Article source: Lake|Flato Architects

The design for the Arizona State University Polytechnic transformed a decommissioned airbase into an inviting pedestrian campus that celebrates the desert landscape and creates a new identity for the program. Located in Mesa, about 30 miles southeast of Phoenix, the ASU Polytechnic campus was formed in 1996 with 1,000 students occupying re-purposed buildings of the former Williams Air Force Base.

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• Architects: Lake|Flato Architects
• Project: ASU Polytechnic Academic District
• Location: 7001 E Williams Field Rd, Mesa, Arizona, USA
• Joint Venture or Associate Architect: RSP Architects
• Project Completion Date: August, 2008
• Project Site: Brownfield Site
• Project Type: Education – College/University (campus-level)
• Project Site Context/Setting: Suburban
• Building Gross Floor Area: 245,000 square feet
• Other Building Description: New
• BOMA Floor area method used: Yes
• Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 7am-10pm
• Total project cost at time of completion, land excluded: $64,000,000.00

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