Bristol, RI – Roger Williams University announced plans to build a new Construction Management Project Center on campus. Shawmut Design and Construction has committed nearly all of the resources needed to build the new meeting space, which is expected to be completed by Fall of 2010.
The Construction Management Project Center will provide a centralized conference space for upper division Construction Management students to study, engage in club and team academic competitions, and meet with industry professionals. The new center will feature an open, agile work area that at any given time can serve as a laboratory, classroom, lecture hall or state-of-the-art teleconferencing center. This core meeting space, designed for maximum flexibility, will also include a separate area that shall be used as a semi-private conference room boasting a reconfigurable glass wall.
“Shawmut Design and Construction is committed to helping develop our next generation of talented construction management professionals. RWU’s new project center is an exciting development that exemplifies our continued relationship with the University,” said Bill Hughes, president and chief operating officer at Shawmut Design and Construction. “By helping to provide this valuable resource to a preeminent educator in Construction Management, we are making an investment in education and the future of the construction industry.”
“Through this generous contribution, Shawmut is helping to provide a dedicated, professional meeting space where our students can mature both as scholars and young professionals ready for the workforce,” said Roy J. Nirschel, Ph.D., president of Roger Williams University. “RWU’s continued partnership with one of the top construction management firms in the country enhances the educational experience we provide to our students. I am also delighted that Vision 3, which like Shawmut, employs so many Roger Williams graduates, has designed this space. This is a perfect example also of the design-build dialogue we try to impart to students pursuing construction management, architecture and engineering. ”
Vision 3 Architects, an award-winning architecture and interiors firm based out of Providence, RI, graciously donated resources to develop the new center’s impressive architectural design.
The Construction Management Project Center will be a valued amenity for both upper division Construction Management undergraduates as well as students enrolled in RWU’s new Master of Science in Construction Management program beginning in the Fall of 2010.
