URI College of Pharmacy groundbreaking for $75 million home for the college and another major step toward making the University a leading center of biomedical research. The 148,000-square-foot facility will be the second structure in the health and life sciences north district of the campus. The project is being supported by $65 million in general obligation funds approved by voters in 2006 and a $10 million campaign for private donations.

George A. Weygand Hall is a 149,000-square-foot student residence building located on the East Campus of Bridgewater State University. Delivered under a Chapter 149A public construction management at-risk delivery model, the building houses 500 student beds organized into two wings. The South Wing contains four- and six-bed suites located along a double-loaded corridor, while the North Wing’s suites follow a single-loaded corridor adjacent to Living/Learning Pods that overlook the building’s central courtyard. Dubbed “Residential Learning Community Suites,” students apply to live in the North Wing where they can co-habitate with students who share similar interests and areas of study, like mathematics, foreign language, fitness or community service. The building’s ground floor contains common rooms, seminar rooms, and the new 10,000-square-foot Health and Counseling Center, which provides an array of campus-wide services.

LLB Architects. In the historic context of New England, the Walpole Public Library is a rare new building sited adjacent to the town hall and historic Blackburn Hall and just steps away from downtown. LLB Architects had been working with the Walpole community since 2007 when we were asked to re-envision and improve upon the previous library design, accepted for a construction grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. After a long, twenty-year process and funding approval by a slim margin, the community of Walpole can be proud of their new library.