Touted by University of Missouri officials as the most ambitious project in its 180-year history, the $221-million Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building is designed to enable researchers to expedite delivery of innovations from the lab to clinical treatment. Located adjacent to MU Health Care and Truman VA hospitals, the 265,000-sq-ft building incorporates offices, collaborative areas, extensive multidisciplinary laboratory spaces and a vivarium.
Early on, the project schedule was shortened by nearly 6 months. Designer Burns & McDonald worked collaboratively with construction manager at-risk Whiting-Turner to dial in a 28-month schedule.