Project: UofA Health & Sciences Building Tucson Arizona | Kovach

Health and Sciences Education Building

LOCATION

Phoenix, Arizona

YEAR COMPLETED

2012

ARCHITECT

CO Architects

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

DPR/Sundt

MARKET

Education

SCOPE SIZE

65,000 SF

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Metal Panel Systems

Louvers & Wraps

Perforated Panels

A Desert Masterpiece

The University of Arizona (UA) College of Medicine-Phoenix and Northern Arizona University (NAU) are creating a new model for an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to health sciences education and research. Innovative in this endeavor is the collaboration and merging of these programs from two universities with distinct institutional cultures on one campus—Phoenix Biomedical Campus in downtown Phoenix.

Architect Magazine Article

Architect Magazine: Copper Keeps a Phoenix Medical Building as Cool as a Rock

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2014 WORLD ARCHITECTURE AWARD (WAN)

1st Place Facade Award for the Health Sciences Education Building

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2013 ARCHITECTS NEWSPAPER BEST FAÇADE

Health Sciences Education Building

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NORTH AMERICAN COPPER IN ARCHITECTURE EXCELLENCE AWARD

Health Sciences Education Building on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus

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