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