Thinking boldly about the future, the School of Engineering & Applied Science developed a master plan for a new engineering complex at the northeast corner of the Danforth Campus.
Plan for a New Engineering Complex
Six of the seven buildings that make up the current School of Engineering & Applied Science lack the research and instructional facilities needed to support a leading engineering school. New research laboratories and specialized facilities are needed to support the School’s intellectual vision and plans, and modern instructional facilities equipped with state-of-the-art technology is needed to enable collaborative teaching efforts across disciplines and across the world.
A master plan was completed in August 2007 and calls for approximately 600,000 square feet of new space. The new buildings will complement and connect to the existing Uncas A. Whitaker Hall for Biomedical Engineering, which was completed in 2002.
In October 2008, ground was broken for the second building of the new complex. Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced that the building will be named in honor of Stephen and Camilla Brauer to recognize their longstanding devotion to and impact on the University.
When the Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall is completed in 2010, it will include:
- Research laboratories for Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, including laboratories for the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES)
- Research laboratories for Biomedical Engineering
- Specialized research facilities - including instrumentation rooms - and imaging facilities
- Undergraduate instructional laboratories
- Specialized teaching facilities, including a state-of-the-art distance-learning classroom
- Dean's office
- Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering department office
- Faculty offices
- Collaboration spaces