$50 million engineering building planned for Tennessee State University

The 70,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open on the Nashville campus in 2027.

Aug. 20, 2025

Highlights

Construction is expected to start later this year; completion is targeted for summer 2027.
The building will feature classrooms, computer labs, and over 30 specialized research and teaching laboratories.
Key labs include Future Energy, Additive Manufacturing, and Drone Flight & Air Traffic Labs.

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Tennessee State University in Nashville is planning to build a $50 million, nearly 70,000-square-foot engineering building.

The university says the project has been approved by the Tennessee State Building Commission.

The facility will consolidate engineering programs and the Applied & Industrial Technology program into one modern, interdisciplinary complex.

Construction is expected to begin later this year; completion is slated for summer 2027.

The building will consist of classrooms, computer labs, over 30 teaching and research laboratories. Among the many instructional labs are a Future Energy Lab, Additive Manufacturing Lab, and Drone Flight and Air Traffic Lab.

The architects are Melvin Gill & Associates and Bauer Askew Architecture.

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