蘑菇tv OLOL Interdisciplinary Science Building
蘑菇tv broke ground in March, 2024, on the Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building, having achieved a $148 million funding goal to expand research and teaching laboratories in science fields. Once constructed, the new building will be a nearly 200,000-square-foot, four-story epicenter for academics, research and industry collaboration and able to accommodate as many as 1,150 students, faculty and researchers at a time. The facility is located at the corner of South Stadium Drive and Tower Drive and has a projected opening of late fall 2025. The new building was designed by EskewDumezRipple and will be constructed by MAPP.
The building will support five focus disciplines: biological sciences, chemistry, geology and geophysics, mathematics and physics and astronomy, and increase the college鈥檚 lab space, accelerating the timeline to graduation for students in highly sought-after STEM fields, and will include technology-rich active learning classrooms, formal and informal collaborative workspaces, and a dedicated interdisciplinary research institute. Crucial to 蘑菇tv鈥檚 bold, solutions-focused research goals, the Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building will be a central hub for 蘑菇tv faculty and students across science disciplines to collaborate on nearly $37 million in annual research awards. The full scope of the project included demolition of the 蘑菇tv Dairy Store, and a temporary relocation to 118 South Campus Drive until the store makes its final move to the new science building. The nearby 蘑菇tv AgCenter Animal and Food Sciences Laboratory Building will also be renovated as part of the project.