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Released April 25, 2014 | SUGAR LAND
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Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--It all started a decade ago on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. The vision for the Biomedical Discovery District (BDD) was to construct advanced research buildings offering the best in interdisciplinary research. Five new buildings were planned, totaling $420 million, each one approaching cures and therapies from a different angle, coming together for a common cause: discovery and development.
The first of the five new buildings to open within the BDD was the $37 million McGuire Translational Research Facility (MTRF). Designed by Perkins + Will (Minneapolis, Minnesota), and built by Kraus-Anderson Construction (Minneapolis), the 96,000-square-foot building was complete in June 2005.
The MTRF houses the Stem Cell Institute and the Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPS) Facility, which provides the resources for the production, characterization and differentiation of iPS cells. Cells produced here are used at the University of Minnesota and at research centers worldwide. The Center for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Translational Research is also located with the MTRF.
Next up was the addition of the $67.5 million Winston and Maxine Wallin Medical Biosciences Building (WMBB). With the team of Perkins + Will and Kraus-Anderson back on board, the 100,000-square-foot building focuses on neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's and immunology-based treatments targeting cancer and infectious diseases. Completed in 2009, the WMBB is home to the Biocontainment Research Facility and Program, specifically designed to safely handle microorganisms that can cause serious human and animal diseases.
The third component of the BDD was the $53 million expansion and renovation of Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR). Using high-powered magnets, researchers can delve deep into the body to study system-level organ function and physiology in humans for basic and translational research. Project team members for the CMRR included RSP Architects (Minneapolis) and M. A. Mortenson (Minneapolis). The project was finished in October 2010.
Last year, the $200 million Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building opened its doors. Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects (Seattle, Washington) and Architectural Alliance (Minneapolis) designed the four-story, 280,000-square-foot building, in which researchers from the Lillehei Heart Institute and the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology seek cures and treatments for heart diseases and cancer. Mortenson began construction of the project in early 2011.
The final jewel in the BDD crown is the $63 million Microbiology Research Laboratory. BWBR Architects (Saint Paul, Minnesota) designed the four-story, 80,000-square-foot building to accommodate research focused on deadly illnesses such as HIV/AIDS/TB and fungal diseases. Another field of investigation will be into microbiological problems, such as antibiotic-resistant bacteria and viruses that cause cold sores and life-threatening infections in transplant recipients. Mortenson is scheduled to complete construction of the project in the fall of 2015.
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Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
The first of the five new buildings to open within the BDD was the $37 million McGuire Translational Research Facility (MTRF). Designed by Perkins + Will (Minneapolis, Minnesota), and built by Kraus-Anderson Construction (Minneapolis), the 96,000-square-foot building was complete in June 2005.
The MTRF houses the Stem Cell Institute and the Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPS) Facility, which provides the resources for the production, characterization and differentiation of iPS cells. Cells produced here are used at the University of Minnesota and at research centers worldwide. The Center for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Translational Research is also located with the MTRF.
Next up was the addition of the $67.5 million Winston and Maxine Wallin Medical Biosciences Building (WMBB). With the team of Perkins + Will and Kraus-Anderson back on board, the 100,000-square-foot building focuses on neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's and immunology-based treatments targeting cancer and infectious diseases. Completed in 2009, the WMBB is home to the Biocontainment Research Facility and Program, specifically designed to safely handle microorganisms that can cause serious human and animal diseases.
The third component of the BDD was the $53 million expansion and renovation of Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR). Using high-powered magnets, researchers can delve deep into the body to study system-level organ function and physiology in humans for basic and translational research. Project team members for the CMRR included RSP Architects (Minneapolis) and M. A. Mortenson (Minneapolis). The project was finished in October 2010.
Last year, the $200 million Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building opened its doors. Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects (Seattle, Washington) and Architectural Alliance (Minneapolis) designed the four-story, 280,000-square-foot building, in which researchers from the Lillehei Heart Institute and the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology seek cures and treatments for heart diseases and cancer. Mortenson began construction of the project in early 2011.
The final jewel in the BDD crown is the $63 million Microbiology Research Laboratory. BWBR Architects (Saint Paul, Minnesota) designed the four-story, 80,000-square-foot building to accommodate research focused on deadly illnesses such as HIV/AIDS/TB and fungal diseases. Another field of investigation will be into microbiological problems, such as antibiotic-resistant bacteria and viruses that cause cold sores and life-threatening infections in transplant recipients. Mortenson is scheduled to complete construction of the project in the fall of 2015.
View Plant Profile - 1059206
View Project Report - 300102972 30000703 30000946 30001208 30001280
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
