Client: University of Arkansas
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Services: Architecture / Renovation / Historic Preservation
Design Partner: HBRA Architects
WDD Architects partnered with the University of Arkansas on the historic renovation of White Engineering Hall (John A. White, Jr. Engineering Hall) in Fayetteville to create a dedicated home for the growing Department of Biomedical Engineering. The project transformed existing interior space within the 1927 Collegiate Gothic landmark into a high-performance academic hub, integrating specialized teaching laboratories, interactive classrooms, collaborative study zones, and modern faculty offices while meticulously preserving the historic character of one of the university’s signature campus buildings.
The renovated space includes faculty offices, a conference room, a capstone design lab and a biomaterials and bioinstrumentation teaching laboratory with dedicated areas for tissue culture, instrumentation, microscopy, autoclave equipment and other specialized technology. Historic features, including the building’s original high ceilings and transom windows, were restored while new building systems and updated facilities support contemporary engineering education and hands-on learning.
University of Arkansas: Renovations Provide Space for Biomedical Engineering Department
