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Agricultural Research
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Designing for Agricultural Research
Agricultural researchers are playing a critical role in combating food insecurity, which is widespread around the world. For decades, we have been supporting this mission through our work with the United States Department of Agriculture, designing innovative agricultural research projects which facilitate their essential work and provide a healthy and comfortable environment for researchers.
Dairy Forage Research Station
Existing at the intersection of industry and science, the Dairy Forage Research Station houses federal researchers and faculty from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study dairy forage's impact on cattle. With a design that provides a comfortable environment to humans and animals alike, the facility leverages high-end technologies like robotics and air monitoring systems to maintain an interconnected ecosystem.
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National Grape Improvement Center
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' new National Grape Improvement Center, a collaboration between the United States Department of Agricultural Research Service and Cornell University, serves as a world-class research facility to continue successful grape production despite threats such as invasive species, pests, emerging pathogens and increased extremes of drought, salinity and cold from climate change.
University of Arkansas Don Tyson Center
The Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Science reflects the three-pillar mission of any land grant institution: research, extension and education. It is organized into two wings — research space for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture which includes a water quality laboratory and an extension office for the State’s Agricultural Science. The space gives scientists access to quality research laboratories and provides space to hold a variety of different educational meetings, allowing the institution to deliver agricultural research discoveries to those who will be able to take advantage of them.
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Brescia University College Academic Pavilion
The new Academic Pavilion at Brescia University College is a two-story addition that modernizes and promotes the Food and Nutritional Sciences program with new instructional labs, offices, classrooms and student spaces. We worked with Brescia to design a new facility that bolsters the college’s presence by focusing on transparency, connectivity and community engagement.
Food Safety & Metrology Laboratory
Food and metrology testing laboratories for the New York State Office of General Services and Department of Agriculture and Markets are housed in the new facility. The food lab provides testing for specific health hazards, purity, and accuracy of labeling in foods and beverages. The metrology lab — part of the Bureau of Weights and Measurements — maintains the State's standards of mass, volume, length and temperature, and offers calibration services to public- and private-sector organizations to assure that instruments used for measuring are accurate.
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National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture
The National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture will research how to improve water and climate resilience, precision crop and animal production, and digital agriculture at the Nebraska Innovation Campus. Providing unique research opportunities for various faculty members and students, researchers will play a pivotal role in delivering innovative solutions to producers, consumers and rural economies grappling with various agricultural challenges.