Project Players

The design for UND’s new School of Medicine & Health Sciences includes a massive grand staircase -- the opening of which is shown in this December 2014 photo -- that will serve as a dramatic first-impression for visitors of the facility and an impromptu collaborative space for students, researchers and faculty.

steps taken in the design include the use of native plantings, rain gardens and an emphasis on harvesting natural light through design and placement of the building.

Construction activities will peak this spring and are expected to last through spring 2016. Before it is finished, an estimated 1,500 trade workers will participate in the project, putting in more than 450,000 man hours of work to complete the building. PB

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