Nursing Building

Originally constructed in 1976, and renovated and expanded in 2014, the Nursing Building is home to The University of Alabama in Huntsville's College of Nursing. The nursing program existed prior to the building's construction, but the dedicated building space coincided with the nursing programs' increasing competitive standing in the field. Within the building are classrooms, medical equipment, and appropriate facilities to provide all necessary services for the College of Nursing.

The College of Nursing began in the 1970s, and the Nursing Building was constructed in 1976 for that program. The building stored "administrative and faculty offices, open-ended classrooms, educational forums, service areas, and multi-purpose common areas"^[1] in a total of 46,000 square feet. On the top floor, there was a large, modern Learning Resources Area designed to meet the needs of the College of Nursing at that time.

With the school growing and technology evolving, it became necessary to renovate and expand the building. In 2014, renovations and an expansion were begun for a cost of $17,000,000.

The renovations brought the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and was outfitted with modern technologies, an auditorium, and gathering spaces for students, along with an improved Learning Resources area. The top floor became meeting spaces. The new design included access to the greenway from the building's new front.

University of Alabama in Huntsville, "1976-1977 Catalog, vol. 10, no. 1" (1976). Course Catalogs. 27. https://louis.uah.edu/catalogs/27.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "Breathing New Life into the Nursing Building." January 22nd 2014. https://www.uah.edu/news/campus/breathing-new-life-into-the-nursing-building.