With a growing program and a top-five national ranking, the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder has outgrown its existing facilities within the existing College of Engineering.
RATIO is partnering with the University to develop a vision for the future of the Department, which will focus on driving synergistic collaboration through the creation of “research clusters” within a new 148,000 sq. ft. Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building.
The facility’s design provides open, flexible research space that allows for easy reconfiguration and maximum access to daylight and views of the area’s iconic Flatiron Mountains. A large maker space supports work in metals, composites, 3D printing, woodworking, and electronics. The building also features 5,000 sq. ft. dedicated to PILOT (Practical Innovation and Learning through Observation and Teaching), an aerospace-specific program within CU Boulder’s internationally recognized Integrated Teaching & Learning Laboratory.
RATIO as Design Architect in association with Hord, Coplan, Macht.
