University Buildings

Not only are the world’s youth educated in these buildings, but much of the globe’s most ground-breaking research takes place here. Requirements for housing students are more expansive than ever, but need to be balanced with the university’s real purpose: the pursuit of knowledge. Great design can inspire that pursuit.
Located on a 3.3-acre site within the UCSD School of Medicine campus, the 196,00
August 07, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
McCarthy tops out LEED Platinum-designed UCSD Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility

New laboratory will enable UCSD to recruit and accommodate preeminent faculty.

The $7.1 million project consists of 14,000-sf of renovations, including a 5,500
July 25, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
KBE Building renovates UConn dining hall

Construction for McMahon Dining Hall will be completed in September 2012.

July 24, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
Military Housing firm announces expansion into student housing

The company has partnered with the military to build, renovate and manage nearly 21,000 homes wit...

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The Kravis Center at Claremont-McKenna College in Claremont, Calif. The 169,000-
July 20, 2012 | By Nicole Bowling, Associate Editor
Higher education market holding steady

But Giants 300 University AEC Firms aren’t expecting a flood of new work.

The architects were able to create a 2-hour exit enclosure/stairwell that provid
July 16, 2012 | By BD+C Staff
Business school goes for maximum vision, transparency, and safety with fire rated glass

Architects were able to create a 2-hour exit enclosure/stairwell that provided vision and maximum...

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Perkins+Wills design is planned around a multi-story atrium that connects the s
July 11, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
Perkins+Will designs new home for Gateway Community College

Largest one-time funded Connecticut state project and first designed to be LEED Gold.

By utilizing the 415/240 V AC power distribution system, which is standard in mo
July 09, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
Integrated Design Group completes UCSB data center

Firm uses European standard of power at USCB North Hall Research Data Center.

June 20, 2012 | Posted by Raissa Rocha, Associate Editor
BCA Architects, Long Beach City College District Partner to Modernize Health Technology Building
June 20, 2012 | Posted by Raissa Rocha, Associate Editor
Construction is Underway on a New Parking Structure at Soka University
The Tufts School of Dental Medicine developed a multi-year, multi-phase master p
June 08, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
Thornton Tomasetti/Fore Solutions provides consulting for renovation at Tufts School of Dental Medicine

Project receives LEED Gold certification.

The $3.4 million Gulati Complex includes a 5,000-sf fitness center.
June 08, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
Chestnut Hill College dedicates Jack and Rosemary Murphy Gulati complex

Casaccio Yu Architects designed the 11,300-sf fitness and social complex.

In the spring of 2009, Muhlenberg College embarked on an expansion and renovatio
June 08, 2012 | By Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
2011 Reconstruction Award Profile: Seegers Student Union at Muhlenberg College

Seegers Student Union at Muhlenberg College has been reconstructed to serve as the core of social...

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June 01, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
New BD+C University Course on Insulated Metal Panels available

By completing this course, you earn 1.0 HSW/SD AIA Learning Units.

The International Animal Health and Food Safety Institute at the K-State Olathe
June 01, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
K-State Olathe Innovation Campus receives LEED Silver

Aspects of the design included a curtain wall and punched openings allowing natural light deep in...

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From left to right: Jody Durst, David Van Zandt, John Tishman, Daniel Tishman, D
May 31, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
New School’s University Center in NYC topped out

16-story will provide new focal point for campus.

The new hall is tracking for USGBC LEED Gold certification.
May 31, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
Perkins+Will-designed engineering building at University of Buffalo opens

Clad in glass and copper-colored panels, the three-story building thrusts outward from the core o...

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The 2010 interior renovation transformed an existing 1980s library into a dynami
May 09, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
Shepley Bulfinch given IIDA Design award for Woodruff Library?

The design challenges included creating an entry sequence to orient patrons and highlight service...

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May 08, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
Morgan/Harbour completes three projects at Columbia Centre

Projects completed on behalf of property owner, White Oak Realty Partners, LLC, Pearlmark Realty...

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The Tower's exterior skin includes a rainscreen, glass, and metal panel system.
May 07, 2012 | By Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
2012 BUILDING TEAM AWARDS: Rush University Medical Center

This fully integrated Building Team opted for a multi-prime contracting strategy to keep construc...

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Variegated brick at the street level, brushed aluminum, and a mixture of clear a
May 07, 2012 | By Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
2012 BUILDING TEAM AWARDS: TD Ameritrade Park

The new stadium for the College World Series in Omaha combines big-league amenities within a trad...

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May 03, 2012 | By BD+C Staff
Princeton Review releases “Guide to 322 Green Colleges”

The guide profiles 322 institutions of higher education in the U.S. and Canada that demonstrate n...

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May 03, 2012 | By Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
U of Michigan team looking to create highly efficient building envelope designs

The system combines the use of sensors, novel construction materials, and utility control softwar...

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May 02, 2012 | By C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett
AIA: Engineered Brick + Masonry for Commercial Buildings

Earn 1.0 AIA/CES learning units by studying this article and successfully completing the online e...

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The construction of Holly Ridge and Gardenia Way finished several months ahead o
May 02, 2012 | Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor
Building Team completes two additions at UCLA

New student housing buildings are part of UCLA’s Northwest Campus Student Housing In-Fill Project...

The MLK, Jr. Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center will pursue a variety of LEED
May 01, 2012 | By BD+C Staff
Construction is underway on MLK ambulatory care center in L.A.

Featuring a variety of sustainable features, the new facility is designed to achieve LEED Gold Ce...

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Part exhibition and performance space, part lab and incubator, the 38,000-sf bui
April 30, 2012 | By BD+C Staff
Virginia Commonwealth unveils design for Arts Institution

Institute for Contemporary Art will serve as a catalyst for exhibitions, programs, research and c...

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April 25, 2012 | By BD+C Staff
J.C. Anderson selected for 50,000-sf build out at Chicago’s DePaul University

The build-out will consist of the construction of new offices, meeting rooms, video rooms and a s...

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April 17, 2012 | By BD+C Staff
FMI report examines federal construction trends

Given the rapid transformations occurring in the federal construction sector, FMI examines the ke...

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April 16, 2012 | By BD+C Staff
University of Michigan study seeks to create efficient building design

The result, the researchers say, could be technologies capable of cutting the carbon footprint cr...

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Construction on UNTs new facility began in July 2011. A ribbon cutting ceremony
April 16, 2012 | By BD+C Staff
UNT lab designed to study green energy technologies completed

Lab to test energy technologies and systems in order to achieve a net-zero consumption of energy....

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