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From Baked Beans to Scientific Breakthroughs: Northeastern’s Roux Institute
The Roux Institute project transforms Portland’s historic B&M Baked Beans factory into a flexible, all-electric research campus by combining adaptive reuse, advanced digital design, and Maine-sourced building materials to support evolving needs in digital engineering and life sciences
Custom University Labs: Attracting Top Talent with Design Collaborations
Universities are increasingly partnering with architects to design highly customized labs—often within aging buildings—to attract top-tier researchers, translating complex scientific needs into flexible, future-ready spaces that support cutting-edge discovery
A New Standard for Anatomy Education in Northern Canada
The new Northwestern Polytechnic anatomy lab is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility that integrates pedagogy-driven design, specialized equipment, and carefully coordinated construction to expand access to high-quality, cadaver-based medical education in northern Canada
Agriculture Lab Set for Long-Awaited Overhaul
Washington State has allocated over $2 million to design a new, centralized laboratory, replacing outdated and inefficient facilities to better support agricultural testing and the state’s fruit industry
Construction Begins on Hasselt University’s New Biomedical Research Complex
Hasselt University has begun construction of its five-story Biomed-Vision research complex in Diepenbeek to expand biomedical and clinical research capacity, support advanced technologies and industry collaboration, and strengthen a flexible, sustainable innovation hub expected to be completed by 2027
Early-Stage Design Lessons Shape New Michigan Geological Repository
Early-stage planning for the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education is shaping a flexible, collaborative, and education-focused facility designed to expand research capacity, accommodate growing geological collections, and better integrate hands-on learning and interdisciplinary collaboration
Modernizing a Science Hub to Enhance Lab Safety and Research Infrastructure
NJIT is investing nearly $20 million to modernize Tiernan Hall’s mechanical, life safety, and laboratory systems, upgrading aging infrastructure to meet current codes, support advanced research, and improve energy efficiency while preserving the building’s legacy
2026 Lab Design Conference Lab Tour Preview: Florida Polytechnic University
Attendees of the Lab Design Conference can join a guided tour to explore the Barnett Applied Research Center and the Innovation, Science and Technology Building at Florida Polytechnic University, gaining behind-the-scenes insight into two architecturally striking, high-performance facilities designed to support advanced STEM education, applied research, and industry collaboration
Where Sustainability Meets Scientific Discovery
The Paul J. DiMare Center at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School sets a new benchmark for sustainable, flexible laboratory design, supporting more than 70 research teams while demonstrating strategies for integrating high-performance systems and adaptable infrastructure within a dense campus environment
How Eli Lilly Is Shaping the Design of an Academic Pharma Lab
Designed in close collaboration with Eli Lilly, Lehigh Carbon Community College’s new pharmaceutical training labs incorporate cleanroom simulation, aseptic processing suites, and industry-standard equipment to replicate real manufacturing environments and create a workforce pipeline aligned with modern pharma operations