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Architecture firm HKS and Clark Construction Group have opened ground at the FBI Innovation Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The Innovation Center is located in Redstone Arsenal, where the FBI is building a 98-hectare (243-acre) campus to realign the office, develop its capabilities, improve training programs, and leverage the region’s talent. as reported by HKS in a press release. .
As the flagship building of the new FBI Science and Technology District at Redstone Arsenal, 23,226 m2 The innovation center (250,000 sf) will be an exclusive innovation center dedicated to cyber threat intelligence, data analysis and training to combat emerging threats.
The three-story building will include collaborative office spaces, formal and informal auditoriums, “collision spaces” for impromptu learning encounters, and specialized training spaces, including a kinetic cyberspace and a virtual reality classroom. (VR) so agents can test and apply their skills. and tools in real-world environments.
“Just eight months after starting the design, we’re excited to see how this project paves the way,” said Jim Whitaker, chief design officer. “I am proud of the immense collaboration of Clark, the FBI and our design team to move forward quickly and safely in the design of this state-of-the-art facility amid the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The scope of work of the HKS-Clark team also includes a central utility plant, dining facilities and an outdoor quad in the new science and technology district.
The project is scheduled to end in 2023.