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Designing Labs for an Uncertain Future
At the 2026 Lab Design Conference, Ballinger's Gregory Muth and Katherine Wohlsen shared how designing for uncertainty allowed Brown University's newest life sciences building to respond to changing research priorities, funding challenges, and evolving work styles without requiring major redesigns
The Question Your Lab Design Kickoff Is Missing
More client input doesn’t necessarily lead to better lab design—an operational gatekeeper can help design teams get the right information, from the right people, at the right time, before critical decisions are locked in
Designing Labs for What Comes Next: Inside a 15-Year Masterplan
Ireland’s Technological University of the Shannon is planning new research facilities, postgraduate hubs and industry-facing innovation spaces while using adaptive reuse and flexible planning to accommodate changing research needs
Harris-Stowe State University Breaks Ground on Flexible STEM Center
Harris-Stowe State University’s new $62 million STEM Center will combine flexible laboratories, research spaces, classrooms, and collaborative environments designed to support current programs and future workforce needs
Building Labs That Grow With Startups
Life sciences incubators give emerging companies access to flexible laboratory space, shared equipment, operational support, and collaborative networks designed to help them grow
The Quantum Readiness Recipe: Evaluating Facility Needs
As quantum research accelerates, laboratory planners must balance precision engineering, flexible infrastructure, and early stakeholder collaboration to create facilities capable of supporting technologies that have yet to be invented
Lab Planning with Operations in Mind
Successful laboratory planning goes beyond square footage and equipment counts by incorporating operational workflows, maintenance needs, and user input early in the design process to create spaces that support efficient, compliant, and intuitive day-to-day laboratory operations
Turning Offices into Labs: Lessons from a High-Speed Conversion
As life science organizations explore office-to-lab conversions, project teams must overcome significant infrastructure, operational, and scheduling challenges. A case study from the 2026 Lab Design Conference highlights strategies for evaluating existing buildings and managing complex laboratory relocations
Engineering Collaboration: How Laboratory Design Sparks Scientific Discovery
Although separated by geography and scientific focus, Kadans' newest research facilities in Paris and Cambridge share a common philosophy: thoughtfully designed laboratories and social spaces can create the chance encounters that accelerate innovation