School of Business and Entrepreneurship

To provide a new home for the School of Business and Entrepreneurship (SB&E), Lindenwood University (LU) envisioned an addition to existing Harmon Hall that would co-locate the SB&E with the the School of Fine and Performing Arts. Harmon Hall was selected for its proximity to parking resources and its adjacency to the academic core.

Building on a long-standing relationship with their campus architect, LU asked Hastings+Chivetta Architects to design the new addition. Following a series of on-site workshops, a design concept was approved and implemented, however, once construction began, pedagogical incompatibilities arose between the fine arts department and the business school, obviating the need to relocate art studios.

After the fine arts department was settled in a new home, the new addition and existing structure were physically joined by removing a demising wall. The existing structure was renovated to meet the needs of the SB&E by converting art studios to classrooms, adding offices, providing a second significant entry and upgrading finishes to match the addition.

The expanded and reconfigured Harmon Hall is now dedicated entirely to the SB&E. The facility creates increased visibility for growing programs, provides a sense of cohesion and identity for business students and includes state-of-the-art venues and technologies that connect Lindenwood students with the global business community

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana’s Madison campus provides programs to an increasing number of students and has become an integral force in the economic development of the region offering programs in computer science, cyber security, early childhood development, EMT training, allied health, nursing, and industrial technology among other programs. To meet growing enrollment, Ivy Tech leaders asked Hastings+Chivetta, in association with The Estopinal Group (TEG), to program and design a major expansion of the campus.

A two-story addition consisting of two linear academic wings was added to the existing one-story Academic Building. At the center is a new student commons dominated by a sky lit rotunda. Allied Health students are able to develop competency in both general an technical skills through simulation labs and a variety of clinical settings.

Expanded and new spaces for existing components include mail service, library, classrooms, lecture hall, computer labs and office suites, as well as a new Wellness Center, Campus Life Center and bookstore.

A high-tech audio/visual/video conference suite supports distance learning and the existing building’s exterior was renovated to match the new campus character, unifying the facility.

 

 

Established in 1968 as a community college, East Central College has grown to serve over 3,000 students each semester. The main 200-acre campus has been developed throughout the course of six construction projects. ECC administration hired Hastings+Chivetta to design a new facility that places all of ECC’s science and allied health programs into one building. It is the first new building to be constructed on the main campus since 2000. The exterior of the new two-story Health and Science Building blends with the existing campus through light-colored brick and precast concrete panels with a low-slope roof, along with large windows and glass brick for maximum natural light.

The first floor has separate facilities for the nursing and EMT/paramedic programs, including a clinical nursing lab, two simulation labs for nursing and EMS/paramedic programs, and a 640 SF ambulance bay. Seven laboratories on the second level are dedicated to biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, genetics/microbiology, biotechnology and anatomy/physiology, with accompanying prep rooms, instrument rooms and other required support spaces. The facility also has five general classrooms, three academic computer labs, a 98-seat lecture hall and a 58-seat seminar room, offices with adjacent research facilities, and a conference room with kitchenette.