Barbara and Jack Davis Hall | |
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General information | |
Type | Educational, Research Center |
Location | North Campus, Amherst, New York |
Coordinates | 43°00′10″N 78°47′14″W / 43.002795°N 78.787145°W |
Current tenants | UB Engineering Department of Computer Science and Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR) Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors(CUBS) |
Groundbreaking | May 2009 |
Completed | Late 2011 |
Opened | May 10, 2012 [2] |
Cost | $75 million (2010 dollars) |
Client | State University of New York[1] |
Owner | University at Buffalo |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3, plus penthouse [1] |
Floor area | 130,000 sq ft (12,000 m2) [1][3] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Robert Goodwin[2] |
Architecture firm | Perkins and Will[1][3] |
Main contractor | Turner Construction[1] |
Awards and prizes | LEED Gold Certificate [1][4] |
Website | |
Davis Hall |
Officially opened on May 10, 2012, as a part of University at Buffalo's 2020 Strategic Plan, construction of Barbara and Jack Davis Hall, known as Davis Hall, started in 2009 with ground-breaking and finished in late 2011 with a construction cost of $75 million including nearly $49.6 million from New York State funding and the rest from corporate and individual endowments.[3][5] Besides UB Engineering, Davis Hall is the new host to both Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments featuring several new laboratories and research centers.[5]
The building is constructed by Turner Construction and its exterior design is a reminiscent to printed circuit board representing interaction among faculties and students and is designed by Perkins and Will firm.[2] The building is constructed in accordance with LEED's Gold certificate standards.[2]