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Research Building Designed to Shape Future Engineers
The University of Louisville’s new Student Success & Research Building combines flexible labs, collaborative learning spaces, and hands-on innovation hubs with consolidated student support services to foster engagement, retention, and the next generation of engineering leaders
From Call Center to State-of-the-Art Laboratory
QualiChem is putting $9 million into a new 48,550-sf headquarters and laboratory in Virginia, uniting its office and lab operations to enhance collaboration, free up manufacturing space, and drive growth in aerospace, medical device, and automotive sectors
A High-Rise Laboratory That Redefines Research Infrastructure
KU Leuven’s new 14-story, 30,000-square-meter BioScience Centre brings 500 researchers under one roof in a high-rise lab designed for sustainability, flexibility, and collaboration, with input from users shaping everything from co-location strategies to modular layouts and future-ready infrastructure
Building One Lab to Do the Work of Five
Hexion is consolidating five global research labs into a new state-of-the-art R&D center in Ohio, designed to foster collaboration, flexibility, and sustainability while supporting employees through transition and strengthening the region’s role as an innovation hub
Where Robotics Meets the Coast: Building for Resilience
The MBARI Instrumentation Integration and Testing Facility demonstrates how innovative engineering, resilient materials, and environmentally sensitive construction can overcome coastal site challenges to support advanced ocean robotics and research
Designing for Complexity: University of Arizona’s Applied Research Building Wins Award for Excellence in Whole Building/Holistic Design—New Build
The University of Arizona’s Applied Research Building, recognized with a 2025 Design Excellence Award, showcases a mission-driven, adaptable approach to lab design, supporting specialized research in space science, imaging, and high-bay integration while offering insights for planning complex research facilities
Building an Ecosystem of Innovation: Hyde Park Labs
Hyde Park Labs is a 13-story, 300,000-square-foot facility in Chicago developed by Beacon Capital Partners and Trammell Crow Company in collaboration with the University of Chicago, strategically designed to blend scientific research and community engagement
Designing Vertically: The Future of Urban Labs
Vertical lab design is redefining urban research facilities by maximizing limited real estate, emphasizing the importance of early interdisciplinary collaboration to overcome structural, MEP, and regulatory challenges and create adaptable, high-performance spaces for the future of science
Planning for Collaboration and Change in Lab Design
The University of Missouri’s forthcoming Energy Innovation Center offers a model for designing flexible, future-ready research facilities, with lessons on mission-driven planning, phased occupancy, user engagement, and spatial strategies that foster long-term interdisciplinary collaboration
Aggie Square and the Rise of Integrated Innovation Hubs
Aggie Square in Sacramento exemplifies a new model for innovation districts by blending academic, industry, and community uses within a flexible, all-electric research campus—prioritizing openness, sustainability, and stakeholder collaboration to deliver a high-performance, inclusive environment for next-generation research and development