University of Arkansas officials dedicated the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation in south Fayetteville on Aug. 29, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Timothy Hursley)
University of Arkansas officials dedicated a new architecture building in south Fayetteville Friday that will, among other things, serve as a center for developing solutions to affordable housing.
The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation is a nearly 45,000-square-foot, primarily mass timber building that includes wood and metal fabrication workshops, a 3D printing lab, external fabrication yard and lecture hall. More than 62,100 cubic feet of Arkansas timber was used in the $43 million facility, which is part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design…