The new Center collocates health-related programs to create an interprofessional facility that supports team-based, hands-on learning. The U-shaped facility is organized around a central courtyard, bringing daylight and views to all interior spaces.
The program includes classrooms, science laboratories, nursing skills and simulation labs, as well as offices and other administrative support spaces. Extended learning spaces – such as student lounges, tutoring space and group rooms – will foster interaction and enhance the sense of community to advance the university’s mission of educating students to think critically, communicate effectively, succeed professionally and lead ethically.
This 21st-century learning environment flexibly adapts to accommodate future needs and various hands-on learning scenarios. Innovative sustainability strategies enable the building to serve as a teaching tool for energy efficiency and healthy design.
Building Facts
- 169,000 GSF
- Nursing
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Environmental Science
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
- Cooperative Engineering
Designing with Light
Expansive high-efficiency glazing maximizes daylighting and views, establishing a healthy connection to the natural environment and activating teaching and learning spaces.
Busy students can take a break in the lounge, which offers a variety of seating, large-screen TV, and microwaves for preparing snacks.
Open and airy design visually connects the atrium seating area with the balcony edges of upper-level corridors.
The transparent volume of the atrium identifies the main entrance, offering passers-by views of the activity within the building.
Hybrid teaching labs accommodate both lecture/discussion and hands-on learning with simulation technology.
Open and flexible teaching labs allow small groups to work on different assignments at the same time, all within the instructor's line of sight.
Simulated hospital spaces support interprofessional learning, easing students' transition to team-based clinical work.
Sustainable design strategies – including optimized building orientation, a trellis sunshade canopy, green roof, and landscaping with native plants – give form and character to the building.
Resource Efficiency Advancing Mission
