STEM facility blooms from dormant power plant roots

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

It’s hard not to notice the two huge additions rising adjacent to the old Shaw Lane Power Plant. A myriad of activity is resulting in the erection of a first-of-its-kind for MSU – a STEM teaching and research facility constructed using mass timber…

“Several elements of the old plant were retained to lend an architectural/historical aspect to the project,” Gottschalk said. “The center boiler was kept and will serve as the project’s “art on campus” element.” He added, “Artist Refik Anadol is using the interior of the refurbished boiler to project artificial intelligence composed art.”

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