ASU West Academic & Office Building

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Client

Arizona State University

Location

Glendale, Arizona

Typology

Academic Building

Project Size

55,000 SF

Sustainability

LEED Gold

Todd & Associates partnered with Arizona State University (ASU) to design one of its newest additions to the West campus—an impressive three-story, 55,000 SF academic building. Designed to foster innovation, collaboration, and student success, this state-of-the-art facility will be a hub for creativity, learning, and interdisciplinary exploration. Spaces include a student gallery, computer labs, a drawing lab, faculty offices, and future areas for growth.

The student gallery space serves as a platform for ASU’s budding artists, designers, and creatives to showcase their work. The cutting-edge computer labs offer students access to high-performance computing resources and the latest software applications, enabling them to develop technical skills, engage in data-driven research and explore emerging technologies. The inspiration drawing lab features ample natural light, spacious workstations, and separate classrooms for students studying fine arts, architecture, or other disciplines that require hands-on creative expression.

The faculty space is found on the 3rd floor and serves as a welcoming space for faculty members to provide guidance, support, and academic advisement to students. ASU West campus is continually evolving and the new academic building has been designed with future growth in mind. The building includes flexible spaces that can be adapted to accommodate the changing needs of the campus community.

College & University

Selecting a college or university usually comes down to location and academic programs. However, an increasing number of students and their families are looking for the quality, type, and standard of living offered by student housing communities as one of the deciding factors. Secure and well-maintained housing facilities support the recruiting process and greatly assist universities in attracting and retaining highly qualified students. From years of planning and designing college and university facilities (both public and private), we believe that all spaces should be created with the end user in mind, especially when designing learning environments. Human-centered design focuses on people and how they will use the space, for growth and development, social interaction and living and learning. These should be spaces of inspiration, to supply students with the tools they need to succeed in today’s ever-changing world. At Todd & Associates, we are continually looking for innovative ways to improve the design of student housing communities. By exploring new ideas and processes, such as the multi-phased process of the 21st Century Project of ACUHO (Association of College and University Housing Officials), we are ensuring that these communities better reflect the ever-changing roles their residences play in the collegiate experience.