Texas A&M Completes Maritime Academy Residence Hall
GALVESTON, Texas — Midshipmen at the Texas A&M Maritime Academy moved into the academy’s new $45 million residence in December 2015.
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OXFORD, Miss.Cardiff University Selects Architect for $110 Million Project
CARDIFF, Wales — Cardiff University in Cardiff is making good on plans to invest roughly £300 million (more than $425 million) in cutting edge new research and teaching facilities.
University of Iowa to Debut Several Projects After 2008 Flood
IOWA CITY, Iowa — This year, the University of Iowa (UI) will finally cap years of construction work on several major projects, three of which are valued at $400 million and were funded by FEMA to replace buildings destroyed by the 2008 flood.
University of Glasgow Embarks On More New Construction
GLASGOW, Scotland — Building on 2010-2015 strategic plan growth, the University of Glasgow is now moving forward on the design and construction of a new 150,000-square-foot research building on it’s 74-acre Gilmorehill Campus. The $58 million project will provide a state-of-the-art facility for university researchers to investigate significant global challenges including energy demand and waste management. The building is expected to be complete in 2019.
University of North Dakota Campus Sees Construction Boom
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The University of North Dakota has experienced substantial growth and change in recent months with the construction and completion of a number of new buildings across multiple departments.
Rhode Island School of Design Revamps Illustration Building
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The prestigious Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence unveiled an extensive $12.1 million renovation of its Illustration Studies Building (ISB) on Oct. 10.
University of Chicago Dedicates William Eckhardt Research Center
CHICAGO — University of Chicago (UC) leaders recently cut the ribbon on the new William Eckhardt Research Center, which now houses UC’s first molecular engineering program and its Nobel Prize-winning physical sciences research groups.
George Mason to Construct Health Sciences Building
FAIRFAX, Va. — George Mason University (GMU) broke ground this summer on a new $73 million health sciences building to debut in 2017. The 160,000-square-foot Academic VII/Research III building is part of GMU’s ongoing strategic plan, which includes renovating several academic buildings.
WVU Has High Hopes for New Facility
EVANSDALE, W. Va. — West Virginia University’s Evansdale campus opened the doors to the new advanced engineering research building for the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources on Oct. 1. The building features learning spaces and laboratories where students and faculty can “come together to solve the technical problems of today and tomorrow,” Gene Cilento, Glen H. Hiner dean of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, said in a statement. The university has high hopes for the new engineering center.