Pressure To Build The 21st Century Campus

Schools build and remodel to adapt to technological advancements and enrollment growth.

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April 6, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

"Though difficult to track exactly how many universities are involved in construction projects at any given moment, schools across the nation are adapting to significant technological advancements and student enrollment growth by remodeling, renovating, and expanding outdated architecture.

At the University of Arizona in Tucson, for example, about 50 construction projects are either under way or in development, says Melissa Dryden, senior program coordinator for the university's facilities design and construction department."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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