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BUILDING CLOSER TOWN-AND-GOWN TIES
Lennar Center executives also actively collaborate with com- munity leaders to offer wellness programs for the community, conducted in the atrium and in the terrace gardens, on behavior modification, nutrition, fitness, and mindfulness.
The expansive rooftop features soaring views across Coral Gables through to downtown Miami and serves as a picturesque venue for memorable events. It’s played host to baby showers, celebrations, corporate milestones, and even weddings.
From the exterior, the facility pays homage to the modern Miami aesthetic, but inside, a more natural color palette aims to soothe and welcome patients to one of the many specialty depart- ments. The welcoming aesthetic extends beyond the front doors in the form of intricate hardscape designs; beautifully manicured, mature palm trees; and a convenient valet and drop-off area for daily therapy patients.
Marshall University
As UM’s UHealth Lennar Foundation Medical Center approaches full stride, an equally ambitious town-gown project has broken ground five states and 1,000 miles north.
Due to steady growth, Marshall University, in Huntington, WV,
wanted to move its School of Pharmacy from its current VA Medi- cal Center location 15 minutes from downtown to a new building closer to the main campus and nearer the city’s flagship medical facilities. Marshall also hoped to build new housing for medical and pharmacy graduate students. At the same time, Huntington civic leaders were pursuing the revitalization of the central trans- portation corridor.
The resolution of both needs came through collaborative plan- ning between city and school as well as through a public-private partnership between the university and private investment firm Signet LLC. Signet assembled a design team that represented local leadership (Edward Tucker Architects) and Perkins+Will. Work- ing with Signet and the design team, Marshall University selected a site for its new 50,000-square-foot pharmacy building. The uni- versity’s new 200-unit apartment complex will be built just around the corner, near the Marshall University Forensic Science and
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine buildings. With these moves, Marshall will strengthen the Fairfield Medical Education campus, fostering greater interdisciplinary education across the programs.
For Huntington, the School of Pharmacy projects will boost
the neighborhood’s vitality and aesthetic appeal and will serve as an attraction for developers considering investment in the area.
For Marshall, the city’s commitment to rejuvenating the Fairfield neighborhood helps ensure a safe, clean environment for students and faculty. The city has been especially accommodating—for instance, postponing the Northcott redevelopment while it rents the vacant property and nearby Pringle Field park to the university for construction staging.
The design concept for each building was sensitive to its sur- rounding context—using materials and features that aligned with the other buildings on the academic medical center while being mindful of the project budget. For instance, both buildings’ exteri- ors will incorporate large areas of brick (the material of choice for most of the historic buildings in the Huntington downtown area) alongside glass and steel (like that used in the Forensic Science Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital).
The entrance of the pharmacy building was intentionally oriented for convenient access from Marshall’s health science campus while creating a strong visual connection to Hal Greer
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