Project Tour: Ben Mondor School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Join AIA Rhode Island for a tour of Providence College’s newly completed Ben Mondor Center for Nursing & Health Sciences. The five-story, 125,000-square-foot facility was designed by SLAM and opened in January 2025. The tour will highlight the design process and all the work involved in creating a state-of-the-art medical training facility.

Key features include:

• A 7,000-square-foot clinical simulation suite replicating an acute-care hospital floor.
• Immersive learning technologies such as Anatomage Tables and augmented/virtual reality labs.
• Specialized laboratories, a 100-seat auditorium, faculty offices, dining facilities, and dedicated student support spaces.
• Design strategies that foster interdisciplinary collaboration, wellness, and community engagement.

Meeting Point: Please meet at the front entry.

Project Team:

Architect: The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM)

Construction Manager: Dimeo Construction Company

Details: The tour is free for AIA members. RSVP is required. The event is capped at 25 attendees.

Parking Information: There is available parking to the south and east of the Ben Mondor Center for Nursing & Health Sciences. Entry via Eaton St currently closed. Use the Providence College-Huxley Gate (212 Huxley Ave, Providence, RI 02908)

The AIAri Design Tours Committee offers a wide range of tours and tour types for AIA Rhode Island members. The committee’s mission is to plan tours of places notable for their design and community impact, led by the architects and/or project team members that made them possible. Email noahellingwood@gmail.com with any questions.