This project for the University of Michigan College of Engineering had a goal of improving their teaching and research facilities, concentrating on life sciences. The Ann and Robert H. Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building was upgraded with a 32,000-square-foot addition and 29,000-square-foot renovation.

The two-floor addition houses a mechanical penthouse and provides space for instructional use, biomedical engineering labs, support space for research in molecular imaging, biomaterials, microfluidics, tissue engineering, neural engineering, biomolecular engineering, and molecular electrophysiology. The renovation entailed an upgrade of the instructional activity spaces, offices, and common areas.

Hobbs+Black provided on-site construction administration for the project, designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership of Portland, OR.