SLAM Selected for School of Medicine

Glastonbury, CT – The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM), headquartered in Glastonbury, announced that it has been selected as the architect for Western Michigan University’s new school of medicine in Kalamazoo, Mich.

The new medical school is a major initiative for the University and partnership involving WMU and Kalamazoo’s two teaching hospitals, Borgess Health and Bronson Healthcare.

“SLAM looks forward to working with the University, Borgess Health and Bronson Healthcare to create a building that will inspire and set the standard for medical education facilities across the country,” says Robert F. Pulito, AIA, president of The S/L/A/M Collaborative. “Designing facilities that help educate healthcare professionals is both rewarding and challenging.”

SLAM has an extensive background in both the design of new medical and educational facilities and the repurposing of existing buildings, both options that are under consideration for the WMU School of Medicine., SLAM will partner with Diekema Hamann Architecture and Engineering of Kalamazoo for the project.