The University of Tennessee Memphis campus has historically struggled with a cohesive, pedestrian-friendly campus, adding structures throughout time with little consideration of consistency or ease of access. The CHIPS building acts as a modern connection between the diverse, urban elements, responding to multiple variables through form, materiality, and function.

First Floor Plan 2

This design is not only aesthetically pleasing but valuable through the means in which it serves the University’s host of cross-disciplinary scholars. In addition to facilitating physical and aesthetic connections for the surrounding context, the CHIPS building also provides a means of progressive student learning. Interior spaces such as the skills labs and multi-purpose classrooms can be transformed based on the needs of multiple healthcare disciplines.

Each classroom experience is designed to provide immersive situations which imitate real-world functions of staff and patient flow. Together these elements, of creating a consistent aesthetic, providing a safe and comfortable environment for the individual and designing a space that functions seamlessly with multiple educational itineraries, act as a tool which continues push the boundaries of healthcare education.

© Tim Hursley

• Architects

  brg3s Architects

• Location

  26 S Dunlap St, Memphis, TN 38103, United States

• Category

  Healthcare Center

• Project Principal

  Brett Ragsdale

• Lead Designer

  Jason Jackson

• Project Architect

  Kate Haywood

• Area

  60719.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Tim Hursley