What makes the new Zachry Building special?
- 24/7 accessible
- 525,000 square feet
- Active learning studios
- Interdisciplinary laboratories
- Meeting, study and gathering spaces
- Multi-level tutoring and advising center
- Technology support services
- Informal meeting and study areas
- Student career center
- Green roof/terrace
- Largest Starbucks on campus with extended menu
- Located adjacent to the new E-Quad
As students step inside a learning studio, instead of desks, the Zachry Engineering Education Complex learning studios offer technology worktables with wireless connectivity and multidevice sharing screens. Each worktable accommodates up to four students and their devices.”We have rethought the classroom experience to accommodate today’s technology-savvy students,” said M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean. The Zachry Building is one of the largest active learning spaces in the country with 18, 96-person learning studios, 14, 48-person learning studios, 1, 36-person learning studios and 5, 24-person learning studios.
Active learning studios
Green roof/terrace
Meeting, studying and gathering spaces
Easy E-Quad access
Fun Facts
Did you know? The Zachry Engineering Education Complex is the largest academic building on campus, large enough for two Boeing 747s placed end to end.
The ZACH expands the original Zachry Engineering Center’s footprint by more than 200,000 square feet.
