A $20-Million Carrot

By SCOTT CARLSON

A university wants faculty members to compete to get into a new high-tech building

At the moment, the corridors of Innovation Hall are silent, empty of everything but anticipation and the chalky tang of new drywall. In the classrooms, holes have been cut in the ceilings for the latest digital projectors. Loose wires hang where workers will soon install computer-loaded podiums. Desks are just as ready to accommodate laptops as pens and paper.

Innovation Hall, a $20-million,

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