The University of Arkansas is dedicated to investing in its campus community by constructing and maintaining buildings that offer exceptional learning environments for all who use them.
For progress images from capital projects, view the OxBlue cameras for photos throughout the timeline of each project.
Ongoing Projects
Maple Hill Residence Hall - north site
The new Maple Hill residence halls will be state-of-the-art additions to student housing
on the north end of campus.
The new residence halls will add approximately 1,400 beds in double rooms with private
bathrooms and other amenities like secure bicycle storage.
Status: Design Phase
Estimated Completion: TBD
Architects: DIGSAU, Core Architects
Construction/General Managers: VCC
Maple Hill Residence Hall - central site
The new Maple Hill residence halls will be state-of-the-art additions to student housing
on the north end of campus.
The new residence halls will add approximately 1,400 beds in double rooms with private
bathrooms and other amenities like secure bicycle storage.
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Fall 2028
Architects: Henning Larsen, SCM Architects
Construction/General Managers: Nabholz Construction Services
Windgate Galleries
This is the final building in the School of Art's Windgate Art and Design District
located just south of campus off MLK Jr. Blvd.
Windgate 2 will be three stories and approximately 47,000 square feet, housing classroom
and studio space as well as art galleries.
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion:
Architects: Tod Williams Billie Tsien, Polk Stanley Wilcox
Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti, Altieri
Construction/General Managers: Clark Contractors
Maple Street Safety Improvement Project
As part of the national Safe Streets and Roads for All project, the University of
Arkansas is teaming up with the City of Fayetteville to revamp Maple Street.
The project will establish improved crosswalks, updated driving lanes, greenspace
along the road, new senior walks on both sidewalks, and the addition of a dedicated
bicycle lane.
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: August 2026
Architects:
Engineers: Olsson
Construction/General Managers: Flintco
Fine Arts Center - Restoration
(Phase 1)
This project involved the restoration of the main lobby, classroom wing, and concert hall of the Fine Arts Center. The building, completed in 1951, was designed by Edward Durell Stone, an internationally-celebrated architect raised in Fayetteville.
It is the first modernist classroom building on campus. The restoration reopened the lobby, helping to reestablish Stone’s original design concept and saved other character-defining features like the steel ribbon windows.
Status: Design Phase
Estimated Completion: TBD
Architects: TenBerke, MBL, Ground Control
Construction/General Managers: Con-Real
Alpha Phi
The newest building in the Greek community at the University of Arkansas will be the Alpha Phi house, which will be located on the corner of Wilson Avenue and Maple Street.
The new house will be 39,770 square feet of premier living space, including rooms that will hold 94 beds, and will establish another first-class structure to the Greek houses on campus.
Status: Design Phase
Estimated Completion: TBD
Architects: HBRA Architects, WER Architects, Duke Design Group
Construction/General Managers: CR Crawford Construction
Recently Completed Projects
Mullins Library 1st and 2nd Floor Renovation
Over the course of five years, all four levels of the Mullins Library were reimagined to provide a prisitine study and working area in the heart of campus.
The renovation of Levels 1 and 2 offer a space for all. Visitors are greeted by sleek new furniture, private study rooms for focused work, convenient printing, new Special Collections spaces and an abundance of natural light, creating a bright and welcoming atmosphere.
Status: Completed
Completion: Spring 2025
Architects: Kennedy & Violich Architecture, DEMX Architecture, OLIN
Construction/General Managers: Con-Real
Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation
Located at the northeast corner of the new Art & Design District, the Anthony Timberlands
Center will provide the Fay Jones School of Architecture a space for timber and wood
design graduate programs as well as an applied research center for wood innovation.
The Center will include approximately 50,000 SF of classroom, studio, conference,
office, and fabrication space.
Status: Completed
Completion: Spring 2024
Architects: Grafton Architects, modus studio
Construction/General Managers: Nabholz Construction Services
Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I3R)
This new campus research facility will serve as a home to the Institute for Integrative
and Innovative Research (I3R). With a focus on convergence research, the building itself is designed and built
to offer collaborative spaces and cross-cutting capabilities.
The facility is ~144,000 SF distributed across three floors, includes several laboratories
and work spaces.
I³R uses a shared-use arrangement for all facilities and equipment, and all are housed
in controlled-access areas.
Status: Completed
Completion: Summer 2024
Architects: HGA, Hufft
Construction/General Managers: CDI Contractors
HPER Second Floor Renovation
This project made significant improvements to the university's recreation center including
adding turnstiles to the east and west entrances, office space for UREC staff, a dedicated
plaza in front of the east entrance, and a complete renovation of the men's and women's
locker rooms.
The fitness center was fully renovated to provide a more open concept directly from
the corridor. The overall size of the workout areas was expanded, new equipment was
installed, and studios for group workout classes were established and updated.
Storefront doors were added to the west entrance and the bridge by the east entrance
was taken out for a more welcoming exterior.
Status: Completed
Completion: Summer 2025
Architects: SmithGroup, Hufft
Construction/General Managers: CR Crawford Construction
MUSiC National Research Fabrication Facility
The University of Arkansas' Multi-User Silicon Carbide Facility (MUSiC) is the only
openly-accessible fabrication facility of its kind in the U.S.
The facility features a state-of-the-art eight-bay cleanroom within a 22,000-square-foot
building—one of the most advanced SiC research and prototyping environments in the
nation.
It complements the UA Power Group’s vertically integrated research ecosystem — known
for advancing technologies “from materials to systems.”
Status: Completed
Completion: Fall 2025
Architects: WDD Architects, Tsoi Kobus Design
Engineers: Vanderweil
Construction/General Managers: Whiting-Turner