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Cal State Dominguez Opens Innovation and Instruction Building
Cal State Dominguez Hills Opens Innovation and Instruction Building
The four-story building features multiple classrooms, labs and event spaces.
The transformation of California State University, Dominguez Hills in the heart of the South Bay area of Los Angeles continues with the completion of its $66.5 million Innovation and Instruction Building. The new four-story structure features a 250-seat auditorium for teaching and symposia, one 120-seat active learning classroom, two 60-seat case studyrooms, meeting rooms, computer labs, event spaces, faculty and administration offices, a commercial kitchen and a café. The new home of the College of Business Administration and Public Policy, the building opened for classes in spring 2022.
At 107,600 square feet, the Innovation and Instruction Building is part of the school’s larger initiative to transform the campus with major capital projects that include the Science and Innovation Building, completed by contractor C.W. Driver Cos. in 2019. “We have enjoyed our partnership with CSUDH, lending our years of experience constructing projects for California universities to complete another cutting-edge facility designed to support the evolving needs of higher education,” said Tom Jones, project executive at C.W. Driver Companies. “With several active learning classrooms and external collaboration areas, interaction and continuous learning are encouraged among students and educators.”
A central stairway connects all four levels.
The ground floor welcomes students and visitors with an open lobby, a four-story atrium, advising center and student café. The active learning classroom doubles as a university event center with kitchen support and is designed to host speakers and conferences and also serve as a banquet space. A classroom on the ground floor is utilized as an active-learning environment.
The building’s second floor is comprised of classrooms and computer labs. A simulated trading room with lighted ticker tape information, as well as one 60-seat case-study room (there is a second case study room on the third floor) — as promulgated by the Harvard Business School model — are unique assets to students in the College of Business. A small broadcast room accommodates interactive lectures as well as distance learning. The third and fourth floors are comprised of 92 faculty and departmental offices as well as additional classrooms.
All four levels are connected by a central open stairway that enhances visibility of the programs and interactions of the students, faculty, administration and community.
“The outstanding design and dynamic quality of the Innovation and Instruction building are ushering in a new era of campus facilities that match the caliber of the academics taking place,” said Roshni Thomas, director of facilities planning, design and construction at CSUDH. “The C.W. Driver team was an excellent partner in bringing our vision to life, helping us to navigate this challenging period for construction.”
C.W. Driver Companies partnered with HGA Architects & Engineers on the CSUDH Innovation and Instruction Building.
Photos by Chase Magdaleno at Drone Works Media
The complex is part of a major campus transformation.
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