Collier-Scripps Hall, STEM@Drake University
The STEM@Drake University project is one of the largest capital projects that Drake has undertaken in years that will create a complex to integrate learning in science, technology, education and math.
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Completion Date
August 2017
Project Size
47,000 SF
Type of Delivery
Negotiated Contract
Our Solution
The STEM@Drake initiative is focused on enhancing existing academic programs and adding new programs in science, mathematics, computer science and education. The “E” in Drake’s STEM program will stand for the School of Education. SVPA Architects collaborated with Holabird & Root Architects out of Chicago on a series of major construction projects. SVPA is the lead architectural firm on the new standalone, four-story School of Education, Math and Computer Science building known as Collier-Scripps Hall. The lower level of the building houses The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center (previously known as Character Counts). This new ethics center program will include meeting and collaboration spaces, as well as staff offices. The first and second floors house each of the departments within the School of Education. The third floor contains classrooms and faculty offices for the math and computer science departments. Collier-Scripps Hall is pursuing two Green Globes certifications.