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ZGF Architects LLP is an architecture, planning, and interior design firm with offices in Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C. Total staff currently numbers 460. ZGF's work has been recognized with more than 500 national, regional, and local awards. In 1991, the firm received the national Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects. In the two decades since, ZGF has designed over 100 research facilities totaling more than 20 million square feet of space, five of which have been awarded the national distinction of "Laboratory of the Year". Clients include the National Institutes of Health; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; the University of Chicago; University of Virginia; University of Arizona; University of Texas; Duke University; University of California; University of Southern California; Northwestern University; Cornell University; Oregon Health Sciences University; Amgen; and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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University of California, Davis Breaks Ground on Aggie Square

Published 2/21/2022

The University of California, Davis broke ground in February of 2022 on Aggie Square in Sacramento. Designed by ZGF Architects, the first phase of the mixed-use district is being developed in partnership with Wexford Science + Technology and GMH Capital Partners, who will finance, construct, and own the facilities. At the heart of Aggie Square, a vibrant central plaza will offer a variety of settings for informal interaction, mobile work, and outdoor gatherings.

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University of Massachusetts Medical School Constructs New Education and Research Building

Published 12/15/2021

The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School is constructing the $325 million New Education and Research Building in Worcester. Designed by ZGF Architects and ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, the 350,000-sf facility will house the departments of neurology and neurobiology, a gene therapy center, and programs in animal research, molecular medicine, and human genetics and evolutionary biology.

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University of Arizona Breaks Ground on Grand Challenges Research Building

Published 10/13/2021

The University of Arizona broke ground in September of 2021 on the $99 million Grand Challenges Research Building in Tucson. Designed by ZGF Architects and BWS Architects, the 115,000-sf interdisciplinary facility will provide flexible labs for programs in optics, quantum computing, advanced communications, and biomedicine.

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Santa Clara University Opens Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation

Published 10/6/2021

Santa Clara University opened the $253.5 million Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation in September of 2021. Designed by ZGF Architects with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant, the 270,000-sf facility provides leading-edge teaching and research environments for STEM programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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Washington State University Tri-Cities Opens Collaboration Hall

Published 9/27/2021

Washington State University Tri-Cities opened the $30 million Collaboration Hall in Richland in September of 2021. Designed by ZGF Architects with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant, the 40,000-sf facility features technology-rich teaching labs for programs in physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, and anatomy and physiology.

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