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ASU ISTB12

Market Sector

Education

Advanced Technology

Manufacturing

Location

Mesa, AZ

Owner

Arizona State University (ASU)

Architect

SmithGroup

Contractor

McCarthy Building Companies

Construction Type

Post-Tensioned (PT) Concrete

Cast-in-Place (CIP) Concrete

3-story, 173,194 SF School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks building with 128,828 SF of office, meeting, instructional, research and collaboration spaces. The project supports the needs of faculty and students with spaces specializing in additive manufacturing, robotics for smart manufacturing and industry automation, cyber manufacturing and operations research, semiconductor manufacturing, and manufacturing systems for the energy sector.

Sustainability features include rainwater collection for site landscaping as well as solar-ready infrastructure. The project is seeking LEED® Gold.

Finished Exterior Photographs: SmithGroup

Learn more about our structural design work on the project: Click here

2026 ENR AWARD SOUTHWEST

Best in Higher Education/Research