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Arizona State University is constructing Phase I of the Arizona Biodesign Institute (AzBiodesign). Architectural firms Gould Evans and Lord, Aeck & Sargent planned, designed, and are now overseeing construction for the facility, which will house interdisciplinary research in biotechnology, information technology, and nanotechnology. The first 172,000-sf, $69-million phase of AzBiodesign will feature a flexible open lab concept allowing for rapid module reconfiguration to respond to the changing nature of research programs.

Instead of countertop delivery of services such as power and gases, overhead carriers will deliver services to each researcher’s 11-foot module, enabling each to easily rearrange benches, instruments, and equipment. Lab, office, and conference space will converge around an open atrium that links people both vertically and horizontally to maximize interaction. Contractor Sundt Construction broke ground on the project on April 29; completion is expected in 2004. AzBiodesign is the centerpiece of ASU’s planned multi-phase, four building Biodesign Corridor.