Higher Education

This 70,000 SF academic facility will create a new interdisciplinary hub for global studies within a mass‑timber tower rising 186 feet, the tallest of its kind in the Northeast. The building will house classrooms, faculty offices, research “living rooms,” and event spaces within an all‑electric, triple‑glazed, fossil‑fuel‑free design that concentrates its footprint to expand future campus green space. Rendering Courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

This 130,000 SF new construction and renovation project created a multidisciplinary arts facility serving the Virginia Tech campus and broader community. The center includes a 1,300-seat performance hall, visual arts gallery, and spaces dedicated to creative technologies and support functions. Cost management services were provided from concept through design development to support budget alignment and project delivery. Snøhetta - © Smash the Iron Cage (CC BY‑SA 4.0).

This $135 million, LEED Silver research facility provides advanced laboratory space for the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER), a dual-degree program spanning Arts & Sciences and Engineering. The building includes wet chemistry and optics laboratories, collaborative research areas, offices, and energy-efficient radiant heating and cooling systems, along with a new courtyard that enhances campus connectivity and sustainability. Behnisch Architekten - © UPenn EBD Program (CC BY 4.0)

Gates Hall is a 100,000 GSF academic facility for the Department of Computer and Information Science at Cornell University. Designed by Morphosis Architects and completed in 2014, the building features open collaboration areas, flexible floor plates, and industrial finishes that create a modern technology-focused learning environment. Morphosis - © Andrew Smith

This 235,000 SF facility for Yale’s graduate School of Management and Business features a glass-enclosed façade and steel structure organized around interior courtyards. The building promotes collaboration and transparency while incorporating sustainable mechanical systems and flexible academic spaces designed to support modern business education. Foster + Partners - © Wiki538 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The 120,000 SF Chemistry & Chemical Biology Building provides advanced laboratory and academic space within a Gothic-inspired exterior designed to complement the surrounding campus architecture. The four-story facility includes undergraduate teaching laboratories, wet and dry research labs for graduate programs, offices, a basement level, and a mechanical penthouse, supporting both instruction and cutting-edge scientific research. Stantec.

The project includes analysis of the University’s design objectives, constraints, and performance metrics for a new Student Opportunity Center at UC Davis. Developed in collaboration with campus stakeholders, the facility will support career preparation, provide resources for lower-income and first-generation students, address food insecurity and basic needs, and create new assembly and activity spaces for the campus community.

The 80,573 SF Honors College is a five-story academic facility designed to support collaborative learning and student engagement. The building includes seminar rooms, lecture spaces, classrooms, a café, library, and student lounges, along with administrative and faculty offices. Distinctive features include cantilevered learning lofts within the atrium and an exterior amphitheater terrace that provides space for study, events, and informal interaction.
Morphosis

The 150,000 SF Bloomberg Center serves as Cornell Tech’s primary academic building and the first completed structure on the Roosevelt Island campus. Designed to support collaborative learning and innovation, the facility includes classrooms, shared workspaces, instructional labs, and conference rooms organized to encourage interaction across disciplines. Morphosis - © Rhododendrites (CC BY-SA 4.0)

This 129,140 SF project combined 74,460 SF of new construction with 54,680 SF of renovation to expand research, laboratory, and teaching facilities while strengthening connections between the hospital and academic complex. A new gallery space establishes a central “town square” for the campus, supporting informal gatherings, events, and social interaction. The project achieved LEED Gold certification, reflecting its emphasis on sustainability and high-performance design. Rendering Courtesy of WEISS/MANFREDI.