Advanced Engineering building at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las vegas
Higher Education/Research
Region: Hell South -west
Sent by: Construction of the nucleus
Owner: Nevada Public Works Division
Record architect: Pgal
Lead design company: Smithgroup
General contractor/cm: Construction of the nucleus
Civil Engineer: Poggemeyer Group Inc.
Structural Engineer: Walter P Moore
MEP Engineer: MSA Consulting Engineers
Engineering is already the fastest growth field of study at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but its advanced $ 73 million advanced engineering building, which opened for classes last fall, could make more students change.
The structure of 52,313-PP-PP, called “Incubator and Innovation Generator”, also houses the study and computer research. It has a firm site for Drone tests, manufacturers, wet and dry laboratories, and an “flexorium” with a wall -screen wall screen and space for large classes or project screens, the first of this type on the campus.
The building has a glass curtain wall facade that offers a large amount of natural light, with a coating of exterior metal panels and industrial sun shade industrial lounges that give it a futuristic appearance and appeal, according to the team. The members used the “Strucionionsite” photographic system to capture the progress of the work. “With these photos, we could travel over time in the project to see important construction elements to help locate installed items or buried articles,” the presentation says.
Complementing the high -tech environment is the outdoor collaborative space of the building and the collaborative space, which includes the adaptive wooden benches of the 50 -year -old Mondell pines that were removed from the site.
The design of the structure incorporates solar energy technologies and the conservation and claim of extreme water, according to the team. The School of Engineering, Dean Rama Venkat, provides that its enrollment of engineering and computer students will increase by up to 25% by 2030, and research grants will amount to $ 25 million $ 17 million by 2024.