topping out the timberlands center.

It was an inspiring day at the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation construction site as the community celebrated the topping-out and beam-signing ceremony. The event included remarks by Yvonne Farrell, founder and principal of Grafton Architects, University of Arkansas Chancellor Charles Robinson, Dean Peter MacKeith of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, and several others.

Located in the Windgate Art and Design District at the University of Arkansas, the Anthony Timberlands Center will be a center of excellence for innovation in wood design and product development to expand the use of Arkansas-sourced timber and wood in architectural design, construction techniques, and product design.

The facility will serve as the epicenter for the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design's multiple timber and wood design initiatives, house the school's existing and expanding design-build program and fabrication technologies laboratories, and serve as the new home to the school's emerging graduate program in timber and wood design.

This project was designed in collaboration with our partners at Grafton Architects and is being constructed by Nabholz Corporation.