Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus - STEM Facility
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
STEM facility
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Prescott, AZ
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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50,000 SF
$18.9 million
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Robotics/unmanned aerial systems labs
Static-free clean rooms for nanotechnology
Laser labs for teaching and research
Space grant/NASA research labs
Planetarium and multipurpose space open to the community
Outdoor testing environments
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Feasibility study
Programming
Project management
Architecture
Interior design
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Construction administration
Due to tremendous student growth on campus, the University hired our team to plan, program, and design a new two-story STEM/Lab building. At the core of the facility is a two-story atrium that reinforces the University’s culture, showcasing a multipurpose space for public lectures, fundraising events, and community events. As you explore deeper with the building, students and faculty step foot into a one-of-a-kind STEM-centered, technology-rich facility that combines robust STEM environments with industry grade laboratories, workshops, and studios worthy of the brilliant scholars who would use them. Some of the state-of-the-art environments include:
Forensic Labs: Provides spaces for industry-grade forensic biology equipment where students can study the sampling and analysis of DNA evidence and blood types, polymerase chain reactions (PCR), genetic sequencing, microscopy techniques, biochemical analysis of body fluids and environmental contaminants, anatomy and physiology, as well as microbial identification.
Robotics Labs: Supports a variety of teaching courses and spaces, including indoor and outdoor testing areas, enabling the development of stationary, mobile, and aerial robotic systems.
Planetarium: Features a state-of-the-art dome theater and powerful digital projection system that can take viewers from the inner complexities of the human body to the farthest reaches of the known universe.
Misc. Teaching Labs/Classrooms: Energy and Thermo-Fluids Lab, Wildlife Science Lab, Cavendish Lab, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Optics Lab, Engineering Design Studio, Space Grant Lab, General Classrooms, and Community/Collaboration spaces.
