University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research
This $155-million project is the first of three phases for the new Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The project included master planning, design and construction of a 469,000-sq-ft East Tower, an interdisciplinary research facility, at the center of the UW-Madison health sciences campus. The new seven-story tower houses the UW Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center. The building enhances connectivity between the UW Hospital and Clinics and the Health Sciences Learning Center and serves as a catalyst for interdisciplinary and translational medicine. The new facility allows scientists and clinicians from varying disciplines to work in close proximity and quickly translate research discoveries from the bench to the bedside and back again.
The project used 3D modeling and BIM tools for the coordination of various mechanical, electrical, and plumbing tasks.