Campus Architecture Database: Richard E. Griffin Academic Center

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, Mass.

Building Type: Mixed Use

Construction Type: New

Cost: $35-million

Square Footage: 49,000

Architect: Perkins + Will

Contractor: Bond Brothers

Opened: 2009

Constructed on a 7,500-square-foot site that abuts both a residential brownstone community and an urban medical and institutional district, this facility has simulation labs, interactive-learning classrooms, a lecture hall, a commons, and office space. A multifunction space on the upper level creates a transparent interior environment with stunning views across Boston.

(Photo: Anton Grassl/Esto)

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