility, including an aquatic facility and fitness center, three indoor field separations and a field house.

Texas Christian University has selected the Washington office of Cannon Design to design its student recreation center. The project includes new construction, renovation and expansion. The football stadium and arena will be renovated and expanded with additional seating, concourse space and basketball offices. Additionally, a new field house may be constructed.

The Fenn School, a private day school for boys in Concord, has selected Flansburgh Associates Inc. of Boston to design a 75,000-sf campus addition. Included in the project are six classrooms, facilities for locker rooms, and a multipurpose room to be used by the drama and wrestling programs.

Temple University is completing its move to the new Center City campus, referred to as TUCC. The campus has expanded to from 87,000-sf to 105,000-sf, with renovations including student lounges, an assembly room, eight computer labs on each floor, and 53 classrooms with modern accoutrements. The University currently occupies the lobby and floors two through five with plans to occupy floor six in January 2002. TUCC provides education primarily to business professionals.

The Coverdell Biomedical Research Facility is slated for construction in Athens, Ga., expanding University of Georgia research programs in areas such as vaccine development, emerging global diseases, and ovarian cancer. The $40 million facility was made possible by $10 million in federal funds, $10 million in state funds, and $20 million from the University of Georgia.