Earlier this month George Washington University celebrated the opening of the Milken Institute School of Public Health. The 161,100 GSF building is located on Washington Circle and houses some of the nation’s best known leaders from across the public and private health policy sectors. May 15 marked the official building opening with tours of the building, a live jazz band and a ribbon cutting ceremony in the atrium witnessed by hundreds of attendees watching from multiple vantage points on all levels. The stairs criss-cross the atrium, which one alumna, Abby Wolfe, likened to the Hogwarts stairs from the Harry Potter series. The Dean, the President of the University and Michael Milken spoke at the event. It was very exciting to see people exploring the building for the first time.
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Healthy Hogwarts Stairs
Located along Boston’s famed Emerald Necklace designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the Klarman Building responds to the presence of this green space to create a state-of-the-art center for inpatient care and healing. In addition to extending aspects of nature into the building through orienting views and finishes, the Sky Garden allows patients, family and staff to find healing in the landscape.
Happy World Landscape Month!
Read more about the project on our blog (link in bio).
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