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April 30, 2012, 4:25 pm

Shop Talk: Where to Study? How About the Cube?

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April 27, 2012, 1:17 pm

Shop Talk: 30 Officers Are Added Around U. of Southern California

Brown U. fitness centerBrown U. has welcomed students to a new 87,000-square-foot aquatics and fitness center that houses a pool, training facilities for varsity athletes, and exercise equipment for recreational users. The facility was designed by Robert A.M Stern Architects after an initial design displeased the donor, The Providence Journal reports. (Brown U. photo)

2 Murders Lead City Officials and U. of Southern California to Add Additional Police

Faculty Members Join Neighbors Opposing New York U. Expansion

After 5 Years, Georgetown U. Gym Still Awaits Approvals

Duke U. Looks to Refurbish Olmsted Landscapes

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Plans Campus Upgrades

 

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April 26, 2012, 6:04 am

Shop Talk: Roosevelt U. Gets a 2nd Landmark

Colby College biomass plantColby College expects to burn 22,000 tons of wood chips a year—instead of a million gallons of oil—in a new biomass plant that opened in January. College officials say the $11-million plant is expected to pay for itself in within 10 years, as well as to boost the local economy by relying on waste wood from within 50 miles of the campus. (Colby College photo)

New Roosevelt U. Tower: ‘More Than an Eye-Grabbing Envelope’

Deferred-Maintenance Pricetag Tops $255-Million at Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge

Stanford U. Plans $4.2-Million Center for Contemplating Late Professors Flying-Bird Paintings

Johnson County Community College Breaks Ground for $12-Million Culinary and Hospitality Facility

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April 25, 2012, 12:12 pm

Shop Talk: Steven Holl Plans New Arts Facility for Virginia Commonwealth

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April 23, 2012, 1:52 pm

Shop Talk: Mr. Williams, Ms. Tsien — Meet Mr. Moore

Baughman CenterVoters in online poll conducted by the Florida chapter of the American Institute of Architects chose as the state’s third-best building the University of Florida’s Baughman Center, a popular site for weddings and other events. The 12-year-old building, which sits beside a lake, was designed  by John Zona. It was inspired by the Thorncrown Chapel, in Eureka Springs, Ark., the masterpiece by E. Fay Jones, the U. of Arkansas architecture professor who died in 2004. (Photo by Flickr user spakattacks)

Dartmouth College Hires Tod Williams and Billie Tsien to Expand Moore’s Hood Museum

Cracked Windows Among Causes of Delay for New Michigan State U. Museum

Missouri U. of Science and Technology Will Replace Coal-Fired Power Plant With Geothermal System

With State Support Declining, Florida Atlantic U. Plans to Close 2 of 7 Campuses

 

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April 20, 2012, 6:32 am

Shop Talk: Who Doesn’t Love a College Town?

Center for Science, Health, and Wellness at Norwalk Community CollegeNorwalk Community College’s $38-million Center for Science, Health, and Wellness, which opened late last year, has earned LEED gold status, according to Mitchell Giurgola Architects, the firm that designed the building. In addition to a fitness center, the building houses nursing, allied-health, science, and exercise-science programs. (Photo by Jeff Goldberg, Esto)

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Montclair State U. Envisions Ambitious Expansion

U. of Massachusetts at Lowell Breaks Ground for $54-Million, 472-Bed Residence Hall

Princeton U. Plan to Move “Dinky” Station Remains Controversial

 

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April 19, 2012, 6:44 am

Shop Talk: Biomedical Research Will Get an Innovation Hub in Detroit

Future Wayne State U. Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research BuildingWayne State U. plans to renovate this 1927 car-dealership building, designed by Albert Kahn, as the centerpiece of a $93-million biomedical-research hub. The 127,000-square-foot building, originally a Buick-Pontiac dealership and later Detroit’s last Cadillac outpost, will be expanded by 75,000 square feet and will serve as home base for 40 to 50 research teams totaling hundreds of researchers. (Photo by Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia)

U. of Colorado Plans “Tranformational” Improvements to Sports Facilities

Iowa Community College Reopens in Wake of Tornado

Florida Gulf Coast U. Shrinks Campus Conservation Zone

4.6-Mile Bike Boulevard Will Connect Phoenix to Tempe, Linking Arizona State U. Campuses

At Elon U., the Best Tour Guide Is an Alum — and President Emeritus

 

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April 18, 2012, 6:32 am

Shop Talk: Careful Planning, Creativity May Win Platinum for Science Building

U. of Oregon Lewis Integrative Science BuildingU. of Oregon officials say the $65-million Lewis Integrative Science Building is poised to earn a LEED-platinum designation from the U.S. Green Building Council. Although the ventilation needs of science buildings are notorious energy hogs, the university says the new building’s architects—HDR Inc. and THA Architecture—were careful to segregate areas that need high-capacity ventilation. They also figured out how to pre-heat the building by taking advantage of warmth in the university’s underground utility tunnels—a strategy the university may use with other buildings. (HDR Inc./THA Architecture rendering)

As Fundraising Lags, U. of California at Berkeley May Have to Borrow to Pay for Stadium Project

For $35-Million, West Virginia U. Renovates 1942 Mineral Industries Building to House Physics and Astronomy

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April 17, 2012, 12:53 pm

Shop Talk: Not Eliminating Coal? Greenpeace Won’t Like That

Grossmont College Griffin CenterGrossmont College, in El Cajon, Calif., celebrated its 50th birthday over the weekend by dedicating two renovated buildings. The Griffin Student Center, above, was expanded by nearly 20,000 square feet, while the Student Services and Administration building was expanded by 16,000 square feet. The two projects, which cost $36.2-million, are the last of 13 paid for by a 2002 bond measure. (Grossmont College photo)

Greenpeace Chapter Fails Michigan State U. Energy Plan That Doesn’t Get Rid of Coal

U. of Michigan Will Renovate Old Mott Hospital for $163-Million

Chiller Upgrade Will Save $3.2-Million a Year at U. of North Texas

Kent State U. Water Fountains Will Count Plastic Bottles Saved

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April 16, 2012, 4:56 pm

In Satire, Cooper Union Leases Its Starchitecture to Cover Its Deficit

You’ve got to hand it to those Cooper Union students. They’re great designers — and mischievous. Amid a debate on campus over what to do about the institution’s financial crisis — and whether to start charging tuition at Cooper for the first time in some 110 years — a student has put up his own protest, in a way that only a clever designer could.

A letter from Jamshed Bharucha, Cooper’s president, circulated with a stunning announcement: Cooper would lease its academic building at 41 Cooper Square — the signature building designed by the starchitect Thom Mayne — to the Polytechnic Institute of New York University for  $20 million in annual revenue. The letter went on to say that Cooper would relocate its operations to “one of New York’s neighboring boroughs.” The letter went on to say that Mr. Bharucha would move out of the president’s residence at 21 Stuyvesant Street, known as…

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