University of Illinois: Business Instructional Facility

A Team-Oriented Environment

Champaign, Illinois

The Business Instructional Facility supports the latest learning models for business education. Photo: Courtesy of the College of Business at ILLINOIS, Business Instructional Facility

The 160,000-SF LEED®-Platinum building—University of Illinois’ first green facility—is designed to cut energy use by 50% over a traditional classroom building. Photo: Courtesy of the College of Business at ILLINOIS, Business Instructional Facility

A bright, open pavilion highlights the building, now a prominent landmark on the Urbana campus. Photo: Courtesy of the College of Business at ILLINOIS, Business Instructional Facility

50%

reduction in energy use over a traditional building

The new Business Instructional Facility at the University of Illinois was designed in association with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. It accommodates a variety of learning space, including:

state-of-the-art classrooms
career development and academic counseling centers
student program offices
a recruitment suits
a 300-seat auditorium space for students to meet and study

The design also includes two, three-story bar buildings - an "L-shaped" graduate/MBA wing, and an undergraduate/accountancy wing - all arranged around a three-story atrium and courtyard.

Owner/Client

University of Illinois

Certification

LEED^® Platinum

Awards

Award of Merit, Energy & Environment

Illuminating Engineering Society

Award of Merit, Interior Lighting Category

Illuminating Engineering Society

Project of the Year, Higher Education/Research

Midwest Construction Magazine

Square Footage

163,000 SF

Services

Architecture

Markets

Education

Regions

Midwest

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