University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger

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University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger - Exterior Photography, Facade, Windows
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Text description provided by the architects. The Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering is a 190,000 SF signature replacement building for the University of Rhode Island College of Engineering. The building is a result of Ballinger’s strategic master planning for the University, which recommended the demolition of five existing buildings and the creation of a new interdisciplinary teaching and research hub at the center of campus. The resulting Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering is the centerpiece of this transformational vision.

University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger - Exterior Photography, Facade
© James Ewing
University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger - Exterior Photography, Facade, Windows
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Site Plan

The consolidation of the University’s engineering program into a singular interdisciplinary building forms new external quadrangles that serve as the symbolic bridge between the University’s science and humanities precincts and establish a distinctive new campus identity for the College of Engineering. An iconic, externally expressed structural truss system eliminates the need for interior support columns and allows for uninterrupted, open interiors.

University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger - Interior Photography
© James Ewing

The four-story truss of the upper volume spans 210 feet between the lower volumes to maximize transparency and spatial extension of campus spaces. While functionally inspired, this highly-visible bridge enables a transparent commons below that engages the newly-formed external campus spaces and provides a unique internal space for broad university and industry partner outreach.

University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© James Ewing
University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger - Interior Photography, Living Room, Table, Sofa, Chair, Windows
© Albert Vecerka

Lower floors contain transparent active learning labs, classrooms, and capstone studios organized around the central ground-floor commons. Upper research floors are designed as reconfigurable open lofts with interdisciplinary office clusters that promote collaboration and convergence.

University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger - Interior Photography, Table, Chair
© James Ewing

Between the two lies an elevated outdoor plaza designed for work and study, which creates an active learning environment and celebrates engineering as an integral part of the campus experience. “On any afternoon I’m going to walk into the quad level and see several hundred students working on projects, sitting and talking in small groups,” says Dean Raymond Wright about the building’s draw.

University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Windows, Chair
© James Ewing
University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Chair
© Albert Vecerka

The building is designed as a catalyst to attract the best faculty, students, and industry partners; in addition to creating a distinctive new campus identity and increased visibility for the College of Engineering, it acts as a vibrant place of interaction and innovation for the URI community. The building is certified LEED Silver.

University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger - Interior Photography, Facade
© James Ewing

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Address:Kingston, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States

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Cite: "University of Rhode Island Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering / Ballinger" 30 Jan 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/995589/university-of-rhode-island-fascitelli-center-for-advanced-engineering-ballinger> ISSN 0719-8884

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