Here’s a glance down MacGregor Dr. across Cambridge St. toward the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Building for Personalized Cancer Care — now labeled the “Sheikh Zayed Building” for short, a reader notes. The 4-tower structure, now standing where Moursund Dr. meets MD Anderson Blvd., is one of the projects funded by the $150 million grant given to MD Anderson in 2011 by the building’s namesake’s son, current UAE president Khalifa bin Zayed al Nayhan. HDR designed the building, which went up on the space formerly occupied by UT’s Mental Science Institute (shipped off to the nearby UT Research Park back in 2010).
Here’s a glitzier shot of the building, looking east across MD Anderson Blvd. with The Spires condominium tower rising on the left in the background:
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- Cancer Research Laboratories [Vaughn Construction]
- Previously on Swamplot: Where M.D. Anderson Will Put the UAE President’s New Building; M.D. Anderson’s Mental Health Break
Photos: Swamplot inbox (top), Vaughn Construction (bottom)
First a road – now a hospital. Dude is famous ;-)
Also this is not named after the current Sheikh but its OG.
The Sheikh Shack?
@Miz Brooke Smith – Brilliant
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Also, this is named after daddy, not the current president.
Brian and Roanoaker – yep! The article just says the 2011 donation for the building came from Zayed’s son Khalifa, who is now UAE president. I’ve changed up the text bolding to emphasize that.
Looks like the Sheikh gets around. See his “Panama Papers” connection. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ef0e21ffce854057b114b74700aa22b0/reports-panama-firm-usurped-name-red-cross-hide-money?elqTrackId=2741ac73f88d41a99a8a9d050953b310&elq=1cdbbf085f0b42a9b4814e3dfec3a059&elqaid=8612&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=2885