LMN Architects announce groundbreaking of the new Broad College of Business Pavilion at Michigan State University

Design celebrates collaboration and puts team-based learning at forefront

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Sep 13, 2017, 08:19 ET

SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- LMN Architects announce the groundbreaking of MSU's new three-story, 100,000-square-foot Broad College of Business Pavilion. This project transforms the decades-old existing facility into a cohesive complex at the forefront of modern business education. The new pavilion introduces a socially-active learning environment for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, corporate partners and alumni to collaborate and launch the next generation of business leaders. LMN designed the pavilion in partnership with FTCH, the architect/engineer of record.

The pavilion’s north façade opens onto a large terrace and event lawn that connects the complex and larger campus to the Red Cedar River. Broad College of Business, Michigan State University. Design by LMN Architects.
The pavilion’s north façade opens onto a large terrace and event lawn that connects the complex and larger campus to the Red Cedar River. Broad College of Business, Michigan State University. Design by LMN Architects.
The daylit central atrium is the new focus of the Broad College community, facilitating events, informal interactions, and providing a café for campus-wide use. Broad College of Business, Michigan State University. Design by LMN Architects.
The daylit central atrium is the new focus of the Broad College community, facilitating events, informal interactions, and providing a café for campus-wide use. Broad College of Business, Michigan State University. Design by LMN Architects.
The pavilion’s north façade opens onto a large terrace and event lawn that connects the complex and larger campus to the Red Cedar River. Broad College of Business, Michigan State University. Design by LMN Architects. The daylit central atrium is the new focus of the Broad College community, facilitating events, informal interactions, and providing a café for campus-wide use. Broad College of Business, Michigan State University. Design by LMN Architects.

"This new facility gives us the physical support we need for game-changing initiatives in business education," says Broad College Dean, Sanjay Gupta. "It is critical that we train students to be part of business teams. We need classrooms where technology is seamlessly assimilated with collaborative spaces. This is the important remaining piece in our efforts to improve the recognition, reputation, and rankings of our programs."

The pavilion creates a new front door for Broad College, which further animates the life of the larger campus. Located within the heart of the campus and along the Red Cedar River, the building creates a strong connection between Shaw Lane and the river walk. A central, three-story atrium celebrates this sense of arrival, while amphitheater stairs continue the momentum down to the café, multi-purpose rooms, and outdoor areas. The atrium provides a new focus for Broad College to host college-wide events, recruitment fairs, and informal interaction and team collaboration.

Celebrating Broad College's team-based community culture, the design weaves together classrooms, laboratories and social spaces at a variety of scales. These program elements permeate all aspects of the academic experience, with an emphasis on collaborative environments supporting graduate-level research and development. A skylight and clerestory windows run the full length of the building to fill the space with natural light, encouraging continuous student use for independent study, group projects, and informal meetings.

This transparent community space is framed by two program "bars" that focus views through the building to the landscape beyond. Corridors overlooking the atrium lead to flat/flexible and tiered/case study classrooms for face-to-face discussions, as well as for technology-enabled active learning and networking. The pavilion's masonry, glass and metal exterior expresses the contemporary functionality of its forward-looking programs while complementing the materials and sensibility of the surrounding campus architecture.

"The pavilion offers today's students the experiences needed to become effective entrepreneurs and leaders in society, anywhere in the world," says George Shaw, AIA, Partner at LMN Architects. "Broad College now has the resources tailored to promote excellence not just in the classroom, but also professionally."

Design Team:
Michigan State University (Owner)
FTCH (Architect/Engineer of Record)
LMN Architects (Design Architect)
Clark Construction Company (Construction Manager)
Olin Partnership (Landscape Architect)
Michigan State University (Landscape Construction Documents)
John E. Green Company (Plumbing, HVAC Piping Contractor)
Dee Cramer (HVAC, Sheet Metal Contractor)
Building Control Integrators (Building Controls Contractor)
Douglas Steel Fabricating Corporation (Structural Steel Contractor)
Superior Electric Inc. (Electrical Contractor)
Glazing Solutions Inc. (Glazing Contractor)
Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design Inc. (Lighting Design)
The Sextant Group (AV, IT, Acoustics)
Egg Office (Environmental Graphics Design)

About LMN
LMN Architects specializes in the planning and design of significant public and private projects, including education facilities, cultural venues, convention centers, office buildings, mixed-use developments, transit stations, and other urban environments that celebrate and enrich communities. The firm is the recipient of the 2016 American Institute of Architects Architecture Firm Award. www.LMNArchitects.com

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Matt Anderson
Cameron MacAllister Group
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