DALLAS — The Dallas office of Perkins+Will designed the University of Dallas (UD) business school’s new SB Hall with five overarching qualities in mind. The 45,575-square-foot facility needed to be UD branded, technology rich, bright and airy, welcoming and inviting, and sustainable — all of which encourage student connectivity.
SHOREHAM, N.Y. — A $33.5 million bond initiative to fund infrastructure improvements and renovations throughout the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District passed in March, paving the way for a variety of upgrades. The project, dubbed the “Renewal Project,” will cost an estimated $48.5 million. State funding will cover the $15 million difference.
The 2,400-student district contracted BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers of Patchogue, N.Y., to provide architecture, interior design, mechanical, electrical and engineering services.
NEW YORK — The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media, a first-of-its-kind facility for media innovation, received an American Institute of Architecture New York Chapter 2015 design award in the Interior Design category in March. Designed by LTL Architects of New York, the institute serves as an incubator for new platforms of digital journalism, creating a new space for engagement, collaboration and discourse.
OXFORD, England — The University of Oxford completed a roughly $120 million (£80 million) renovation of its library in March. The new Weston Library, part of the Bodleian Libraries system, was designed to serve as a space for old books while also bringing the historic facility into the digital age.
Leviton recently expanded its Decora line with the introduction of Decora Rocker Slide Controls, comprised of new Decora Universal Dimmers. These dimmers combine a Decora rocker switch with a slender, full-range slide bar for precise lighting control. Leviton Decora Rocker Slide Universal Dimmers provide smooth, slide-action dimming for incandescent, LED, CFL, halogen, magnetic low voltage, electronic low voltage and fluorescent loads. Decora Universal Dimmers are single-pole or three-way capable and packed in white, ivory or light almond-color change kits.
Martin Professional’s Tripix Family is a fully DMX-controllable, LED-based lighting fixture series that provides dynamic solutions for architectural elements. The series is IP66 rated for use in outdoor environments such as lighting the interior and exterior of a building, landscape designs and other architectural elements. The series uses powerful tricolor LEDs to ensure uniform color mixing without color separation or shadows.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Construction on the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF) at Kansas State University in Manhattan will likely begin in May, and is scheduled to take about five years.
ASHLAND, Ore. — Southern Oregon University (SOU) continues to improve and expand, with more than $130 million in capital improvements scheduled or completed since 2010.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Plans for an 800-bed residence hall approved by the University of Iowa Board of Regents in September 2014 were updated in February, increasing the building’s capacity to house more than 1,000 students. When completed, the 12-story, 303,000-square-foot building will be the largest student residence facility on campus.
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