The New John and Frances Angelos Law Center
The University of Baltimore is constructing a new building for the School of Law—the new John and Frances Angelos Law Center. The facility, slated to be constructed begining in 2010 on a UB-owned parcel at the intersection of Charles Street and Mt. Royal Avenue and projected to open in 2012, will be a transformative building for the UB campus and an architectural landmark for central Baltimore. It will receive both public and private support.
The University of Baltimore School of Law is the sixth-largest public law school in the country. Its enrollment has increased by 20 percent since the current building was constructed in 1982, and faculty and staff have more than doubled, reflecting the changing nature of legal education.
Project Funding
On June 25, 2008, the University announced the largest private gift in its history—a $5 million donation from UB School of Law alumnus Peter Angelos, LL.B. '61. The dollar-for-dollar matching pledge will be used to support construction of the building, projected at $107 million. It will retain the name of the existing facility, the John and Frances Angelos Law Center, which was named after Angelos's parents as part of an earlier gift in 1991.
The Angelos gift follows the Maryland State Legislature's approval of Gov. Martin O'Malley's request for FY09 design and planning funds for the 190,000-square-foot building.
Project Design
UB President Robert L. Bogomolny has called for a signature building that will provide a strong foundation for those activities that are central to the School of Law's mission: community involvement, public interest, diversity.
"As an educational institution, we envision a building whose design teaches critical lessons about how to create and sustain healthy urban environments," Bogomolny said. "As an institution committed to excellence, we envision a signature building whose materials reflect the quality of our aspirations."
In support of these requirements, the Abell Foundation will fund a $150,000 design competition for the new facility, a move that will bring national and international interest to the project.
Timeline
The project's timeline is as follows:
- Contract awarded to architect – January to February 2009
- Design phase; selection of contractor – February 2009 to May 2010
- Construction – June 2010 to July 2012
- Opening – Fall 2012
School of Law Background
The University of Baltimore School of Law produces many of Maryland's leading lights throughout the legal community—practitioners, judges, public defenders, prosecutors, scholars, and community and civic advocates. Alumni account for 30 percent of Maryland's circuit court judges, 34 percent of Maryland's district court judges and more than one-third of Maryland's elected state's attorneys.
Message from the President (pdf)
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