November 2011: On the Drawing Board

Downtown Minneapolis to receive first luxury high-rise apartments in 30 years [2]
Opus Development Corp. and Elness Swenson Graham Architects have announced plans to build a new high-rise luxury apartment building in downtown Minneapolis. 

Wood-burning plant to heat Connecticut preparatory school [3]
The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., will soon be warmed by a woodchip-burning heating facility, which will replace an oil-fired boiler and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Mixed-use center brings architectural diversity to New Jersey university [4]
Kean University in Union, N.J., will receive a new 102,275-sf, six-story building as a gateway marking the campus’s main entrance.

U.S. architecture firm designs luxury residential center in Tel Aviv [5]
Named the Bavli Towers, the development will encompass six 44-story towers with a total of 880 condominiums ranging from 1,100 to 5,000 sf.

San Diego community college promotes math and science with new facility [6]
Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker designed the 180,000-sf building to house four floors of classrooms, lab space, and offices for biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physical sciences departments. 

Outpatient center and medical offices to expand Midlothian, Va., hospital [7]
A 45,000-sf hospital outpatient center and a 57,000-sf multi-tenant medical office building are planned for the Bon Secours Watkins Centre in Midlothian, Va.

Community college reuse project aims for higher efficiency in North Carolina [8]
General contractor Hodgin Construction and Smith Sinnett Architecture will collaborate on the execution of this adaptive reuse project, which involves converting a 46,000-sf warehouse into a multi-use facility for industrial training, professional development, and continuing education.

Seattle project to turn 1940s warehouse into LEED Gold workspace for Army Corps of Engineers [9]
The redevelopment encompasses 209,000 sf at a projected cost of $72 million. Targeting LEED Gold certification, the project will incorporate various energy-saving systems while helping revitalize the surrounding community.

 Science center to inspire innovation at Massachusetts liberal arts college [10]
The 67,000-sf, three-story academic facility will house labs, office space, a rooftop classroom and greenhouse, a two-story atrium, and informal learning spaces for innovative education.