Mississippi State University Swalm Chemical Engineering

JBHM was commissioned to design a “bookend” building to be placed on the opposite end of the historic drill field. The donor requested that the design “mirror” a landmark building designed in 1905 by E.L. Malvaney. The interior of the facility houses the new School of Chemical Engineering. Because of the donor's aesthetic requirements and the lack of existing drawings, JBHM measured the existing building facilities and had to creatively place a modern building program into a 1905, non-air-conditioned building frame. As one can imagine, everything from brick color and mortar joints were evaluated to be true to the original. The interiors, however, are designed to be a completely modern chemical engineering facility with 17 laboratories, classrooms, and faculty offices.