Natalie Keith
DETROIT-Pending approval from the state, Wayne State University plans to break ground later this year on the new $27.3-million Marvin Danto Engineering Development Center.
A university spokesman tells GlobeSt.com that the three-story building will adjoin the existing main College of Engineering at the corner of Anthony Wayne River and Warren Avenue. The building is being designed by Dearborn-based architecture firm Ghafari Associates.
The building will measure 70,000 sf and will accommodate educational programs, research and development in the fields of biotech, nano-science and alternative energy technology. Programs that will make use of the space include Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems, Advanced Propulsion, Nanotechnology, Urban Infrastructure Research, Interdisciplinary MEMS/NEMS and a team-based student project area, the spokesman says.
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