Auburn University’s new STEM + Agricultural Sciences Complex brings together academic departments in a shared setting for teaching, research, and collaboration. Business Interiors worked alongside Auburn University and Goodwyn Mills Cawood to provide ancillary furniture solutions for a range of shared environments throughout the three-building development.

At approximately 265,000 square feet, the $224 million complex is the largest academic construction project in Auburn’s history. Its three connected, three-story buildings provide a new home for six departments within the College of Agriculture and the College of Sciences and Mathematics. Nearly 70 percent of the complex is dedicated to teaching and research laboratories, replacing aging facilities and expanding resources for students, faculty, and researchers.

BI’s furniture scope included lobbies, student gathering areas, collaboration and conference rooms, and break rooms throughout the complex. Furnishings included modular lounge seating, individual and high-backed chairs, and tables for spaces used for studying, meetings, and informal gatherings. These shared environments provide additional places for students, faculty, and researchers to connect outside traditional classrooms and laboratories.

Auburn University officially celebrated the opening of the complex in October 2026. The new facilities bring related academic disciplines closer together and expand opportunities for teaching, research, and collaboration across the university.

Photography by: Rob Culpepper