The main entrance to the Wexner Medical Center inpatient hospital is taking shape as steel framing continues in preparation for glass installation. Structural steel is up to level 15 and the concrete structure of the middle elevator tower is approaching level 25. The 1.9 million-square-foot hospital is the largest single facilities project ever undertaken at Ohio State.
On Episode 2 of the "City of Ohio State" podcast, hear from Ohio State’s associate vice president of Facilities Design and Construction Kristin Poldemann. The 15-minute podcast runs down major construction happening on campus – from a new inpatient hospital and a blossoming Innovation District to an investment in the Arts.
Crews are nearing the halfway point on construction of the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts. They are working on mechanical, electrical and plumbing lines and installing drywall, windows, exterior panels, framing, and the roof.
As highlighted on the Wexner Medical Center website, The Ohio State University will seek Board of Trustees approval this week for $7.4 million in design and pre-construction services with an architectural firm for its new Wexner Medical Center Outpatient Care Powell, scheduled to open in the Summer/Fall of 2025 in the city of Powell, Ohio.
Construction on the Interdisciplinary Research Facility, located inside Ohio State’s Innovation District, is 66% complete. FOD crews are laying exterior brick, installing elevators, flooring and hanging drywall in the 305,000 square foot facility. Crews are also working on electric connections on all five floors.
