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John Tulloch Business Building University of Nevada, Reno

December 9, 2025

Architect: LMN Architects

Location: 201 E 9th Street, Reno, NV 89512, USA

LMN Completes The John Tulloch Business Building At The University Of Nevada, Reno

Photos by Bruce Damonte

John Tulloch Business Building University of Nevada-Reno, NV, USA

Seattle, Washington – December 9, 2025 – LMN celebrates the completion of the John Tulloch Business Building in Reno, Nevada. Positioned on the burgeoning southern edge of the University of Nevada, Reno campus, the project is part of a significant new development that acts as a bridge between the university and the City of Reno. Establishing a welcoming campus gateway, the building draws the community in, creating a new front door on the university’s southern perimeter.

The John Tulloch Business Building is part of the larger Mathewson Gateway District, designed to link the university and city and catalyze growth for the region. In addition to the College of Business building, the site includes a hotel as part of a public/private partnership delivery model. Together, the district helps knit together the university and the larger community, offering a new campus corridor that invites all to enter and engage.

“The John Tulloch Business Building is a testament to the power of design to shape the educational experience. LMN meticulously incorporated flexible, collaborative design elements specifically to encourage spontaneous interaction and teamwork,” said Donald Gibson, Managing Director of Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate. “We are confident that this environment will not only support the students’ learning but will actively drive the collaborative spirit needed for them to make a significant impact on the business world.”

The College of Business’s new home is a 128,000-square-foot, five-story building featuring a permeable design with multiple points of entry, welcoming people from both its urban- and campus-facing fronts. Drawing circulation through the building enhances programmatic adjacencies between university activities inside and the community context outside, encouraging active learning and cross-pollination.

“The design of the John Tulloch Business Building is centered on creating dynamic, flexible spaces that foster connection and innovation. By organizing classrooms, labs, and gathering areas around a light-filled central courtyard, we encourage active learning and spontaneous collaboration,” said Ashley Tingey, Interior Designer at LMN. “Expansive glazing, open circulation paths, and thoughtfully integrated social hubs—like the vibrant cafeteria and outdoor terraces—invite students, faculty, and community members to engage with one another. Every detail, from the use of natural materials to the seamless flow between academic and public spaces, is designed to support a welcoming, inspiring environment that reflects the College of Business’s forward-thinking mission.”

The building expresses its location bridging campus and city by merging traditional building elements with more contemporary design aspects. Its southern and eastern façades feature brick masonry, honoring the campus’s heritage and its predominant architectural expression, while the inner courtyard features a more contemporary metal and glass expression, gesturing to the urban experience beyond.

Programmatically, the building spans five levels with diverse spaces designed to serve both public engagement and academic needs. The lower floor houses classrooms, computer labs, and a 300-seat auditorium tailored for learning as well as community events for enhanced public interaction. The second level transforms into a bustling social hub, featuring a cafeteria with extensive glazing that showcases the building’s activity to the surrounding urban context. The third level includes classrooms, case study rooms, and flexible study spaces with views to downtown Reno, the university campus, and the distant mountains. The building’s upper levels contain academic offices, with two outdoor terraces on the upper floor.

The building is organized around a central courtyard, which offers an extension of Wolfpack Way, a major thoroughfare on campus, and links it to the City of Reno beyond. Activated with greenery and native plantings, the courtyard extends the campus ecosystem, hearkening to the Manzanita Bowl green space to the north. Here, the building marries the urban and the natural, thoughtfully integrating the two for a welcoming new campus gathering space.

LEED Gold certified, the building emphasizes high-performance design that highlights the university’s commitment to energy efficiency and environmental responsibility. All told, the John Tulloch Business Building stands as a model for future university development, establishing a permeable and welcoming gateway that bridges the gap between campus and city.

“We are proud to have partnered with the university, Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate, Clark Construction Group, and our project collaborators to bring the John Tulloch Business Building to life in under four years,” said Christopher Eidt, Principal at LMN. “This achievement is a testament to our shared vision and teamwork. As a cornerstone of the Gateway Project, the building marks a significant step in uniting downtown and campus, supporting the education of more than 3,500 students and strengthening community connections for years to come.”

LMN is recipient of the 2016 AIA National Architecture Firm Award and is widely recognized for its design of projects that support smart, sustainable cities. The firm has designed over 154 projects on 52 campuses in the United States, including Founders Hall, Foster School of Business at the University of Washington in Seattle; Huntsman Hall, Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University; Edward J. Minskoff Pavilion, Broad College of Business at Michigan State University; and the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business in Clemson.

John Tulloch Business Building University of Nevada-Reno – Building Information

Project Title: John Tulloch Business Building University of Nevada-Reno

Location: 201 E 9th Street, Reno, NV 89512

Client: University of Nevada, Reno.

Design Years: 2022-2023.

Construction Years: 2023-2025.

Major Building Materials:
Steel framed structure with concrete shear walls, brick veneer, aluminum-faced composite wall panels (ACM), aluminum curtain wall, and plaster soffits.

Program:
General assignment classrooms (1 300-seat auditorium, 4 75-seat case study rooms, 6 56-seat classrooms, 2 specialty labs, and 1 35-seat trading lab), academic offices, administrative departments, 14 5-to-8 seat student teams rooms, informal student learning and social spaces, student commons with cafe, student and event roof terraces.

Site Area: 96,835 SFT.

Total Floor Area: 127,517 SFT.

Building Height: 74 FT.

Number of Floors: 5.

Notable Sustainability Facts:
High performance exterior envelope, building site with surrounding density and urban location (connects the University with downtown Reno and access to public transit), significant indoor water reduction, advanced building controls and optimized energy performance commissioning, restores habitat with native and adapted pollinator plants, and maximized onsite stormwater mitigation.

Project Credits

Architect:
LMN Architects
801 Second Avenue, Suite 501
Seattle, Washington 98104

LMN Project Team:
Kate Austin, AIA
Clint Cook, AIA
David Donaldson
Hal Eden
Christopher Eidt, AIA
Jeff Floor, AIA
Nick Freese
Jim Grady
Andrew Gustin
Howard Howlett, AIA
Patrick Knight
Mark La Venture, AIA
Lori Naig, IIDA
Natalia Nesmeianova
George Shaw, FAIA
Ashley Tingey, IIDA
Mark Tumiski, Associate AIA
Enol Vallina
Rafael Viñoly, AIA