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West Campus is part of Duke University's campus in Durham, North Carolina. West Campus, along with East Campus , make up most of Duke's main campus. The campus follows the Collegiate Gothic architecture style, inspired by the mid-18th century Gothic Revival style, making it distinct from East Campus.
The convention center opened in 1967 as the Convention-Exposition Center. It was renamed the Albert B. Sabin Convention and Exposition Center on November 14, 1985, amid national criticism that Second Street had been named after Pete Rose instead of the pioneering medical researcher. [3] [4] [5] The convention was renovated and expanded in 2006. [6]
Richardson Stadium, officially named George Taylor Richardson Memorial Stadium, [2] is the football stadium for Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario.The stadium is primarily used for canadian football but also has hosted other sporting events such as soccer and rugby.
It is the on-campus home field of the Duke University Blue Devils college baseball teams. As of the 2011 season, Duke uses Coombs Field for all weekday games and Durham Bulls Athletic Park for weekend games. [1] The stadium holds 2,000 people. It was dedicated in 1951 for former Duke baseball coach Jack Coombs. [2]
550 South Tryon (formerly the Duke Energy Center) is a 786-foot (240 m) tall, [1] 48-floor (54 floors including mechanical floors) skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 2010, it was the largest building in Charlotte (in square footage), second tallest building in Charlotte, 63rd tallest building in the United States, and ...
Wallace Wade Stadium opened in 1929 as "Duke Stadium", [7] largely funded with bonds—the school advertised for "1,000 individuals to invest $100 in Duke's athletic future" and offered 6% interest. [8] The stadium is notable for being the site of the 1942 Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Duke had won the invitation to the game as the eastern ...
The Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences—colloquially referred to as FCIEMAS (pronounced "eff-see-mas") —opened in August 2004 on the West campus of Duke University. Research facilities focus on the fields of photonics, bioengineering, communications, and materials science and materials ...
Koskinen Stadium is a 4,500-seat (7,000-capacity) stadium in Durham, North Carolina on the campus of Duke University. It serves as home to Duke's soccer and lacrosse teams. The stadium is named in honor of Duke benefactors John Koskinen and Patricia Koskinen.