University of North Texas Denton Business Leadership Center
This technologically-sophisticated facility at the heart of campus creates a new identity for the College of Business befitting its position as one of the largest schools of business in the country.
Conceived as a marketplace – the root of all business transactions – the Center is a series of discrete buildings surrounding and organized by a “public square.” This strategy addresses the vast scale of the school and creates a central gathering place where students, faculty and professionals interact in large or small groups, formally or serendipitously.
Our building incorporates our philosophy to build communities.
Classrooms are arranged in blocks rising up through the building, separated from other floor areas by bridges and skylights. The public spaces are connected by three main public stairs that traverse the floors of the building, providing for quick and efficient student movement through the building between classes.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Location
- Denton, TX
- Size
- 180,000 GSF
- Program
- Classrooms, Auditorium, Computer Labs, Library, Conference Rooms, Faculty Offices, Lounge and Study Rooms, Café, 950-car Parking Garage, Central Plant
- LEED Gold
Team
- Ennead Design Team
- James S. Polshek, 1930-2022, Kevin McClurkan, Robert Young, Jesse Peck, Charmian Place, Jeffrey Geisinger, Adam Mead, Jena Rimkus, Na Sun, Marcela Villarroel-Trindade
- Associate Architect
- Jacobs Consultancy, GPR Planners Collaborative
Press
- 2009
- Brown, Carolyn. "UNT Presents Business Building Design" (NT Daily, 9/24/2009)
- Heinkel, Peggy. "UNT Unveils Business Building Design" (Denton Record Chronicle, 9/23/2009)
- "Polshek Partnership Unveils Design for University of North Texas Business Building" (Building Design and Construction, 9/24/2009)