Weber State University

Inspired by the designs of successful university science buildings around the country, the Tracy Hall Science Center has become a state-of-the-art facility with features that are breathtaking and brainy, modern and eco-friendly, and creative and ingenious. The Tracy Hall Science Center will serve as a learning tool for many areas of science.

Project Summary

• Meets the growing enrollment demand as the number of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates at WSU has increased 50 percent over the last 10 years.
• Addresses a modern necessity through replacement of the current science lab facility as it is deficient in terms of size, seismic stability and appropriate mechanical and electrical systems to support modern scientific equipment.
• Ranks as the number one capital development priority for WSU since 2011.
• Anticipates housing seven departments: Botany, Chemistry, Geosciences, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics and Zoology. Additionally the Developmental Math Program offices will be in Tracy Hall Science Center in the 173,000 gross square feet designed for the project.
• Incorporates “Science on Display” as a major design theme. This includes interior windows looking into laboratories, built-in and rotating exhibits, architectural features that incorporate science, and artwork related to science.