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Aggie Square Wins Excellence in Whole Building/Holistic Design—New Build in Design Excellence Awards
Aggie Square at UC Davis, winner of the Excellence in Whole Building/Holistic Design—New Build category in the 2026 Design Excellence Awards, brings together research, industry, education, and community functions within a connected ecosystem, where shared spaces and “soft” programmatic connections support everyday interaction and large-scale collaboration
Rapid Response, Lasting Asset: LSU Health’s EVT Wins Excellence in Small Project Design
The LSU Health Shreveport Center for Emerging Viral Threats demonstrates how a tightly integrated, budget-conscious design successfully delivered a flexible, high-containment BSL-2/BSL-3 laboratory that earned recognition for Excellence in Small Project Design
Powering Food Safety Science: University of Nairobi Opens Advanced Analytical Lab
The University of Nairobi has launched a new GC/MS food testing laboratory under the Food Leader project, expanding Kenya’s research capacity and strengthening international collaboration to advance food safety science and training
What It Takes to Plan a Modern Lab Renovation
Complex laboratory renovations require careful planning, phased budgeting, flexible infrastructure, and proactive strategies to address code conflicts and unforeseen conditions, enabling facilities to adapt to evolving research needs and emerging technologies
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