Heritage Hall
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.