Peek Inside San Pedro I and San Pedro II

San Pedro I and the future San Pedro II are part of UTSA’s efforts to revitalize San Antonio’s historic downtown, which includes the recent redevelopment and addition of the surrounding San Pedro Creek Culture Park. The buildings will connect interior classrooms and meeting spaces with the park’s outdoor venues and public art.

SAN PEDRO I includes the School of Data Science and the National Security Collaboration Center as well as at least 16 UTSA research centers, institutes and college-level labs, such as the MATRIX AI Consortium for Human Well-Being and the Open Cloud Institute. Other labs enable research and teaching in bioinformatics, cyber-informed engineering, data engineering, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, smart transportation and more. San Pedro I has 84,500 square feet of classroom, laboratory and research space for the more than 400 data science students. Thirty core faculty members in science, engineering, technology, business, math, health, social sciences and humanities are located in San Pedro I, enabling more frequent collaborations with nearby government, industry and community partners. Designed with both students and the community in mind, San Pedro I features a large public event space for workshops and conferences.

This summer, construction begins on the new Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Careers (IEC) building, SAN PEDRO II. San Pedro II will introduce additional interdisciplinary and collaborative programs in business, engineering and sciences to prepare students for fulfilling careers through immersive, hands-on learning experiences. The new building is supported by investments of more than $52 million from Texas Tuition Revenue Bond proceeds and $72 million from The University of Texas System Permanent University Fund bond proceeds. San Pedro II is expected to be 180,000 square feet and will offer space for community programs as well as meeting and conference areas available for public use.