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Building Design + Construction consistently ranks Clark Nexsen as a Top 10 design firm for Higher Education. Our architects, engineers, planners, and interior designers create new academic solutions that promote academic success among students. We use a big picture view of the competing priorities and trends impacting colleges and universities to plan and design student life facilities, libraries, integrated academic buildings and STEM and STEAM-focused facilities. As a design partner, we work with our clients to plan and develop innovative learning environments that inspire learning and discovery.

We have designed more than 3.5 million square feet of complex Science + Technology environments since 2010. Our collaborative process mirrors the changing landscape of research and discovery taking place in laboratories that are both academic and commercial. Combined with a commitment to achieving our clients’ goals in design, budget, and schedule, our approach has allowed us to emerge as one of the region’s leading architecture and engineering firms in the S+T market. We understand the trends driving facility design and the business implications of the choices our clients face. As a trusted advisor, we work together to create spaces that promote multidisciplinary interaction and provide the flexibility to accommodate diverse, constantly shifting program requirements.

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Patrick O'Keefe, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

333 Fayetteville St., Suite 1000
Raleigh, NC 27601
United States

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In the News

Medical University of South Carolina Builds College of Health Professions Building

Published 10/28/2024

The Medical University of South Carolina is constructing a $50 million facility for the College of Health Professions in Charleston. Designed by Clark Nexsen and SMHa, the 90,000-sf project will accommodate allied health programs in a range of specialties including physician assistants, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and health administrators.

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Appalachian State University Constructs STEM Academic Building

Published 9/26/2024

Appalachian State University is constructing the $61.5 million STEM Academic Building in Boone, N.C. Designed by Lord Aeck Sargent, the 50,000-sf facility will feature sophisticated venues for environmental science education. Flexible classrooms with built-in dividers will accommodate a range of programs, complemented by a full suite of biology labs. Supporting K-12 educational partnerships, the public-facing project will foster a greater understanding of the natural and cultural history of the Southern Appalachian region.

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Alamance Community College Opens Biotechnology Center of Excellence

Published 4/14/2023

Alamance Community College opened the $19.4 million Biotechnology Center of Excellence in March of 2023 in Graham, N.C. Designed by Clark Nexsen, the 32,000-sf facility provides a large general teaching lab, a cleanroom, seminar and conference rooms, faculty offices, and specialized labs for programs in biotechnology, medical laboratory technology, histotechnology, and agricultural biotechnology.

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North Carolina State University Completes Fitts-Woolard Hall of Engineering

Published 3/10/2021

North Carolina State University completed construction in February of 2021 on the $150 million Fitts-Woolard Hall in Raleigh. The 225,000-sf teaching and research facility provides over 100 classrooms and laboratories for the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering and the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

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