a former inhabitant of this area. Project manager and design team Wayne State University selected Christman Company to oversee and provide construction management services for the $27.3 million engineering center. James Sears, the Wayne State University associate vice president for facilities planning and management at the time stated,"With its proven planning expertise and strong background in construction of similar high-technology facilities and planning expertise, Christman was our number one choice as construction partner for this project". Christman Company lastly, provided many engineering options that in turn improved operational value for Wayne State. GHAFARI Associates of Dearborn, Michigan, were selected as the design team for the project. They were selected specifically to provide the architectural and engineering pre-construction planning for the center, and to manage the costs at different stages of the design process to ensure easy collaboration with the project budget set by the University. A major aspect of the actual design that GHAFARI incorporated is the large courtyard outside the Wayne State’s College of Engineering building the purpose was to merge the new building with the existing space. References Wayne State University