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The University of Chicago: Facilities Services

Campus Plan & Construction

PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION:  WEST CAMPUS

Building Name: Center for Biomedical Discovery (CBD)
Primary Address: 900 E. 57th Street
Project: Construction of CBD Facility

FACILITY SUMMARY

Center for Biomedical Discovery building, drawing

The CBD is designed to provide high quality wet lab space to support clinical research programs of the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics. The building will be linked by bridges to the Ellen and Melvin Gordon Center for Integrative Science and to the Donnelley Biological Sciences Learning Center to facilitate interaction among a broader range of faculty research groups.

Gross Square
Feet:
330,000
Total Floors: 12
Floors Above
Grade:
10
Architect: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca
Construction
Start Date:
November 2005
Estimated
Completion
Date:
June 2008 (Phase 1)
March 2009 (Phase 2)
Project
Manager:
Ray Donato (UCH)
University
Client:
Division of the Biological Sciences