College of Business

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Firm

Moseley Architects

Client

James Madison University

Area

210,000 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$70,822,000

Completion Date

06/2021

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Design Team
Architecture: Jeff Hyder (Managing Principal), Ron Davenport (Project Manager), Rebecca English (Interior Designer), Derek Larimer (Sustainability Coordinator); Structural Engineering: Steve Jones and Chris Deker; MEP Engineering: Jason Forsyth, Tyler Whately, Brian Wells, Seth Lehman, and Josh Landis; Construction Contract Administration: Donna Milsten, Mike Zazzaretti, and Frank Knott; CMAR: Kjellstrom & Lee

The new home of James Madison University’s College of Business extends the existing Showker Hall toward Newman Lake to create a business education hub on par with the best business school facilities in the country. A three-story, light-filled atrium serves as a community space for students, faculty, and staff. The atrium connects the college’s signature spaces: the Capital Markets Lab, the Innovation Collaboration and Entrepreneurship Lab, and student services. The Learning Concourse at the southwest end of the atrium overlooks a new lower-level, 300-seat dining hall; at the north end, a double-height promenade links the extension with Showker Hall and provides a new entry from the campus core.

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Associated Firm

Robert A.M. Stern Architects (Architectural Partner); Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (Civil Engineering); HG Design Studio (Landscape Architecture); Howe Engineers (Fire Protection and Fire Alarm); Shen Milsom & Wilke (AV/Security/Acoustics); Tipton Associates (Foodservice); Stone Wall Hill Partners (Hardware); Froehling & Robertson (HazMat and Geotechnical Engineering); CW Tesco (Commissioning); Downey & Scott (Cost Estimating); New Media Systems (Aerial Imagery); Roll Barresi & Associates (Architectural Signage)