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New Buildings and Renovations

A selection of recent projects at colleges and universities

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By Lawrence Biemiller May 3, 2019

<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">BARNARD COLLEGE</h2></b><br/>New York City<br/><b>The Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning </b>consists of a narrow, 11-story tower at one end of a five-story base with terraces and “green” roofs overlooking the Barnard Lawn. The building, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, contains a 40,000-square-foot library, as well as space for several academic departments and centers. The 128,000-square-foot project cost $137 million.<br/> — BARNARD COLLEGE

New York City
The Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning consists of a narrow, 11-story tower at one end of a five-story base with terraces and “green” roofs overlooking the Barnard Lawn. The building, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, contains a 40,000-square-foot library, as well as space for several academic departments and centers. The 128,000-square-foot project cost $137 million.
Magda Biernat Photography

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<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">BARNARD COLLEGE</h2></b><br/>New York City<br/><b>The Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning </b>consists of a narrow, 11-story tower at one end of a five-story base with terraces and “green” roofs overlooking the Barnard Lawn. The building, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, contains a 40,000-square-foot library, as well as space for several academic departments and centers. The 128,000-square-foot project cost $137 million.<br/> — BARNARD COLLEGE

New York City
The Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning consists of a narrow, 11-story tower at one end of a five-story base with terraces and “green” roofs overlooking the Barnard Lawn. The building, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, contains a 40,000-square-foot library, as well as space for several academic departments and centers. The 128,000-square-foot project cost $137 million.
Magda Biernat Photography

<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">AMHERST COLLEGE</h2></b><br/>Amherst, Mass.<br/><b>The Science Center</b> serves seven disciplines with 12 classrooms, 25 teaching labs, a cafe, a library, faculty offices, and lots of common space for socializing or studying. The 230,000-square-foot, $240-million project was designed by Payette. It won a Top 10 award from the Committee on the Environment of the American Institute of Architects. — AMHERST COLLEGE

Amherst, Mass.
The Science Center serves seven disciplines with 12 classrooms, 25 teaching labs, a cafe, a library, faculty offices, and lots of common space for socializing or studying. The 230,000-square-foot, $240-million project was designed by Payette. It won a Top 10 award from the Committee on the Environment of the American Institute of Architects.Chronicle photo by Lawrence Biemiller

<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES</h2></b><br/>Golden, Colo.<br/><b>The CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering</b> is a 95,000-square-foot home for a number of academic departments. The main floor is open to the public, with labs and classrooms above and additional labs below grade. The $50-million building is the work of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Anderson Mason Dale Architects. — COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

Golden, Colo.
The CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering is a 95,000-square-foot home for a number of academic departments. The main floor is open to the public, with labs and classrooms above and additional labs below grade. The $50-million building is the work of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Anderson Mason Dale Architects.Ron Pollard

<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">DICKINSON COLLEGE</h2></b><br/>Carlisle, Penn.<br/><b>High Street Residence Hall</b> is the college’s first new dormitory in 46 years. The 40,000-square-foot building has 40 double and 50 single rooms, and is clad partly in zinc and partly in stone that matches other Dickinson buildings. It was designed by Deborah Berke Partners, the firm led by Yale’s dean of architecture. — DICKINSON COLLEGE

Carlisle, Penn.
High Street Residence Hall is the college’s first new dormitory in 46 years. The 40,000-square-foot building has 40 double and 50 single rooms, and is clad partly in zinc and partly in stone that matches other Dickinson buildings. It was designed by Deborah Berke Partners, the firm led by Yale’s dean of architecture.Chris Cooper

<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">HAVERFORD COLLEGE</h2></b><br/>Haverford, Penn.<br/><b>The Visual Culture, Arts, and Media</b> center repurposes an unused gymnasium from 1900 to house classrooms and faculty offices as the college emphasizes visual literacy. The architects, MSR Design, saved the old gym flooring and used it as the ceiling in a new makerspace. — HAVERFORD COLLEGE

Haverford, Penn.
The Visual Culture, Arts, and Media center repurposes an unused gymnasium from 1900 to house classrooms and faculty offices as the college emphasizes visual literacy. The architects, MSR Design, saved the old gym flooring and used it as the ceiling in a new makerspace.Lara Swimmer

<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">MACALESTER COLLEGE</h2></b><br/>Saint Paul, Minn.<br/><b>The Theater and Dance Building </b>completes a renovation and expansion of the college’s fine-arts facilities. The new building has a flexible performance space, a dance studio, classrooms, and more. HGA did the design work. — MACALESTER COLLEGE

Saint Paul, Minn.
The Theater and Dance Building completes a renovation and expansion of the college’s fine-arts facilities. The new building has a flexible performance space, a dance studio, classrooms, and more. HGA did the design work.Corey Gaffer

<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">PRINCETON UNIVERSITY</h2></b><br/>Princeton, N.J.<br/><b>The new train station and market</b> serve buses as well as New Jersey Transit’s Princeton Branch, a 2.4-mile rail line known to everyone as the Dinky. The market (a Wawa) has a flat “green” roof and faces the slant-roofed station across a broad plaza. Studio Rick Joy did the design. — PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Princeton, N.J.
The new train station and market serve buses as well as New Jersey Transit’s Princeton Branch, a 2.4-mile rail line known to everyone as the Dinky. The market (a Wawa) has a flat “green” roof and faces the slant-roofed station across a broad plaza. Studio Rick Joy did the design.Jeff Goldberg/Esto

<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR</h2></b><br/>Ann Arbor, Mich.<br/><b>Weiser Hall</b> is the renovation of a 10-story mid-century tower to create “barrier-free, gender-neutral, code-compliant space” for the university’s International Institute and part of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The 98,000-square-foot building includes four double-height commons rooms with living walls. The project is by Diamond Schmitt Architects. — THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR

Ann Arbor, Mich.
Weiser Hall is the renovation of a 10-story mid-century tower to create “barrier-free, gender-neutral, code-compliant space” for the university’s International Institute and part of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The 98,000-square-foot building includes four double-height commons rooms with living walls. The project is by Diamond Schmitt Architects.Tom Arban

<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">STANFORD UNIVERSITY</h2></b><br/>Stanford, Calif.<br/><b>Denning House</b> is an 18,000-square-foot gathering place for students in an international graduate-level scholarship program. Set amid a dense stand of California oaks beside Lake Lagunita, the house contains a dining room, lounges, a classroom, and conference and office space. Ennead Architects did the design work.<br/> — STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Stanford, Calif.
Denning House is an 18,000-square-foot gathering place for students in an international graduate-level scholarship program. Set amid a dense stand of California oaks beside Lake Lagunita, the house contains a dining room, lounges, a classroom, and conference and office space. Ennead Architects did the design work.
Tim Griffith

<b><h2 class="cms-Styles-h2">THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER</h2></b><br/>Kansas City, Kansas<br/><b>The Health Education Building</b> houses medical, nursing, and allied-health programs in a 171,744-square-foot facility by CO Architects and Helix Architecture + Design. The six-story building contains classrooms, simulation and clinical skills labs, and space for students to study and socialize. A bridge connects it to another campus building across a busy street. — THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER

Kansas City, Kansas
The Health Education Building houses medical, nursing, and allied-health programs in a 171,744-square-foot facility by CO Architects and Helix Architecture + Design. The six-story building contains classrooms, simulation and clinical skills labs, and space for students to study and socialize. A bridge connects it to another campus building across a busy street.Bill Timmerman

A version of this article appeared in the May 10, 2019, issue.

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Lawrence Biemiller

Lawrence Biemiller was a senior writer who began working at The Chronicle of Higher Education in 1980. He wrote about campus architecture, the arts, and small colleges, among many other topics.