Texas A&M University, Biocontainment Research Facilities

Location: College Station, TX
Area: 107,000 SF
Year: 2017
Role: Senior Designer
Team: Perkins+Will
Photography: Luis Ayala, AIA

When Texas A&M University determined that they had a critical need for a new facility, the expectations were big. The building would be conducting high consequence research on infectious agents and diseases in plants, animals, and humans. Not only did it need to provide space for these specialized research components, but also offer an unparalleled opportunity to expand their teaching, training, and outreach.

Our answer to this highly-technical need was a one of a kind campus that would house high-design containment facilities for research. Together, with Texas A&M University, we’re invested in educating and preparing the next generation of health and science professionals. Students and faculty have a new home that has risen to meet emerging public health challenges head on.

Research Hub

Researchers here are dedicated to discovering innovative methods for monitoring, detecting, and preventing disease. The facility includes labs classified as BSL-2, ABSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-3Ag which recognize A&M’s ability to educate and prepare the next generation of public, animal, environmental health and science professionals to meet these emerging public health challenges.