Our Campus

South Building

An Elevated Campus Experience

Located at the corner of McElderry and Washington Streets, the Bloomberg School's South Building will span a full city block and rise over seven stories. Housing the departments of Health Policy and Management, Mental Health, and Health, Behavior and Society, as well as the community engagement center SOURCE, South Building will create endless possibilities for collaboration across the Bloomberg School, Johns Hopkins University, and Baltimore City. 

Its state-of-the-art facilities support the School's mission through flexible workstations, dynamic classrooms, media studios, and a variety of study, conferencing, and event spaces.

Architectural rendering of the planned South Building, as seen from the northeast corner of Washington and McElderry Streets. The seven-story building rises over the tree lined street; two wide glass bridges connect the South Building to the existing Wolfe Street building

Follow Our Progress

Proposed Construction Timeline

January 2026

Structure complete

Fall 2026

Exterior building enclosure complete

Summer 2027

Interior design and move-in period

Fall 2027

Building opening

Watch the construction on our live camera feeds

Camera 1: From 415 Washington Street, looking northwest.

Camera 2: From McElderry and Wolfe Streets, looking southeast.

Building Bridges, Connecting Communities

Rendering of the "Pantry," a double-height interior featuring seating and dining areas for students with access to an outdoor patio

"The Pantry," a section of the South Building where students can eat and study together, in and outdoors. This is an architectural rendering and may be subject to change. 

From a Powerful Legacy to New Frontiers in Public Health

In 1926, public health pioneers first walked the marble halls of the Wolfe Street Building’s core. In 2004, a vast glass atrium and its Wall of Wonder in the new east tower began welcoming all who entered. The South Building’s design will add more environments that inspire, from a café that mirrors the current eatery's friendly feel to gathering spaces built to bring people together. Even the bridges connecting the buildings are comfortable, light-filled spaces inviting conversation. The campus throughout will foster community and ignite innovation.

How Will the South Building Impact Our Community?

Headshot of Catherine Clair

Catherine Clair, MHS '17, PhD '25, alumna, Department of Health, Behavior and Society

“[The] centralization fostered by this physical space will allow us to connect personally and professionally. I am hopeful that the building brings a new era of collaboration with the surrounding Baltimore community. My dream is that our neighbors feel welcome in this building, because public health is all of us.”

Arman Majidulla, PhD, MA, Assistant Scientist, Department of International Health

“Whether it’s meeting space, virtual connectivity, or being together in one location, I think having a state-of-the-art facility that matches our leadership position in public health will be a game changer.”

Albert Wu, MD, MPH, Fred and Juliet Soper Professor in Health Policy and Management

“I envision the newly configured space of the South Building as being analogous to the Large Hadron Collider, which flings elementary particles together at the speed of light. The collision of disciplines and ideas will release random showers of brilliant ideas that lead to the next breakthroughs.”

South Building By the Numbers

240,000

gross square feet

1

150-person active learning classroom

10

enclosed study group rooms

6

classrooms

1

event space

24

conference rooms

6

collaboration spaces

223

private offices

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