Health Sciences Innovation Building | CO Architects

The groundbreaking, 230,000 GSF Health Sciences Innovation Building (HSIB) is an interprofessional health sciences teaching facility supporting the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health.

Rethinking The Future Awards 2023
Third Award | Institutional (Built)

Project Details
Project Name:	Health Sciences Innovation Building
Category:	Institutional (Built)
Studio Name:	CO Architects
Design Team:	Scott Kelsey, FAIA, Principal in Charge
	Jonathan Kanda, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal for Programming & Planning
	Arnold Swanborn, AIA, LEED AP, Design Principal
	Alex Korter, AIA, RIBA, LEED AP BD+C, Project Director
	Crystal Martinez, CID, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C, Senior Interior Designer
Area:	Tucson, AZ, USA
Year:	2019
Location:	1670 E Drachman St, Tucson, AZ 85721
Consultants:	Swaim Associates, Associate Architect
	Affiliated Engineers, Inc., MEP Engineer
	John A. Martin & Associates, Structural Engineer
	Environmental Engineering Consultants (EEC), Civil Engineer
	Wheat Design Group, Landscape Architect
	KGM Architectural Lighting, Lighting Consultant
	NV5, Acoustical
	NV5, IT/AV/Security
	Rider Levett Bucknall, Cost Estimator
	Kitchell, General Contractor
Photography Credits:	Bill Timmerman Photography

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The innovative program collocates traditionally siloed disciplines into an interdisciplinary curriculum for medical students and the allied health science professions.

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Evoking its surroundings and history, HSIB reflects Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, identified by the saguaro cactus and the craft and resource-consciousness of Native Americans who made the desert their home.

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To assure longevity and resource stewardship, HSIB is flexible and adaptable to support the ongoing evolution in curriculum, pedagogy and technology by providing two major functional zones – the Loft and Porch.