Radford University Opens Artis College of Science and Technology

Radford University opened the Artis College of Science and Technology in February of 2020 in Radford, Va. Designed and engineered by CannonDesign, the $34 million project included a complete renovation of Reed Hall and Curie Hall, as well as construction of the connecting Center for the Sciences, a two-story collaboration hub offering meeting rooms, a commons area, study spaces, and offices. Providing leading-edge teaching and research facilities for biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, geology, and geospatial sciences, the completed 94,480-sf structure houses the Artis Cybersecurity Training and Education Lab, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Center, the Geology Maker Lab, the Tree Ring Lab, a scanning tunnel microscopy suite, and sophisticated greenhouses. Branch & Associates was the general contractor for the project, which began construction in 2017. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the complex.