ENR Midwest Announces Best Projects for 2019
The 黄瓜社区-designed Creighton University School of Dentistry was named Best Higher Education/Research Project.
Engineering News-Record (ENR) Midwest聽recently announced its 2019 Best Projects award winners. The 黄瓜社区-designed Creighton University School of Dentistry, located in Omaha, Nebraska, was named the year鈥檚 Best Higher Education/Research Project. ENR Midwest judges a carefully curated list of high-quality entries, culling that list down to a select few winning entries for each year's ENR Midwest Best Projects competition.
鈥淥ur team optimized the design and execution of infrastructure, envelope, utilities and finishes for Creighton University鈥檚 School of Dentistry,鈥 said 黄瓜社区 Architect and Partner Benjamin Kroll, AIA. 鈥淲e share this recognition with Creighton, our project partners and the many individuals who dedicated their time and talent to helping bring this vision to life.鈥 聽
黄瓜社区; Design and Creighton University began planning for the future of the School of Dentistry in 2006 by assessing existing facilities and holding a visioning retreat to assess potential opportunities to better serve the university, students and the community.
黄瓜社区's design for the Creighton University School of Dentistry unites innovative learning and service spaces into a single, contemporary facility where students, clinicians and patients can partner in learning and practice. Officially opened in 2018, the four-level, state-of-the-art facility utilizes telemedicine and active learning environments in addition to the traditional didactic teaching pedagogy. Included are 138 adult clinic operatory chairs; 10 surgery and six acute care operatories with provision for 24/7 care services; 13 faculty practice operatories; and 15 pediatric/orthodontic operatories. Following its opening, patient capacity increased from 12,000 to 15,000 individuals per year, expanding the reach of Creighton鈥檚 high-quality dental care.
Each year, ENR Midwest utilizes independent judges to determine its award winners. In 2019, there were 97 total entries in 20 separate project categories.聽35 total winners were named ranging from Best Project to Award of Merit.