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With campus space at a premium and industry investment on the rise, institutions are developing flexible research facilities beyond their core campus to accommodate evolving technology. The key to maximizing these spaces lies in integrated planning and design. This session is an exploration of the planning process behind Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) new Robotics Innovation Center (CMU-RIC), an ambitious off-campus facility that includes aerial, aquatic, and outdoor robotics testing spaces. We'll investigate how a collaborative planning and design process aligned diverse stakeholder interests and identified core priorities in the development of a highly-adaptable research facility.

Learning Outcomes:

1. List the benefits of highly-adaptable research facilities in preparing for longterm growth, including strategies for creating shell space for future fit-out.
2. Advocate for welcoming design in university research facilities that engage visitors from the surrounding community.
3. Discuss how stakeholder and partner collaboration in the planning of off-campus research facility expansions can uniquely augment university capabilities.
4. Identify key considerations in the redevelopment of a brownfield site for a cutting-edge research innovation center.

Presenters:

Jennifer Askey, Associate Principal, Perkins Eastman.
Adam DiMenno, Project Manager, Carnegie Mellon University
Jennifer McDowell, Sr. Director of Design and Construction, Carnegie Mellon University
Jeff Young, Principal & Executive Director, Perkins Eastman.

Delivered 04/07/2025.

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