Construction is set to begin April 17 on the new Information Technology Engineering Building and the College’s physical and life sciences building, Board of Visitors member Daniel Abramson said.
Rice Hall, the ITE building, will be made available for research and instructional programs.
“It will have the most cutting edge equipment for teaching engineering students about information systems and computer science,” Abramson said.
The plans for the building include a state-of-the-art auditorium, a cyber-lounge and various research labs, Engineering School Communication Director Josie Loyd stated in an e-mail. Other facilities will include workrooms, study areas and a courtyard.
“This building is a huge step forward for the Engineering School in the area of information technology engineering,” Engineering School Dean James Aylor stated in an e-mail. “Constructed using sustainable design principles, with labs and study areas designed for collaborative research, and facilities to enhance our distance education programs, this building will benefit the School, the University and citizens of the Commonwealth for years to come.”
Abramson agreed, noting that the building, paid for with general state funds and private gifts, represents an excellent example of 21st-century design at the University.
“[Paul and Gina] Rice have given an extraordinary gift to the Engineering School for this project,” he said. “They are good friends and this is just an expression of their love for the University.”
The six-story, 100,000 square feet building is scheduled for occupancy in fall 2011, Loyd stated.
The physical and life sciences building, meanwhile, is also scheduled for occupancy in fall 2011, Media Relations Director Marian Anderfuren stated in an e-mail.
The five-story, 100,000 square feet physical and life sciences building will offer new laboratory space for faculty members and their research groups. It will also hold scientific equipment and facilities that are shared by teams in the college and other areas of the University, Anderfuren stated.
“This new laboratory building is an essential investment in the future of our research program in the sciences,” College Dean Meredith Jung-En Woo stated in an e-mail. “Its flexible lab space and advanced instruments will support the work of Arts & Sciences faculty and other scholars from across Grounds as they push the frontiers of science and seek solutions to many of the most pressing issues of our age.”
The groundbreaking ceremonies for both buildings will begin at 3 p.m.
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