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The building exceeded the University\u2019s project goal, and now campus standard of LEED Gold, and became the first LEED Platinum building on campus.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Completed in May 2008, the 152,000-sf new facility accommodates eight high-tech classrooms, career development and academic counseling centers, student program offices, a commons area with caf\u00e9, a recruitment suite with executive meeting rooms, dining room and catering kitchen, 20 interviewing rooms, a 300-seat auditorium, a laboratory that simulates real-time market trading, and space for students to meet and study. Designed by world-renowned architect, Cesar Pelli, the U-shaped structure offers a bright, airy commons area and a spacious, south-facing courtyard. 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