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Key US Educational Developments – Academic Projects

post updated June 27, 2023

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of American University Buildings. We cover completed US university buildings and new building designs. The focus is on contemporary American educational buildings.

We have 4 pages of American University Buildings selections with links to many individual project pages.

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American University Building News

American University Architecture News – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

June 27, 2023
Vanport Building at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Design: SRG Partnership

photo : Lincoln Barbour
Vanport Building Portland State University

Apr 13, 2019
Biological Sciences Building, University of Michigan, MI
Design: Ennead Architects / SmithGroup

photograph : Bruce Damonte courtesy of Ennead Architects
University of Michigan Biological Sciences Building

Sep 16, 2018
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building at the University of California, Irvine, California
Architects: LMN Architects

image Courtesy architecture office
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building at the University of California

Jul 16, 2018
Duke University Rubenstein Arts Center, Durham, North Carolina
Design: William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.

image Courtesy architecture office
Duke University Rubenstein Arts Center
“The Ruby” reinvents the role of the arts within the university, extending Duke University’s culture of interdisciplinary study in science, engineering and medicine to the arts.

Jul 6, 2018
David Rumsey Map Center at Green Library, Stanford University, San Francisco, California
Design: Noll & Tam Architects

photo : David Wakely Photography
David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford University
This interior architecture project renovated the fourth floor of Stanford University’s Green Library to house David Rumsey’s rare map collection.

Jun 23, 2018
Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building, University of Arizona Phoenix Biomedical Campus, Phoenix, Arizona
Design: CO Architects / Ayers Saint Gross

photo courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum
Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building in Phoenix
The design of the 245,000-gross sqft BSPB at the University of Arizona Phoenix Biomedical Campus is inspired by the state’s iconic, majestic mountains and canyons.

Jun 22, 2018
Center for Business Education Cornell University, Collegetown, Ithaca, NY
Design: ikon.5 architects

image Courtesy architecture office
Center for Business Education Cornell University
Located in the Collegetown section of Ithaca, one block from the Cornell University campus, this is a seven-story building housing 76,000-sqft of teaching and learning spaces.

Jun 15, 2018
Learning Resource Center at Suffolk County Community College, Brentwood, NY
Design: ikon.5 architects

photo courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum
Suffolk County Community College NY Building

Apr 27, 2018
Institute for Data Science, University of Rochester, NY
Design: Kennedy & Violich Architecture (KVA)

photograph : John Horner Photography
Institute for Data Science University of Rochester Building
The new Institute of Data Science at the University of Rochester is the signature focus of the University of Rochester’s Strategic Plan to foreground information technology in a new educational model for cross-disciplinary research and innovation.

Apr 22, 2018
Weiser Hall Expansion, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects

image from architects
Weiser Hall Building Renewal
The transformation of a landmark building on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor is being celebrated today. The renovation and expansion of Weiser Hall repurposes the mid-century ten-storey tower to create a dynamic learning environment for interdisciplinary study and exchange.

Aug 12, 2017
Academic Center at College of Marin, Kentfield
Design: TLCD Architecture + Mark Cavagnero Associates

photo : Tim Griffith
College of Marin Academic Center Building

Apr 30, 2017
Bridge for Laboratory Sciences at Vassar College, City of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY
Design: Ennead Architects

image from architects office
Vassar College Building

Feb 8, 2017
Roberts Pavilion, Claremont McKenna College, Los Angeles, California
Design: John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK)

photography : Benny Chan
Roberts Pavilion at Claremont McKenna College
This new American further education building design dramatically redefines what a college athletic venue can be, designing an iconic social hub that brings students and faculty together while demarking a new gateway for the campus that reacts to the push and pull of surrounding buildings, playing fields, and aquatic center.

Jan 14, 2015
Bolton Dining Commons at University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Design: Bruner/Cott Architects and Planners

photograph : Richard Mandelkorn
Bolton Dining Commons at University of Georgia

May 25, 2011
William H. Neukom Building at Stanford University, California
Design: Ennead Architects

photo © Aislinn Weidele
William H. Neukom Building, Stanford University Palo Alto
This new American higher education building design fulfills the space needs of a growing faculty, fosters the collaboration essential to a rich educational experience and strengthens the Law School’s visual identity. Partners Olcott and Don Weinreich led the design team.

Aug 2, 2013
Windhover Contemplative Center, Stanford University, California
Design: Aidlin Darling Design, Architects

image from architecture firm
Windhover Contemplative Center Stanford University

Jul 31, 2013
New Mexico Highlands University Building, New Mexico
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects

photo : Robert Reck
New Mexico Highlands University Building
An innovative and highly sustainable building has opened at New Mexico Highlands University. The Student Union Building is designed to respond to the American Southwest climate and connects the campus with the community of Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Jun 11, 2013
Global and International Studies Building, Indiana University
Design: Susan Rodriguez/Ennead Architects

image : Ennead Architects
GISB Indiana University Building
The Global and International Studies Building (GISB) designed by Susan Rodriguez of Ennead Architects, in association with Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf, recently broke ground on the campus of Indiana University. With this inaugural home of IU’s School of Global and International Studies, the University takes a major step toward becoming a world leader in global studies, educating students to play key roles in solving critical global issues.

Stanford University Medical Center Project Renewal, California
Design: Rafael Viñoly Architects

image from architect
Stanford University Medical Center Building

Feb 6, 2013
Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
Design: Rafael Viñoly Architects

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Darla Moore School of Business
Rafael Viñoly Architects is proud to announce that the University South Carolina celebrated the “Topping Out” of the new building for the Darla Moore School of Business in a ceremony today held at the construction site.

Oct 18, 2012
Keith C. & Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida
Design: Newman Architects

photo © Robert Benson Photography
Lynn University Building

May 17, 2012
Medical School – University at Buffalo, New York
Design: HOK

image : HOK
UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
After winning a global design ideas competition, HOK has been selected to design the new University at Buffalo (UB) School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on its downtown campus. Competition finalists included Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and Cannon Design, Rafael Vinoly Architects with Foit-Albert Associates, and Grimshaw and Davis Brody Bond.

Recent American University Buildings

Feb 28, 2012
New Campus Center for Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY
Design: BRB Architects

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Molloy College Campus Center
BRB Architects has completed the 57,000 sf campus center and associated main quadrangle at Molloy College. Intended to be the centerpiece of the College’s transformation from a commuter college to a 24-hour learning community.

Jan 18, 2012
McGee Art Pavilion – School of Art and Design, Alfred University, NY
Design: ikon.5 architects

photograph © Brad Feinknopf
McGee Art Pavilion
The McGee Art Pavilion is an expansion to the School of Art and Design at the New York State College of Ceramics in Alfred, New York. The Pavilion is designed as a large ceramic vessel for holding art and light.

Sep 2, 2011
The Syracuse Center of Excellence in Energy and Environmental Systems, NY
Design: Toshiko Mori Architect PLLC

photo : Iwan Baan
Syracuse Center of Excellence
A 55,000 sqft research center building for a federation of more than two hundred institutes, corporations and academic programs that collaborate on the research and promotion of environmentally responsible technologies.

Feb 9, 2011
Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building, University of California
Design: Rafael Viñoly Architects

photo Courtesy Bruce Damonte
Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building