Construction Breaks Ground for Iris Cantor Building at Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
The University of Arizona in Tucson broke ground in March 2022 for construction of a state-of-the-art teaching and research space for the university’s Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. The facility was made possible by a gift from Iris Cantor.
Spanning three stories and 30,000 square feet, the Iris Cantor Building will be one of three structures comprising the complex, which is designed to embody the Weil Center’s ethos of whole-person wellness and the principles of integrative health. The three buildings will be linked by desert gardens and a series of pathways, and each will represent an aspect of the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.
The project also takes into account the holistic aspects of integrative medicine by using non-toxic building materials, sound-absorbing surfaces, and windows that allow for abundant natural light. The interior and exterior design features help to emphasize movement, social relationships, healthy nutrition, sleep quality, and stress reduction, which are critical to wellness and optimal health outcomes.
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