University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs Breaks Ground

The University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs will be a 42,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility designed to advance the school’s mission of addressing critical public policy issues through education, research, and community engagement. The building will provide a dynamic environment for research and learning, with spaces including a Census Hub, Visualization Lab, Experimental Lab, active-learning classrooms, and a large lecture hall for collaborative learning and public events.  With the demolition of the former Law Library, the design transforms a large concrete plaza into a new pedestrian plaza and civic landscape. The new facility centers around community and wellness, with wide-open spaces that encourage creative collisions among students, faculty, staff, visitors, and civic partners.

“Lake Flato has been honored to work with Dean Granato and the Hobby School to create a new vibrant home for their students, faculty and staff,” said Andrew Herdeg, partner at Lake Flato Architects. “Their new facility will foster meaningful collaborations, showcase their remarkable research, and welcome community partners to a new cohesive landscaped district with the adjacent existing buildings.”