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College of Pharmacy
> New Building The
pharmacy program is one of the most competitive programs at URI.
Each year, more than 1,000 highly qualified applicants pursue 90
available spots in the six-year Pharm.D. program. Construction
of a new building for this prestigious program will commence in
2008.
The $75 million building will
be primarily funded by a $65 million voter-approved state bond
initiative. Private and industry gifts
totaling $10 million are sought to enhance the building and
support the leading-edge teaching,
research, and
service activities that will take
place there.
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construction photographs
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Top view of the URI Kingston Campus North District
The new College of Pharmacy building will be located on the south side of the new health and life sciences quad with the with the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences on the west side and the Coastal Institute on the east. |
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View of the URI Kingston Campus North District from the Southwest
This view looks over the top of the Chafee Social Sciences building into the southwest corner of the new health and life sciences quad. |
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West End of the New Pharmacy Building
This view shows the west end of the new Pharmacy building. The main entrance is located at the overhang visiable at the end of the building. The connectors to Tyler Hall (background) and Woodward Hall (foreground) are are also show. |
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Main Entrance to the New College of Pharmacy Building
This view shows the main entrance to the New College of Pharmacy building as seen from the west. In the foreground seat walls are noticable providing a space for students to sit and interact between classes. |
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North Side View of the Main Entrance to the New College of Pharmacy Building
This view shows the main entrance to the New College of Pharmacy building as seen from the north. One of the building's public spaces can been seen just inside the entrance. |
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Medicinal Garden and South Side
This view shows the south side of the building between Woodward and Tyler Halls. The area between the three interconnected buildings will feature a medicinal garden. The south side of the Pharmacy building has three neighborhoods visible through the glass. Each of these neighborhoods is a two story space that interconnects the building's four above ground floors. |
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X-Ray Shot from the Northwest
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X-Ray Image from the Northeast
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The new 148,000-square-foot building will replace the college’s
current home, Fogarty Hall, which was completed in 1964 when the
pharmacy program had just 150 students.
With enrollment now in excess of
580 professional degree students, and plans to expand further,
the college has far exceeded the capacity of its current
building.
The new building will be located in the life and health sciences
quadrangle in the North District of URI’s Kingston campus, along
with the
Center for
Biotechnology and Life Sciences and new buildings for
nursing and chemistry.
The College of Pharmacy’s new
home will be a green building that meets LEED certification
standards, resulting in lower energy costs and less
environmental impact. Your investment in the new College of
Pharmacy building will help educate a new generation of
pharmacists and will make a difference to URI, and to the
citizens of Rhode Island and beyond.
Project
Outline & Status
The following chart shows the steps
Pharmacy New Building project needs to complete and our progress
through these steps.
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Pre-Funding
Preparation |
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Architects Selected
The architects for the project were selected through a
State of RI competitive process in 2003.
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Program Established
In 2003 space needs were established through extensive
consultation between the architects and the College. These
spaced needs were used to create a program document.
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Post-Funding
Implementation |
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Program verification
The program document created in 2003 is reviewed, amended
to reflect changes and needs and priorities and then
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Site selection
The site for the building is selected and a site survey is
undertaken to establish that it is suitable and identify
issues that will need to be addressed.
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Schematic design
Based on the program document and information from the site
selection a schematic design of the building is created.
This design shows general massing of the building, the
adjacencies of rooms/spaces and approximate layouts of each
room/space.
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Cost
estimation
Based on the schematic design a cost is placed on the
building. The program and the schematic design package will
be reviewed based on this cost estimate and project scope
adjustments made if needed.
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Design development
This is the detailed design stage where the schematic
design is converted into detailed designs. At this point
numerous decisions are made related to materials, types of
casework and built in furniture, security systems,
mechanical systems etc.
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Cost
estimation
Based on the detailed design a cost is placed on the
building. The program, the schematic design and detailed
design will be reviewed based on this cost estimate and
adjustments made if needed.
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Construction documents
Documents are created that will be used during the
construction stage. These documents convert the design
documents into detailed plans that can be used by the
numerous contractors involved in the construction stage.
State reviews will occur with both the Building Commissioner
and Fire Officials.
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Approval & Permitting
Based on the construction documents approvals are sought
from the appropriate state agencies.
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Bidding
Comprehensive bid documents are made available so
contractors can bid on various different parts of the
construction. Once the documents are available contractors
have a set period of time in which to submit their bids.
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Contract / Awards
Various contractors will respond with bids on different
parts of the construction. During this stage the bids are
assessed, contractors are selected and contracts awarded.
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Construction
The building is constructed by the selected contractors.
The construction may be managed by a construction management
company with supervision from the architects and the
university.
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Substantial Completion & Punch list
The building is completed to a point where lists of issues
with the building is established and the contractors are
requested to address these issues.
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FF +
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Furniture, fittings and equipment are installed in the
building.
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Move
in
The College undertakes the process of relocating from
Fogarty to the new building. This will involve relocating
equipment, documents, supplies and people. It will be an
extensive process and will require considerable planning.
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