Elevating Our Learning, Teaching and Working in Athens
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Looking Toward Future Academic Spaces
We worked with Ohio University on Heritage Hall, the $65 million academic home for our Athens campus that opened in 2021. The new facility has made possible innovative, purpose-built spaces for medical education. The design fundamentally changed the way we work, and improved our research and community outreach efforts. Funding for the project came from multiple sources, including $12 million generously provided by the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation as part of the OHF Vision 2020
award.
See What Drove the Design
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Support modern medical education
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Overall flexibility and agility that supports learning environments
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Reflect the values of the new Pathways to Health and Wellness Curriculum
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Increase interprofessional opportunities for student and faculty interactions and collaborations through shared and public spaces
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Create space that is more healthful for students, faculty and staff through integration of WELL
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Create outdoor connections with views, daylighting and greenspace
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Aesthetic sensibility reflecting homage of campus beauty
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Professional, pleasing and functional
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Connectivity to other campuses, OhioHealth, university partners, donors and the broader community
Our Partners in the Project
Partnering with the Heritage College on the Athens facilities were the DesignGroup
, an architectural firm with offices in Columbus and Pittsburgh; Perkins+Will
,an architectural firm headquartered in Chicago; Donley's
, a Cleveland-based construction company; and the University Planning
office of Ohio University.
OHIO Master Plans
Athens Campus Master Plan
In 2016, Ohio University brought completed a comprehensive campus master planning effort aimed at translating the university's strategic goals into a physical plan that focuses its resources to meet present and future demands on facilities.
Parking Master Plan
Ohio University planners are developing a strategic plan to make the best use existing parking while preparing for future projects.
Project Updates
Click a link below to view and download PDFs that offered snapshots of the project's progress.
WOUB Spotlights Future Heritage Hall
To promote team-based learning, the facility has fewer lecture-style classes, which encourages collaboration between students and professors.