for thinking, learning and more across ASU campuses

New places for thinking, reading, measuring, experimenting, collaborating,

ASU’s metro Phoenix campuses offer places for students and faculty to grow, stretch and imagine. Each offers a unique learning experience and the resources of a Research I university.

making, and more

Built with sustainability and smarts in mind

Cottonwood Canal Arbor, Polytechnic campus

Located in a former parking lot, this arbor provides welcome shade while the adjacent courtyard recaptures precious rainfall that irrigates native riparian trees and plants. Eco-friendly construction has been crucial for recent building additions to the Poly campus. Residence halls have integrated photovoltaic panels, recycled concrete found on site and other building materials during their construction and the use of stabilized decomposed granite on walkways helps reduce the urban heat island effect. A campus community garden helps students understand food systems, waste management, electricity and water conservation in the desert.

Crime scene lab snares wrong-doers with science

Forensics Crime Scene Lab, West campus

Located in West’s CLCC building, the crime scene lab introduces students to the basics of forensic science and empowers them to examine, solve and prevent crime.

Bringing the power of the law into the classroom

Beus Center for Law and Society, Downtown Phoenix campus

With a civic outreach center, the ASU Alumni Law Group, and several other nonprofits housed within the 280,000-square foot structure, the Beus Center sits just blocks away from the Valley’s legal, political and economic powerhouses.

A place to EXPLORE potential and possibilities

Lattie F. Coor Hall, Tempe campus

Honoring multiple missions within a single space, Coor Hall houses mediaenabled classrooms, hosts an expansive Computer Commons and features a series of text fragments and letterforms etched on the building’s glass façade, forming one of the largest public art projects on campus.

Dwelling in beauty, 21st-century style

Skyspace: Air Apparent, Tempe campus Artist James Turrell’s iconic Skyspaces have been called “a spa for consciousness.” Visitors to the Tempe campus have 24/7 access to this contemplative architectural environment, which features a 45-foot-square “floating” ceiling plane, and 480 color-changing light fixtures that illuminate the canopy during sunset and sunrise.

Engineering a better understanding of the universe

Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 4, Tempe campus

ISTB4, the largest single research building at ASU, uses innovative architecture to integrate educational, laboratory and collaborative spaces within the building. The 250-seat Marston Exploration Theater provides 3-D planetarium experiences, and engineering students and researchers can share insights at the third-floor atrium, which features a unique carpet highlighting craters on the Moon, Mars and Earth.