Building 2

Artist rendering of interior stairway in Knight Campus Building 2
 

 

 

Knight Campus Building 2
 

Designed by Portland-based ZGF Architects, Knight Campus Building 2 will double the campus’ capacity for research and development of new biomedical technologies with additional room for its expanding academic programs.

“Building 2 will enable us to grow our critical mass of talent and encourage the convergence of science, technology, and people,” said Robert Guldberg, Vice President and Robert and Leona DeArmond Executive Director. “Building 2 puts the “Campus” in Knight Campus creating the space for engineering with an emphasis on meeting the needs of engineering students who will train there to become the biomedical innovators of tomorrow.”

Scheduled to open in December 2025, the new building emphasizes engineering research and training with amenities that include a student maker space for students to learn, prototype and test their inventions. It is expected to house 20-23 research groups focused on bioengineering and biomedical computational science.

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Titanium molds, micro 3d prints and other scaffolds alongside artist rendering of Building 2 exterior
Inspired Design

The exterior of Building 2 takes inspiration from the faceted façade of Building 1 and the elegant, biomaterial scaffolding created in Knight Campus labs including the graceful custom implants from the Guldberg Lab and the intricate micro 3D scaffolds from the Dalton Lab

 

 

 

Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar Ethan Dinh posing against a gray sky
Building 2 — Student Impact

"The second Knight Campus building, with its emphasis on research and development of biomedical technologies, will further my training and help me achieve my career goal of teaching and conducting research to improve patient care by leveraging machine learning predictive algorithms."

— Ethan Dinh, Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar and recent Goldwater Scholarship recipient

 

 

Knight Campus Building 2 Timeline

 

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    April 2023

    Groundbreaking

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    May 2023

    Full design reveal

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    July 2023

    Construction crane up

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    Summer 2024

    Building topped

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    december 2025

    Occupancy

Artist's rendering of experimental lab

Artist rendering of Building 2 experimental lab

Building 2 Construction Underway

Construction has begun on the second building in the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, a 185,000-square-foot, multi-story bioengineering and applied science research facility located along Riverfront Research Parkway.

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Watch the Reveal Presentation

The full video of Executive Director Bob Guldberg's remarks on Building 2.

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