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Facilities

A fragment of the Berlin Wall in close up
History on the move in D.C.
Published Sept 27, 2023
Tracing the journey of Johns Hopkins' piece of the Berlin Wall from Germany to its new home at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Construction
Design, construction firms for Henrietta Lacks building named
Published Feb 24, 2022
The East Baltimore building project, expected to be completed in 2024, will be designed and managed by local and/or minority-owned businesses
Charles Village sign selfie
Lighting up Charles Street
Published June 30, 2021
JHU and the Charles Village Civic Association recently celebrated a milestone: flipping the switch on an eagerly awaited lighted sign in the median at St. Paul and 33rd streets
Model of future SNF Agora Institute building at Johns Hopkins University
Facilities
SNF Agora Institute building plans unveiled
Published Sept 19, 2019
Architects at Renzo Piano Building Workshop envision 'open, accessible, transparent' building that can host conferences, speakers, art exhibitions, community events
A conceptual image of the front of the Hopkins D.C. center at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.
A first glimpse at plans for 'Hopkins D.C.'
Published July 11, 2019
Preliminary designs submitted for informational review show a vibrant, light-filled center for learning, research, and public engagement in the heart of the nation's capital
Cars drive through the intersection of St. Paul and 33rd streets
Construction ahead
St. Paul Street project kicks off this week
Published March 25, 2019
Nine-month streetscape effort designed create a vibrant, walkable retail district in Charles Village, enhance pedestrian safety
Exterior of the Newseum and Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Capitol building dome seen in the distance
Johns Hopkins to acquire Newseum building
Published Jan 25, 2019
University to purchase property at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C., plans a consolidated home for all of its D.C.-based graduate programs
Elevated view of campus parking lot
Construction ahead
Location for SNF Agora Institute proposed
Published Dec 4, 2018
Building designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano would be situated next to Wyman Park building on Homewood campus
Auditorium chairs are piled up during early stages of the renovation project
Shriver Hall renovation expands
Published Feb 21, 2018
Homewood campus performance space now expected to reopen in early 2019 with improved sound system, seating, and much more
Image of sod and exposed dirt on Keyser Quad, with MSE Library in the background
Campus construction
Keyser Quad, breezeway to reopen as project wraps
Published July 17, 2017
Effort to update Krieger Hall waterproofing, restore colonnade began in May 2016