University of Cincinnati Selects BHDP as Architect of Record for Gateway Building

BHDP is set to be the architect of record for the new Gateway Building at the University of Cincinnati, teaming with Skanska as the general contractor. 

The Gateway Building will house UC’s Welcome Center along with several other event spaces, including an auditorium, art gallery, and a multipurpose black box theater. The 200,000-SF facility is intended to greet all prospective and current students while strengthening connections with the community. 

BIG Architecture will be taking the project through the schematic design phase, and BHDP will be completing the design development and seeing the project through construction. The team will also be pursuing LEED Silver certification.

“BHDP is pleased to be working with UC on this monumental project,” said Alejandro J. Medina, Client Leader at BHDP. “Through our partnership with the university and Skanska, we look forward to creating a space that will serve as a statement of UC’s academic and creative identity.”

The design work will continue into next year, with construction beginning in February 2027. The $200 million project is scheduled for completion in summer 2030. BHDP and Skanska successfully teamed together on UC Old Chem, another design-build project on the main campus.

Read more at the Cincinnati Business Courier.