Dibble provided survey and civil engineering services for the 188,000-sf Biodesign Institute Building C at Arizona State University’s (ASU’s) Tempe campus. This included minor demolition of existing site improvements, grading and drainage, parking, curb and gutter, sidewalks, and hardscape.

The new building includes both dry and wet research labs along with collaboration, office, and other ancillary support space. The project is located on an approximately two-acre site and is directly east of the existing Biodesign buildings and north of Skyspace. The project expands the Biodesign Institute Building A and B site and incorporates ASU Skyspace into the experience of the three buildings, while also planning for a future building to be added to the site.

The building serves as a main entrance to the campus for light rail users and uses site features to invite the public onto the ASU Tempe campus. The building—which is designed to leverage ASU’s investment in research and growth—offers promise in delivering breakthroughs in drug discovery and bioenergy with the world’s first compact X-ray free-electron laser.

This project is LEED Platinum certified.

Awarded Best Project 2018 in Higher Education/Research by ENR Southwest and Best Education Project 2019 by RED Awards

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