July/August/September 2020 I 29
CASE STUDY:
Overcoming Limited Space, AV, and Security
Challenges at Carnegie Mellon University
In any built space, there are inevitable design challenges. Budgeting, futureproofing, green building, client
pleasing—the list goes on. What happens when space is limited too? Each of these obstacles weighed heavily
on the design team for Carnegie Mellon University's ANSYS Hall, a multipurpose new construction that
permanently houses the university's College of Engineering. This case study provides fellow designers with
keen insights as to how world-class technology designs can make for a world-class academic facility, even
when square footage is scarce.
By Joshua Casey, RCDD
Photograph
provided
courtesy
of
Carnegie
Mellon
University.
