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Supported by an extraordinary lead gift from the estate of Ralph S. O'Connor and other philanthropic commitments, the landmark engineering and science building will address a host of pressing needs spanning new materials, healthcare, energy, the environment and more. Currently under construction, the $152 million, 266,000-square-foot facility will include state-of-the-art laboratory space, classrooms, collaborative gathering spaces, and flexible offices with touchdown spaces to support significant increases in faculty, post-docs and graduate students... The O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science will realize a unified vision for the engineering quad. Situated alongside Maxfield Hall (formerly Mechanical Laboratory), Duncan Hall, Keck Hall and the Cox Mechanical Engineering Building, this new facility will coalesce teams of researchers into one powerful ecosystem. The building will also provide an open and welcoming space where industry sponsors, entrepreneurs and visiting..

Primary location: Houston United States