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Crafting the future: Engineering as the institutional epicenter of innovation

Craig S. Spangler, FAIA
Craig Spangler
Senior Principal
 
Rich Dengler, AIA, WELL AP
Rich Dengler
Associate Principal
 

Engineering has emerged as the nucleus for accelerating discovery into application, and universities are progressively realigning facilities to integrate engineering with a broad range of sciences. Session leaders examine the diverse resources and flexibility required to maximize opportunities for innovation. They profile the latest open and responsive environments where multi-disciplinary teams leverage specialized equipment and adaptable infrastructure for collaboration and productivity. They identify new solutions for accommodating evolving pedagogical and research trajectories. Through analysis of programming benchmarks, they chart recent trends across multiple case studies.