Watch Our Progress<\/h3>
Construction began in summer 2023. View the live stream of the project site to watch the Integrative Sciences Initiative Building take shape.<\/p>
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Raising the Final Beam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The beam was signed by employees of NC State, architect of record Moseley Architects and design architect ZGF, construction manager Skanska and structural engineers Lynch Mykins, as well as Chancellor Randy Woodson, representing the collaborative effort of many architects, engineers, construction workers and more to bring the building to its current state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTopping out ceremonies celebrate all the hard work that was put into the bones of the building. It represents a major milestone and turning point in the project,\u201d said Mark Balling, executive vice president and general manager of Skanska. \u201cIn the future, walls can be moved around, paint colors can change, but the bones will always be there. There is a particularly interesting and very large truss that holds up a portion of the roof and the floor \u2014 that was certainly worth celebrating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crowd gathered under the shadow of the building to hear from Balling and Joshua Pierce, executive director of the Integrative Sciences Initiative, part of the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs we place this final beam, we are reminded that the growth and prosperity of this building is not just for NC State, but for the entire state of North Carolina as a hub for scientific discovery,\u201d Pierce said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n