Higher Education
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Texas A&M Facility Doubles Engineering Capacity for Ambitious Enrollment Plan
7-24-2019Texas A&M University is addressing the rising demand for engineers by transforming a traditional 46-year-old academic building into a state-of-the-art facility, where technology is not just an aid, but a driver. The Zachry Engineering Education Complex, on the College Station campus, is the cornerstone of Texas A&M’s ambitious “25 by 25” initiative—a plan to enroll 25,000 engineering students by 2025.
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Creighton University Begins Construction on Health Sciences Campus
7-23-2019Creighton University began construction in July of 2019 on a $100 million health sciences campus in midtown Phoenix.
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Kenyon College Breaks Ground on West Quad Complex
7-21-2019Kenyon College broke ground in July of 2019 on the West Quad complex in Gambier, Ohio.
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University of Illinois at Chicago Plans Computing, Design, Research and Learning Center
7-20-2019The University of Illinois at Chicago is planning to build the $96 million Computing, Design, Research and Learning Center.
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Southwest Community College Constructs Health Sciences Building
7-18-2019Southwest Community College is building a $20 million health sciences building in Sylva, N.C.
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University of Bath Plans Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems
7-17-2019The University of Bath is planning to build the £60 million Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) in the Bristol and Bath Science Park in the United Kingdom.
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Designing Academic Research Facilities for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
7-17-2019The term “Fourth Industrial Revolution” (4IR) was coined in 2016 by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, to describe the exponential transformation society and commerce are experiencing due to converging breakthroughs in numerous fields, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing, nanotechnology, biotechnology, materials science, energy storage, the internet of things (IoT), and quantum computing. While this latest advancement is to some degree an extension of the third revolution (aka: The Digital Revolution), 4IR is considered a new era because of the unprecedented speed, scope, and systems impact of the coming changes. It is evolving at an exponential rate rather than a linear one and is expected to disrupt entire systems of production, management, transportation, and governance on a global scale. In response, a new breed of interdisciplinary research facility is emerging, as academic institutions try to anticipate training students for the unforeseen demands of the 4IR.
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Purdue University Plans Gateway Complex
7-15-2019Purdue University will begin construction in spring of 2020 on the $140 million Gateway complex in West Lafayette, Ind.
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University of Manitoba Opens Smartpark Innovation Hub
7-13-2019The University of Manitoba opened the $44.5 million Smartpark Innovation Hub in Winnipeg in June of 2019.
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University of California, San Diego Constructs Design and Innovation Building
7-12-2019The University of California, San Diego will begin construction on the $41 million Design and Innovation Building by fall of 2019.
