Work on Yeshiva College medical building to be completed May 1.On Monday, May 1, 2006, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a private medical school located in the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus of Yeshiva University in the Morris Park of Yeshiva University Yeshiva University, in New York City; mainly coeducational; begun 1886 as Yeshiva Eitz Chaim, a Jewish theological seminary, chartered 1928 as Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and Yeshiva College; renamed 1945. will hold a special ceremony to mark the latest milestone in the construction of its Michael F. Price Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine/Harold and Muriel Block Research Pavilion. Construction of this major new biomedical research Biomedical research (or experimental medicine), in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research or applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of medicine. building began in October 2004 and is scheduled to be completed in the Fall of 2007. The highlight of the May 1st ceremony will feature the placement of the last steel beam on the roof, or "topping-out," of the new building. "The 'topping-out' of a building under construction is traditionally a symbolic milestone for construction workers at the site," said Samuel G. Weinberg, Chairman of the Building Committee of Einstein's Board of Overseers. "It will be wonderful to witness the last steel beam being hoisted to the roof, and to see the progress we've made in creating an attractive state-of-the-art biomedical research building." Those joining the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. will be invited to sign the last steel beam before it is hoisted to the roof of the five-story, 201,000 square-foot research braiding. Located directly opposite Einstein's Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus, the new $200-million facility is being built on property near the corner of Morris Park Avenue and Eastchester Road in the Bronx. The "topping-out" ceremony will begin at 12 noon. When completed, the Price Center and Block Pavilion will house 40 high-tech laboratories in addition to research support facilities and a 100-seat auditorium auditorium Portion of a theater or hall where an audience sits, as distinct from the stage. The auditorium originated in the theaters of ancient Greece, as a semicircular seating area cut into a hillside. . The building is named in honor of Michael F. Price, and Muriel Block and her late husband, Harold, who have made the two largest gifts in the 50-year history of the medical school, totaling more than $45 million. The building represents the largest medical research facility to be constructed in the Bronx since Einstein opened in 1955, and its design will further advance Einstein's long-standing emphasis on fostering scientific collaboration among its faculty and researchers. Each floor will contain "open laboratories" where biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. researchers may easily consult with one another. Tishman Construction Company is the construction manager of the building, which was designed by the architectural firm An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture. History Architects (master builders) have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep (c. of Payette and Associates. |
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