FORT WORTH, Texas — During a press conference on Thursday, Texas A&M University leaders revealed new details about their expanded downtown Fort Worth research campus.
The future campus, which was first dubbed “Aggieland-North” has been officially named Texas A&M-Fort Worth, Chancellor John Sharp announced.
The three-building complex will be home to a new law building, research and innovation building, and the Gateway conference center and offices. The expanded campus will be built in the southeast part of downtown, where the current law building is located.
“A top-10 public research institution ensures Fort Worth’s future is rooted in the next economy driven by an educated workforce, whether it be lawyers, engineers, health care professionals or technology workers whose jobs don’t even exist today,” said Sharp.
Beginning this summer, the Texas A&M System will build the Law & Education building, which is expected to be completed in 2025. The building will be financed with bonds backs by the Permanent University Fund and other sources, according to university leaders.
Construction timelines for the other two facilities, the Research and Innovation building, and the Gateway conference center and offices have not been announced. The two buildings will be financed with city-issued bonds, which has been secured by leases to the A&M System and private sector development firms.
During Thursday’s event, Sharp also announced Stantec and Pelli Clarke & Partners have been selected as the team of architects for the Law & Education building. The construction management teams include: Turner Construction Company, CARCON Industries, Source Building Group Inc., and Dikita Enterprises.
Once the future campus is built, Fort Worth will no longer be the largest Texas city without the significant presence of a large public research university.