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University of California, Davis | Teaching & Learning Complex

University of California, Davis | Teaching & Learning Complex | Davis, CA

The Teaching & Learning Complex is a milestone project for UC Davis as it provides much needed and desired innovative teaching space for future growth on the campus. This design-build project includes construction of a four-story, approximately 100,000-sq.-ft. modern, efficient classroom building with an auditorium, classrooms, offices, computer classrooms and a laboratory for teaching.

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The current classroom program includes an auditorium, lecture halls, small to large sized classrooms and computer classrooms. Classrooms have a total seat count of between 1,900 and 2,200 in flexible collaborative teaching environments and a dedicated laboratory of teaching space for faculty exploration of emerging pedagogies.

Amenities, such as study spaces, are included within the public space of the building to meet the needs of the students, as well as a Laboratory for Teaching that allows for testing and training on teaching pedagogy and technology while being adaptable for future use as a classroom. This project has earned LEED Gold certification.

Large classroom a lot of sitting areas
A just and equitable design approach optimizes the learning experience in every classroom considering student needs, including the largest lecture environment. Every seat supports dignified ease of movement, acoustics and daylight with clear sight lines to screen and instructor.
Students sitting down on a set of stairs.
The radically welcoming learning environment cultivates student belonging and persistence throughout the complex, featured best in the entry stair stadium seating where students can study, connect or recharge – literally and figuratively.
Hallway of students
At the crossroads of the complex, the “wall of learning” provides intentional and abundant resource spaces to study, engage and collaborate, supported by furnishings, daylight and views.
Front facing view of the building.
The transformative design aligns with the University’s strategic goal “To Boldly Go” by ambitiously tackling intersectional challenges with integrated solutions for climate action, equitable access, belonging and persistence.
Large classroom a lot of sitting areas
A just and equitable design approach optimizes the learning experience in every classroom considering student needs, including the largest lecture environment. Every seat supports dignified ease of movement, acoustics and daylight with clear sight lines to screen and instructor.
Students sitting down on a set of stairs.
The radically welcoming learning environment cultivates student belonging and persistence throughout the complex, featured best in the entry stair stadium seating where students can study, connect or recharge – literally and figuratively.
Hallway of students
At the crossroads of the complex, the “wall of learning” provides intentional and abundant resource spaces to study, engage and collaborate, supported by furnishings, daylight and views.
Front facing view of the building.
The transformative design aligns with the University’s strategic goal “To Boldly Go” by ambitiously tackling intersectional challenges with integrated solutions for climate action, equitable access, belonging and persistence.
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