Alan B. Miller Hall - The Building Facts
- Public-private partnership between the College of William & Mary and the Business School Foundation.
- Designed to meet needs of undergraduate (BBA and others), and graduate (EMBA, three MBA and MAcc) programs as well as the corporate (non-degree) education program offered through the School’s Center for Corporate Education.
- Designed to consistently implement the School’s strategy of “Bringing Business into the Business School."
- Interior design has spaces to foster a sense of community within the School, as well as with the College. The spacious entrance atrium, with its adjacent living room-like graduate and undergraduate lounges, will provide a welcoming access to the building. Other features like the café, multi-purpose room, videoconference room and the business library will serve the entire campus, and will be available for use by other College groups and programs.
- The building will reunite Mason School functions currently housed in multiple locations in the Williamsburg area – 2 campus buildings (Tyler and Blow halls) and several leased facilities off campus.
- The external Georgian architecture is consistent with the over 300-year campus style most easily seen in William & Mary’s Wren Building and Ancient Campus.
- Interior design is functional and attractive with emphasis on durable, low-maintenance and sustainable materials and finishes.
- Landscaped courtyard in back of building facing the woods and amphitheater to the West; it can accommodate an array of large social functions and gatherings.
- Groundbreaking is scheduled for March 30, 2007 and construction is to begin in May 2007 with a targeted opening date of August 2009, to be fully operational for the fall semester.
- Gross space in building is approximately 163,000 sq.ft.
- Project has three (3) floors and partial lower level (basement).
- Total project cost: $75 MM, which includes design, construction, furniture and information technology and audiovisual costs; funding sources:
- $50 MM from Business School Foundation
- $25 MM from College
- 11 classrooms
- 4 – 60-seat tiered
- 4 – 45-seat cluster
- 1 – 45-seat tiered
- 1 – 60-seat flat floor flexible
- 1 – 45-seat tiered executive
- Two 24-seat seminar rooms
- Classrooms are designed to be easily reconfigured depending on need for tiered, clustered or flat floor classrooms.
- 4000 sq.ft. multi-purpose room accommodates seating for 228 for meals or over 370 for lectures/presentations
- Electronic trading room/classroom for financial markets courses
- Enhanced Business Library and Communications Laboratory
- Cafe with seating for more than 100 guests plus outside patio with tables for seasonal use
- Support spaces include staff and faculty offices, conference rooms, project and team meeting rooms
- 7000 sq.ft. shell space for future academic centers and classrooms
- State-of-the-art instructional information and audiovisual technology in the classrooms, breakout and project team rooms, conference rooms, the various centers, faculty and staff offices
- Broadband cabling and wireless communications environment throughout the building
- Sustainable building – seeking LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) silver level certification
- Sited with minimum impact on existing natural environment
Architect of Record: Moseley Architects (Virginia Beach office)
Design Architect : Robert A.M. Stern (New York City)
Construction Manager: Whiting-Turner (Richmond office)
Foundation Project Manager: Rex M. Holmlin, P.E., PMP