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Project • By LOC Architects • Universities

Charles Drew University Wellness Center

Charles Drew University along with Vance Necessities of Life Food Pantry and APLA planned for a building on the CDU campus to bring a range of free and low-cost health services to CDU students, faculty, staff, and the surrounding community. This federally qualified health center provides low-cost health services that include dental, behavioral, and medical healthcare along with STD screenings, treatment, education, and more with a total of six exam rooms, five counseling rooms, four dental chairs, two laboratories and a food pantry. Nicolas Marques The client had decided to go with a modular prefab building and LOC was brought on by the project manager, Elaine Nesbit to redesign the building to ensure that the new building design woul... More

Project • By Fluxwerx • Universities

Wayne State University STEM Innovation Center

Designed by NORR and Fishbeck, the new STEM Innovation Center at Wayne State University transforms what was a dated, seven-storey library into a state of the art, 116,467 sq. ft interdisciplinary teaching and learning hub. The building pushes the boundaries of what classrooms, laboratories, and collaboration spaces look like and function—aiding the university’s public research focus, while preparing students for successful careers in STEM industries. Justin Maconochie Photography As learning spaces evolve from eyes-front classrooms into multifunctional workspaces, their lighting approach must support the various activities these environments demand. Flexibility, comfort, and performance are critical for productivity and we... More