University of Houston-Downtown, Shea Street Building and Vine Street Garage

Houston, Texas

Firm

PGAL, Inc.

Client

UH-Downtown College of Business

Area

250,000 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$32,000,000

Completion Date

08/2007

The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) Shea Street Building and Vine Street Garage project functions as the new home of the College of Business. The four-story facility combines high-tech classrooms, computer labs and lecture halls in 132,000 square feet of space, and features a glass-enclosed entrance that provides stunning views of UHD’s One Main building and the downtown Houston skyline. The adjoining Vine Street parking garage is a multi-story, 500-space structure that occupies three acres.
UHD’s president stressed the importance of constructing a classroom building that keeps pace with student enrollment and campus growth; the college also wanted its physical growth to match the latest technological advances and learning environments that students require in order to succeed in the competitive global marketplace.
The College of Business houses the Institute for Financial Literacy, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Family-Owned Businesses, and the Center for Supply Chain Management. Certificate courses are offered in entrepreneurship and professional land management.