The renovation and expansion of the Philips-Wangensteen Building was designed to be a state-of-the-art facility to transform health education in Minnesota, making the U of M Health Sciences Education Center (HSEC) the premier training site for tomorrow’s health professionals.
This roughly 194,000 square foot expansion and remodel included a 52,181 square foot renovation of the existing building, and a 142,089 square foot new construction site for expansion of the medical training center which would become one of the most comprehensive inter-professional education facilities in the country.
Replacing old and outdated classrooms, HSEC provided a unifying space for complete with active learning environments, high-tech, high-touch simulation environments for practical, real-world training as well as a place to connect, collaborate, and communicate for health science students and faculty.
