Tag: university
HED & SLAM Reveal Design of U-M Central Campus Classroom Bldg.
Ann Arbor, MI – Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED), architect of record, and The S/L/A/M Collaborative, design architect, recently unveiled the design of the new Central Campus Classroom Building and adjacent renovation to the 135,000sf historic Alexander G. Ruthven Building at the University of Michigan. The project is scheduled for construction completion in the fall of […]
UMass Dartmouth Builds Residence Hall with $132M Bond
Dartmouth, MA – MassDevelopment issued a $132,185,000 tax-exempt bond on behalf of Provident Commonwealth Education Resources II Inc. (PCER), a public-private partnership that will use bond proceeds to build, furnish, and equip a five-story, 306,900sf residence hall at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The new facility, which will house approximately 1,210 mostly first-year students, will […]
Sam Houston Univ. Breaks Ground on Arts Complex
Houston, TX – A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held at Sam Houston State University for the new Arts Complex, designed by GUND Partnership, an architecture and planning firm headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., and led by Principal David Zenk with Dan Rutledge, Yoo Jin Chung and Lance Smith. GUND teamed with Kirksey Architecture of Houston, and […]
Active Learning for Perpetual Change
by Richard Munday Dynamic living environments provide students with exceptional residential experiences that foster a culture of academic success. They help students prepare to thrive in the area of perpetual change by meeting young peoples’ developmental needs and advancing the evolution of the educational process. These residence halls require an architecture that enables new pedagogies […]
Two Ways Midsize Collegiate Sports Venues are Evolving
by Mike Cornoni, AIA, LEED AP How we design and create collegiate athletic venues is an ever-moving target. New technology, evolving spectator expectations, and opportunities to enhance the student-athlete and fan experience are constantly pushing sports venues to new heights. While large venues at the Division I collegiate programs often secure the most press and […]
Shepley Bulfinch Completes Sciences Building
Houston, TX – Shepley Bulfinch recently announced the completion of Health 2, the University of Houston’s second health and biomedical sciences building. It is a nine-story, 300,000sf facility that provides a new home for the university’s College of Pharmacy, the Student Health Center, community clinical and wellness spaces, and two floors of expanded research space. […]
Harvard University’s Ray Basketball Pavilion Revitalized
Cambridge, MA – Bruner/Cott & Associates completed a $15.5 million revitalization of Harvard University’s historical Ray Lavietes Pavilion for the 2017/2018 basketball season. The 35,556sf restoration, renovation, and new construction initiative is the firm’s first sports facility project. The renewed pavilion provides modern amenities aligned with Harvard’s athletic aspirations. First constructed in 1926 as Briggs […]
UC College of Business Celebrates Topping Out Milestone
Cincinnati – Members of the University of Cincinnati College of Business project team were on hand Thursday afternoon as the university celebrated the structure’s “topping out,” which is a traditional milestone that signifies when the steel frame of a structure reaches its maximum height. The new school, which is more than double the size of the current facility, broke ground […]
Stanford University Gets Green Janitorial Services
Palo Alto, CA – – UG2, a provider of integrated facilities services and solutions, recently signed a multi-year agreement to provide comprehensive green janitorial and ancillary services at Stanford University. As of January 1, UG2 services Stanford University’s academic facilities with 230 employees, working in 215 buildings, which encompass approximately 5.5 million square feet of cleanable […]
Amenta Emma Completes Putnam Refectory at UConn
Storrs, CT – Amenta Emma recently competed renovations for the Putnam Refectory at UConn Storrs. Constructed in 1969, it is the primary dining facility for students living in the Hillside section of campus. While long overdue for an update to match the standards of other campus dining venues, the urgency to renovate and increase capacity at […]
