Transcript PAB presentation.ppt

PARAMAZ AVEDISIAN
BUILDING (PAB):
Bringing New Perspectives to AUA
Development
Dr. Lucig Danielian
Provost/Vice President
American University of Armenia
Currently…
When It will be ready…
The new building and its
facilities
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Area – 10,000 sq.m
US construction Code built
Nice landscaping, pathway crossing the
building
All building – handicap accessible
Transparent-looking building (glass
windows for walkways)
Entrance and Lobby
West and East Wings
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West wing -- parking (and technical
rooms), academic programs, classrooms,
seminar rooms, faculty offices, research
centers, lounge, student lockers,
gallery, VIP residential area
East wing -- lecture halls, classrooms, Wet
lab of ECRC, GYM, technical rooms
Main Functions/Activities to
be Held in PAB
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Teaching
Research
Conferences, seminars, and
public lectures
Student activities
Occasional social events
Goals to be Achieved
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Assure high standard conditions for learning
and working
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Accommodate an increased number of
students, including foreign students
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Enhance distance learning and
teleconferencing capabilities
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Enlarge collaboration and partnerships with
local and regional institutions and
communities
Marketing all Four Buildings’
Facilities as one Package
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Hosting conferences, seminars, and
trainings to attract various professional
and international organizations from
Europe and the Middle East
Generating Revenue
Using AUA hotel accommodations for that
purpose
Added Teaching Space
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10 classrooms (of various
configurations) – not assigned to any
department
2 seminar rooms (for 24 persons)
Tiered Classroom (32 persons)
Lecture hall (70 persons)
Large lecture hall (197 persons)
Large Lecture Hall
Tiered Classroom
Academic Suites and Faculty
offices
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7 academic suites
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6 programs +
ECRC
Two
symmetrically
located suites on
each of the 1st,
2nd, 3rd floors
and one on the
4th floor
Assigning
principle - lottery
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26 faculty offices
outside academic
suites
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1st, 2nd and 3rd
floors and 2 on
the 4th floor
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Principle of
assigning – on
annual and
quarterly basis
Those for visiting
faculty to be
shared
The Building Systems
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(Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning) –
comfort for all seasons
Lighting – sensor based, energy saving
Computerized Fire alarm system along with
Extinguishers
Security System
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Camera surveillance system
Intruder alarm system
Electronic card access system (for parking area)
Centralized management of MB and PAB
Construction Work in Progress
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Photo of the 3rd floor -finished
Construction Work in Progress
Construction Work in Progress
Technology
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Wireless Internet access in the whole
building
Video-Conferencing Facility in the Large
Classroom (to be moved from room 26)
Centralized notebook service for visiting
faculty
Static Equipment for Lecture
Halls/Classrooms:
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Large lecture hall
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Tiered classroom
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Large classroom
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Regular Classrooms
• an LCD projector with
SXGA resolution,
• a notebook,
• multimedia
audio/video players,
• a motorized or pulldown projection
screen,
• a smart board or a
document camera.
• LCD projector
• Pull-down screen
Departmental Technology
Equipment to be partially moved
from Main building to PAB
 Equipment to be purchased
newly
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Wheeled carts for each department
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LCD projector
Notebook
A/V player
Moveable screen
Furnishing
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Brand new, custom-made furniture to be
produced for all building
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Consistency in style/design
Material – durable Butcher block
Quality - American Woodwork Institute and
Cabinetry (AWIC) standards
Chairs/file cabinets to be purchased
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Plastic chairs for classrooms
Several types of desk chairs to choose from
Services to be Available at PAB
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GYM
Bookstore
Café with exit to open terrace area
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Business plans for these 3 units to be
developed
Projected Schedule
Phase 1 – Completing construction
Phase 2 - furnishing
Phase 3 - Moving in
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Departments/Services To Staying
in the MB
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Library
Digital library (bringing back to MB)
Extension
Computer and research labs
Administrative services
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Convenient access to both buildings
Bridge connecting the 3rd floor of the MB
with the 1st floor of PAB
Space Use in the Main Building
after the Move into PAB
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First phase - no cost plan to be
implemented immediately
Second phase – a plan including
remodeling certain areas
•Decisions to be made Based on
Review of departmental needs
PAB – Look from West
Thank you for your attention
Ready for
Question and Answer Session