The University of Miami has announced that it has selected Skanska, a global construction and development firm for the construction of the new Frost Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Science which will be part of the institution’s main campus in Coral Gables. The institute will bring together scientists from several molecular-based disciplines to do collaborative research work, using approaches relying on molecular design, discovery, and development. The project, approximately 90,0000 square feet and estimated to cost US$36 million, includes imaging and science research laboratories, administrative and research offices, a lecture hall, a multipurpose gathering space, and associated building support spaces. The project will also include the construction of the associated site work and underground utilities.
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The science institute at the Miami University is scheduled to begin at the end of the year and is expected to be completed by summer 2022. The new facility will also be seeking to achieve a minimum of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification, joining other Skanska built projects including the Mercedes-Benz U.S Headquarters and Town of Andover, Bancroft Elementary School. This will be Skanska’s second project on behalf of the University of Miami, having completed the Patricia Louise Frost Music Studios, which was selected as Project of the Year for the Urban Land Institute’s Vision Awards, in 2015. Harvard Jolly Architecture designed the building.
“Skanska is honored to have been entrusted once again by the University of Miami with this new assignment,” said Michael C. Brown, the executive vice president, and general manager of Skanska’s Florida building operations. “As a company, we continue to specialize and focus on developing research and academic buildings for universities throughout Florida that will have a positive impact in their local communities and beyond through their work and studies.”
