UTSA Dedicates Biotechnology Sciences and Engineering Building

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -
The University of Texas at San Antonio dedicated its $84-million Biotechnology Sciences and Engineering (BSE) Building in February 2006. The five-story, 227,000-sf facility houses 70 interdisciplinary research and teaching laboratories for graduate students studying biotechnology, biology, biomedical engineering, electrical and civil engineering, and chemistry. The project team includes FKP Architects of Houston, contractor J.T. Vaughn Construction of San Antonio, and laboratory design consultant Research Facilities Design of San Diego. The facility features a floor design depicting fossils, bacterium, and electrical circuits.