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Washington University School of Medicine Completes $165M Expansion Project

  • By Matt Jones
  • 03/27/25

The Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., recently completed a vertical expansion of its Steven & Susan Lipstein BJC Institute of Health (BJCIH), according to a news release. The university partnered with Lawrence Group for the design of the six-floor addition, which cost about $165 million.

The project adds 160,000 square feet of lab and research space to the building’s north tower. Amenities will include a 7,400-square-foot Biologic Therapy Core Facility (BTCF), which will manufacture cellular therapies for cancer treatment; 100,000 square feet of lab space expansion; and about 43,000 square feet of mechanical building-support space. The project also includes a new elevator shaft in the building’s northwest corner, the news release reports.

“Lawrence Group’s design team collaborated closely with the owner’s critical facilities engineers to develop design criteria, testing requirements, and construction details for the project and to ensure compliance with industry standards in the design,” said Ryan King, Lawrence Group Principal and Healthcare Market Leader. “The Lawrence Group team used its bank of healthcare expertise and creativity to design this unique solution for the university.”

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Matt Jones is senior editor of Spaces4Learning. He can be reached at [email protected].

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