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Tuesday September 27th, 2016
A few weeks after school terms have begun, it’s time for students to go back to university. Perhaps you weren’t aware of it, but Bouygues Construction has built and renovated many universities, providing, in its own way, greater access to knowledge.
Higher education’s demands are rapidly evolving. In this context, the company has thought up a new way to design, build and use educational spaces that are adapted to digital learning, open to the world, and that have minimal environmental impact.
Overview of our past and future references!
A connected start to university
National School for Civil Works of Yamoussoukro in Ivory Coast: construction of a university complex of 51 buildings with a capacity of 1,500 students (1980) ©DR
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A connected start to university
King’s College in the United Kingdom: design-and-build contract for the construction and renovation of 2 buildings of one of the best universities in the heart of London (1999) ©Laurent Zylberman
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A connected start to university
Hong Kong University School of Medicine: construction of a research center at the cutting edge of technology (2001) ©Derek Allan
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Rolex Learning Center in Switzerland: construction of the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, under the Minergie energy-efficiency label, and using the most advanced virtual and physical techniques (2009) ©Yves Chanoit
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Jussieu University Campus in Paris: refurbishment of the buildings housing the scientific laboratories of the university’s research staff, and construction of class rooms, a library and a coffee bar (2010) ©Yves Chanoit
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Bordeaux I University: refurbishment of the campus with the addition of a bioclimatic glass façade to boost energy performance (2015) ©Antoine Billaud
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CentraleSupélec in France: construction and operation for 26 years of the building which will be mainly devoted to teaching and research activities (2017) ©Gigon Guyer Architecte
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Nantes University: modernization of the buildings built in the early sixties to deliver more open, functional and energy-efficient spaces (2018) ©In Situ Architecture
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Find out more about our proposals for campus and university: http://bouygues-construction.com/en/press/news/connected-campus-demonstration-bouygues-constructions-expertise
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