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The Making of New Jersey’s First Veterinary School
Rowan University’s new Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine brings together a teaching hospital, academic program, and translational research center in a purpose-built facility shaped by deep faculty collaboration, strategic state and philanthropic investment
Designing an Aseptic Simulation Lab That Mirrors Biomanufacturing Reality
Middlesex College’s Johnson & Johnson–supported Aseptic Simulation Lab was purpose-built to replicate professional biomanufacturing workflows, providing students with hands-on cleanroom training through a carefully designed layout, selective equipment, and industry-aligned curriculum within the constraints of a community college setting
Michigan Tech’s H-STEM Facility: The Divergent Lab as a Catalyst for Change and Growth
Michigan Technological University’s new H-STEM facility embodies the Divergent Lab concept, creating a flexible, interdisciplinary, and future-ready home for its Health Research Institute while overcoming design, construction, and pandemic-related challenges
Planning for Sensitivity: Temperature, Vibration, and Power in Legacy Labs
Inside a 75-year-old, fully occupied academic building, McGill University is modernizing photonics labs while tackling challenges related to vibration, environmental control, and legacy infrastructure
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
Design Strategies for Modern Veterinary Facilities
Veterinary laboratory projects increasingly demonstrate how design is being used as a strategic tool to support education, healthcare, animal welfare, workforce expansion, and public health while adapting to evolving operational demands and aging infrastructure
Implementing Ventilation Risk Assessment and Energy Improvements in a Renovated Academic Lab
A recent academic teaching lab renovation, presented in a webinar at the Academic Lab Design Digital Conference, illustrates how a structured Laboratory Ventilation Risk Assessment, early stakeholder engagement, and targeted HVAC upgrades can help institutions modernize aging labs by balancing teaching needs, safety requirements, and energy performance goals
Modernizing Mid-Century Research Buildings
Modernizing mid-century research buildings requires updating infrastructure and lab systems for safety, efficiency, and collaboration while preserving architectural character and enabling flexible, future-ready research spaces
Fostering Interdisciplinary Research: How Flexible Design Unlocks the Future of Science
As scientific research becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, academic institutions face the design challenge of creating laboratory environments that break down traditional silos while remaining flexible, modular, and sustainable enough to adapt to evolving technologies and modes of collaboration