TIMBER! DESIGN EXCELLENCE

The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation, a visionary building initiative undertaken by the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas, is now at an exciting moment in its progress towards design and construction, bringing a spotlight to Arkansas, its timber industries and its future in wood product research and development... The project, made possible by a generous lead gift from John Ed and Isabel Anthony, leading Arkansas citizens in its timber industry and its creative culture, with matching funds from the University of Arkansas and its Chancellor, Dr. Joseph Steinmetz, and supplemented by equipment funding from Governor Asa Hutchinson and the Office of the Governor of Arkansas, will be a center for materials and products research and development, with particular focus on Arkansas-sourced timber and wood, to the greater good of the Arkansas environment and economy... The project builds upon the rapid and productive..