The new Health Sciences Innovation Building (HSIB) is an interprofessional, multidisciplinary medical and health education training, research and simulated practice facility.
Supporting the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health, as well as clinical skills and the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC), HSIB enables integrated education among teams of health professionals, students and faculty. The wide variety of program spaces distributed throughout the building vary in scale and are linked by stairs to promote health, activity and interaction.
The program includes a clinical skills and simulation center, classrooms and flexible team learning areas, research labs, and social and collaboration spaces. It is LEED Gold certified. CO Architects: Executive & Design Architect; Swaim Associates: Associate Architect.
"We’re reimaging medical education, merging new technology, innovative curriculum and leading-edge design to provide our students with the most comprehensive training, knowledge and resources they need to be successful, team-oriented health professionals.”
Leigh A. Neumayer, M.D., M.S., FACS, Former Interim Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, University of Arizona
Project Name
Health Sciences Innovation Building
Size
230,000 GSF
Client
University of Arizona
Completion Date
2019
Services
Programming
Simulation Planning
Architecture
Interior Design
Location
Tucson, AZ
Awards
- Interior Design, 2020 'Best of Year' Honoree
- Rethinking the Future Awards, 2023 Third Award for Institutional (Built)
- AIA Education Facility Awards, 2023 Merit Award
- Architizer, 2022 A+ People’s Choice Award – Higher Education & Research
- AIA California, 2021 Honor Award
- AIA|LA, 2021 Merit Award
- World Architecture News, 2021 WAN Awards Shortlist
- The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture & Design, 2020 American Architecture Award
- Architecture Masterprize, 2020 Honorable Mention
- AIA Arizona, 2020 Distinguished Architecture Award
