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We are excited to announce the topping out of the Engineering Discovery Building at The University of Texas at Austin! The CO team celebrated this milestone alongside BGK Architects, Vaughn Construction and many of our collaborators who have been instrumental in making this building a reality. The EDB will serve as a new gateway for the Cockrell School of Engineering and support its mission to educate and inspire future leaders in a cross-disciplinary environment. Learn more about the ceremony and project here: https://lnkd.in/ghYDBWWN

The Mayo Clinic Integrated Education & Research Building accommodates flexible research laboratories, technology-enabled classrooms, a vivarium, experiential medical training, an event space, lounges, a café and more. At its core, the building brings education and clinical practice together to support future physicians and Mayo's leading biomedical research. Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/gGsMAyeg

Check out Arnold Hall at Texas Christian University's Burnett School of Medicine in the recent feature by i+s. CO worked alongside Hoefer Welker to advance how future healthcare leaders are trained in this project centered around collaboration and experiential learning. Read more:https://lnkd.in/gmGMtFTB

Arizona State University announced the future location of the ASU Health headquarters, a CO Architects + DFDG Architecture designed project, that will advance the university's impact on transforming healthcare through medical education and research. Situated in the Bioscience Core of Phoenix, the building will serve as the ASU Health headquarters where future doctors, nurses, technologists and scientists will train to improve outcomes in Arizona. We are excited to see the positive impact this project will have on the community and the healthcare industry. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gEDxw_Yb

Discover how CO Architects and Helix Architecture + Design restored and transformed Rockhurst University's Sedgwick Hall in the latest feature by Archi Expo. The design team ensured the renovation honored the university's Jesuit principles of simplicity and gratitude while integrating contemporary design elements. Read the article to learn more about the project: https://lnkd.in/eYNNsdPB #AdaptiveReuse #HigherEd

Don't miss CO's presentation with UCI Health about the new medical center at this year's American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) PDC Summit. The team will present the design of the optimized surgical megafloor. Join us next Wednesday to learn how CO utilized AI-enabled software and simulation technology to make this idea come to life. https://lnkd.in/gY3YGnPy Presented by: Mara Rosalsky, Gina Chang, Kevin McCausland, Chloe Shaheen and Huma Nazli Tatar

Construction of new nursing school facilities for Montana State University-Bozeman is well underway. CO Architects in collaboration with Cushing Terrell is working to transform healthcare in Montana with five new nursing school buildings across the state. Each site has distinct needs but all five are united by their innovative approach to nursing education and by drawing inspiration from Montana's sweeping landscapes. Follow along with this project in Engineering News-Record's recent article. https://lnkd.in/g_RKbeEd

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We congratulate alumna Jenna Knudsen, FAIA, ‘97 who has been named an AIA Fellow 2025. Fellowship (FAIA) is AIA's highest membership honor. AIA Fellows are recognized for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. Just 93 honorees were selected this year to receive this significant honor, of which six are AIA|LA members. Jenna Knudsen, managing principal of CO Architects, has led award-winning, large-scale academic, laboratory, and healthcare projects on university and healthcare campuses across the country. She is a nationally recognized trailblazer who engages diverse perspectives across collaborative platforms in both management and design, and consistently challenges her peers to pursue an integrated and transformative practice paradigm. Currently, Knudsen represents the USC School of Architecture on the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors, a three-year term that extends until 2026. Jenna Knudsen graduated from the USC School of Architecture in 1997 and has remained deeply engaged with the university and its alumni activities. Jenna became a member of the USC Architectural Guild Board in 2018, joined the executive committee in 2019, and served as President of the Guild Board from 2022 to 2023. In addition to her contributions to the Guild and Board of Governors, she is also an active member of the USC Alumni Association Real Estate Network (AREN). Through her leadership and commitment, Jenna continues to support and advance the USC architecture and alumni communities. #USCArchitectureAlumni #USCArchitectureAwards