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Indiana University Medical Education and Research Building

Indianapolis, Indiana
Preparing healers. Transforming health.

Indianapolis Academic Health Center, Medical Education and Research Facility on Indiana University’s campus serves as a central home for medical education in the state, promotes wellness and diversity, and helps to improve health at a broad scale. Half of all physicians in the state will learn, collaborate, and make life-long connections here.

The new building is sited within the new Indianapolis medical precinct and is located to the west of Senate Street and south of the IU Neuroscience Research Building. It presents a signature, singular image that reflects its mission.

The building is the central home to the IU School of Medicine’s nine campuses. It comprises a three-story academic base with a research and office tower above. The tower was designed for future flexibility, with floors that can be converted from office space to research labs.
What it is
The front door to the largest medical school in the nation and the flagship for physician training at Indiana University
Learning communities clustered around a shared atrium break down the scale of the large medical school and encourage students to mingle and collaborate.
The goal was to create a building where students and staff celebrate being part of the largest school of medicine in the country, while also enjoying smaller-scale learning communities.

Project Team

Adana Johns
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Adana Johns
Jerry Johnson
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Jerry Johnson
Heidi Costello
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Heidi Costello
Nick Perry Smiling man in a gray blazer and white shirt stands in a well-lit interior space, with large windows in the background.
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