BBS Architects Engineers

Iowa State University

ETRC Hoover Hall
ETRC Hoover Hall
ETRC Hoover Hall
ETRC Hoover Hall
ETRC Hoover Hall

Completion Date: October 2003
Project Data: 80,000 GSF
Construction Cost: $15.1 million

Client Need:
The Engineering Teaching and Research Complex (ETRC), located on the Iowa State University Campus, was planned to bring together two major entities of the University: the College of Engineering and the Institute for Physical Research and Technology (IPRT) in a way that would advance engineering education, applied research, and outreach capabilities. The stated goal of the university was to have a complex possessing a timeless character, devoid of any particular architectural style. Hoover Hall was envisioned to sit comfortably in its surrounding architectural context while enhancing the already established and distinctive identity of ETRC.

BBS Approach:
Brooks Borg Skiles and Ellerbe Beckett collaborated on the design of the Complex.

Project Results:

  • Howe Hall, the first of two buildings for ETRC, was completed in 2000.
  • The second building, Hoover Hall, completed in 2003, was envisioned to house a diverse and interactive group of functions ranging from research and teaching labs to specialized classrooms.
  • Hoover Hall occupies the southern edge of the site framing the existing historic Marston Water Tower located on the northeast corner of the site.
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Lied Recreation Center - New Heating Water Plant
Levitt Center for University Advancement
ETRC Howe Hall
Geoffroy Residence Hall
Coover Hall Infrastructure Study
Food Sciences Building - Room 2379 Renovation
Lance and Ellie's Sandwich Shop
Memorial Union Food Court
Beardshear Hall Remodeling
Kemin Food Sciences Lab Renovation
LeBaron Hall Replacement Study
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Extension 4-H Youth Building
Ames Laboratory TASF and Spedding Hall Arc Flash Study
Biological Sciences Facility
Sabin Hall Renovation – LEED Gold
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Goodnow Hall Restoration & Renovation
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