Business is thriving at West Chester University; it’s college of business and public affairs, that is. The growth that scattered departments all across campus has now prompted a groundbreaking for a new $39 million hall, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.

The five-story, 90,000-square-foot academic structure will rise by 2016 from the ashes of McCarthy Hall with a Gothic exterior design that complements WCU’s historic Philips Memorial building. The facility will also provide space for faculty from the University’s ten different colleges who are currently located in offices throughout campus.

From the press release:

The new building’s exterior and interior will reflect state-of-the-art, design, materials, finishes and technology with a goal of achieving LEED Platinum classification. In some enhanced classrooms, faculty who choose to teach a course collaboratively with a WCU colleague will be able to use new technology to team their class with other students online in a different campus location.

Read more about the project and see a model of what it will look like in the Philadelphia Business Journal here.

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