MHA
works, in a joint venture with ZGF of Seattle, was selected as Regional Architect for the new
$200 million, 400,000 sf facility that will focus primarily on clinical programs, but will also serve
as a traditional research facility. Scheduled to open in late 2009, the facility will include expanded
and enhanced multidisciplinary clinic space, specially designed facilities for high-technology tumor
assessment imaging and treatment, a 50-bed inpatient unit and state-of-the-art infusion suite, enhanced
amenities for patient treatment as well as patient and family support, teleconferencing facilities to
connect UNC physicians and the state's community-based physicians in patient treatment planning, a
three-fold expansion of dedicated space specially designed for the growing number of pediatric cancer
patients and a healing environment emphasizing natural light, indoor courtyards, gardens and public art.