University of Tennessee Zeanah Engineering Complex
Knoxville, Tennessee
Design team
Civil & Environmental Consultants (Civil); Newcomb & Boyd (MEP); Ross Bryan Associates (Structural); Ross/Fowler (Landscaping); West, Welch, Reed Engineers (Mechanical Engineering)
In collaboration with SmithGroup, McCarty Holsaple McCarty designed the University of Tennessee Zeanah Engineering Complex to contain flexible laboratory spaces, laboratory support spaces, general-purpose classrooms, reconfigurable collaborative spaces, innovation labs, makerspaces, and administrative spaces. The facility is a new gateway to the Tickle College of Engineering and home to the top-ranked Department of Nuclear Engineering. It provides state-of-the-art instructional spaces along with research and development spaces for the department, including safe and secure laboratories handling isotopes.
Three floors of Active Learning Classrooms are dedicated to Engineering Fundamentals. A robust audiovisual infrastructure and an AV control interface are carefully planned for flexible space usage. The design and function are focused on innovative hands-on learning, student and faculty research needs, technology-rich learning spaces, and long-term flexibility to optimize adaptation to emerging programs and technologies.
This facility incorporates sustainable elements such as the university’s first major green roof. Adhering to the university’s sustainability goals, the facility meets the Tennessee Higher Performance Building Requirements and the State of Tennessee Sustainability Design Guidelines.
Additional Information
Associated Firm
SmithGroup
Capacity
3,269
Cost per Sq Ft
$463.00
Featured in
2023 Architectural Portfolio
Interior category
Technology/STEM Centers
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