UC Riverside breaks ground on classroom and laboratory building
University of California Riverside has broken ground on the four-story, 100,700-square-foot Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility.
The university says the building, with a seating capacity of about 1,700, will provide much-needed classroom, laboratory, and studio space, particularly for high-demand undergraduate courses. It will have two lecture halls, 19 mid- to small-sized classrooms, six biology labs, four chemistry labs, and a dance studio with an outdoor performance area.
Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox says the new facility will help the university accommodate a student enrollment that has more than doubled since 2000.
Campus architect Jacqueline Norman says the building design will create a beautiful, welcoming environment. The project design calls for the same style of brick found in early campus building, a concrete shear wall, metal grilles, and extensive clear glass that allows for large daylighted spaces. A top floor reading room will offer picturesque views of the surrounding area.
The project is expected to be completed by summer 2026.
The builder is McCarthy Building Companies.
