Texas State University in San Marcos has broken ground on a $137 million STEM classroom building.
The university says the eight-story facility has been designed to foster innovation and collaboration in STEM disciplines. It will house the mathematics and computer science departments and will provide teaching space, class labs, departmental offices and research labs for other academic disciplines.
The building will also provide much-needed classroom space. The classrooms will be equipped with modern technology to support interactive and engaging learning experiences, and they will have flexible layouts to accommodate various teaching styles and group sizes.
The new classroom space will be supplemented by labs designed for teaching and advanced research as well as additional facilities that will support the wide range of STEM disciplines for math and computer science.
Additional features of the facility include informal learning spaces, which provide open areas designed to encourage spontaneous collaboration and idea exchange among students and faculty. Private and shared faculty offices are designed to foster a collaborative academic community as well as promote accessibility and interaction between students and faculty.
The architects are PGAL and Ayers Saint Gross.
