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An Engineer’s Approach to an Integrated and Innovative Research Institute
At the 2025 Lab Design Conference, AEI principals Blythe Vogt and Holly Lattin showcased the University of Arkansas’s I³R building as a model of sustainable, flexible, and modular lab design that integrates energy-efficient systems, adaptable floorplates, and forward-thinking engineering to support evolving interdisciplinary research needs
Decades in the Making: A Transformative Biology Building Finally Moves Forward
After more than four decades of planning and advocacy, a long-promised Biology Teaching and Research Building at Texas A&M is finally moving forward—the design aims to unite teaching and research, foster collaboration, and provide a modern, flexible home for future generations of biology students and faculty
Designing for Translation: Lessons from the Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building
The Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building is a $50 million, clinically integrated research facility in southwestern Sydney that demonstrates how a research-first strategy, precinct connectivity, and flexible planning can support translational health research tailored to the needs of a diverse local community
Building Lab Space that Adapts as Science Advances
Hartwell Plc has received planning approval for a £44 million masterplan at Wootton Science Park, southwest of Oxford, to deliver five new flexible lab and workspace buildings for SMEs in life sciences, quantum, AI, and sustainability, with supporting amenities and landscaped areas
Crime Lab Groundbreaking Brings Modern Forensics Closer to Southern Minnesota
The new regional headquarters and crime lab for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will expand forensic capacity, relieve overburdened facilities, and provide modern, flexible, and sustainable infrastructure that improves evidence processing, collaboration, and public safety across southern Minnesota
Historic Steel Site Reimagined for Scientific Innovation
A historic steel site in Chicago is being transformed into the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, a flexible, sustainable, and community-integrated hub designed to support cutting-edge quantum and microelectronics research
Work Underway on £7M Aspen Building to Expand Oxford’s Innovation Ecosystem
The Oxford Trust has begun construction on the £7 million Aspen Building, a 17,000-sf expansion of the Wood Centre for Innovation in Oxford, designed to provide flexible CL2 laboratory and office space for growing life sciences and deep tech companies while prioritizing sustainability, user wellbeing, and future adaptability
Chico State Breaks Ground on a Next-Generation Forensic Anthropology Laboratory
California State University, Chico has broken ground on its Human Identification Laboratory—a project that will triple capacity, modernize infrastructure, expand training and research, and strengthen statewide forensic anthropology support for law enforcement and public safety
Rhode Island Unveils Modern Laboratory to Advance Public Health and Safety
Rhode Island’s new State Health Laboratory in Providence replaces an outdated facility with a modern, flexible, and sustainable space that enhances public health capabilities, supports collaboration with academic and industry partners, and positions the state to respond to emerging threats with advanced technologies like genomic sequencing
Florida’s Semiconductor Growth Accelerates with NeoCity’s Multi-Use Lab
Osceola County’s upcoming 30,000‑sf Multi-Use Lab Building at NeoCity is a flexible, state-funded facility designed to support semiconductor R&D, attract multiple tenants, and serve as a central hub for Florida’s growing high-tech ecosystem