Introducing the Bakar Research and Academic Building

This breathtaking and modern building will inspire collaboration, innovation, and next-level discovery.

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A light-filled entrance to the Bakar Research and Academic Building, featuring paneled walls.
A light-filled lobby with modern furniture and a stairwell leading up to the second floor.
A stairwell and windows surrounded by contemporary wood-inspired designs in the walls and ceilings.
A rendered conceptual image of an outdoor space at the UCSF Bakar Research and Academic Building, which features shady trees and tables for lounging or working.
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Collaborative at Its Core

A new connected ecosystem will foster collaborations between immunologists, cancer researchers, microbiome experts, systems biologists, microbiologists and other leading specialists. The Bakar Research and Academic Building will facilitate unexpected “meetings of the minds” through corridors, bridges between buildings, and gathering spaces designed to promote dynamic interactions.

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Elevating Graduate Education

Contemporary and creative academic spaces will bolster the recruitment and retention of exemplary faculty talent and provide future generations of UCSF learners with a world-class, graduate-level education.

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New Home for the
School of Nursing

The UCSF School of Nursing will have a brand new home base at the Parnassus Heights campus, featuring new administrative areas and enhanced facilities and technologies for training nurse-scientists and the next generation of nurse leaders.

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Community and Communal Spaces

Thoughtful campus-community integration begins with an inviting entrance on Parnassus Avenue and extends to outdoor gathering areas, a grand staircase and adjacent elevator for hillside access, and a sheltered overlook to enjoy the striking westward views.

To the left of the arching entrance of the building, a staircase lined with trees moves upward toward Mount Sutro.
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From Idea to Implementation: A Project Timeline

  • 2022: The new building project is approved by The Regents of the University of California
  • 2022: Demolition of UC Hall begins
  • 2023: Building design, financing, and budget is approved
  • 2024: Groundbreaking ceremony, construction begins
  • 2025: The building takes shape as structural construction progresses, interior build out begins
  • 2026: Construction continues
  • 2027: Construction ends, departments move into new building
  • 2028: Grand opening and dedication ceremony

From Idea to Implementation: A Project Timeline

  • 2022: The new building project is approved by The Regents of the University of California
  • 2022: Demolition of UC Hall begins
  • 2023: Building design, financing, and budget is approved
  • 2024: Groundbreaking ceremony, construction begins
  • 2025: The building takes shape as structural construction progresses, interior build out begins
  • 2026: Construction continues
  • 2027: Construction ends, departments move into new building
  • 2028: Grand opening and dedication ceremony
A man pointing to a rendering of a promenade through the Parnassus campus during a community meeting.

Advance Scientific Discovery

Partner with UCSF by donating to create a revolutionary facility that will transform the future of health care and biomedical research.

Make a gift to support research

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Advance Scientific Discovery

Partner with UCSF by donating to create a revolutionary facility that will transform the future of health care and biomedical research.

A rendering of the B R A B building with a logo that reads "U C S F Future" superimposed on it.

Make a gift to support research

Get in touch

For more information about the Bakar Research and Academic Building at Parnassus Heights, contact:

Jaclyn Drexler
Associate Director, Community Relations
UCSF Community & Government Relations
[email protected]

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