Skanska has been selected to build Radford University’s new Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity. Located in Radford, Virginia, the $80.5-million, 177,917-square-foot building will replace the existing space for the College of Visual and Performing Arts and create interdisciplinary student spaces.
The Center represents the largest capital construction project in the history of Radford University in terms of total project funding and square footage. The new building will allow for the cross-disciplinary collaboration of educational programs in the arts, health sciences and technology, and will include state-of-the-art facilities, such as:
- 475-seat performing arts theatre auditorium
- fashion and interior design labs
- health sciences clinical labs
- painting and drawing studios
- music and dance studios
- maker and printer spaces
- virtual and augmented reality labs
- offices and other academic support spaces, including classrooms and collaboration rooms
The project is expected to begin in June 2021 and be completed by end of 2023.