University of New Mexico - MTTC

The Materials Technology Training Center (MTTC) at the University of New Mexico is a 58,000 s.f combined prototyping/demonstration teaching laboratory for the UNM mechanical engineering department. Individual laboratories include optical/laser equipment, micro-electronics, general chemistry/wet lab, photo lithography and video /computer simulation lab, all related to computer chip development. A broadcast TV studio for distance learning applications was included in the project design.
The project contains 4,000 s.f. of class 10,000 clean room, a class 1000 clean room, demonstration 8” and 12” silicon wafer equipment; 2,000 s.f. “workbench” electronic lab; 8,000 s.f. of classrooms, 8,000 s.f. of faculty offices, 16,000 s.f. of “start up” technology labs, a 120 seat theatre, a 60 seat cafe/coffee shop, print/reprographics shop, video production studio, and a student lounge. The building is organized around a dramatic atrium with open staircase to the lower level and organizes classroom space around laboratories in an “L” shape.

PROJECT: University of New Mexico Materials Training Technology Training Center
LOCATION: Albuquerque, NM
CLIENT: University of New Mexico
DATE OF COMPLETION: December, 1997
SIZE: 58,000 s.f.
FEATURES: Classrooms with State-of-the-Art Data Communications System/Distance Learning; Laboratory Gasses and Chemical Storage; Fume Hoods and Scrubbers/Clean Room; Wet Laboratory Space; Administrative Offices; Auditoriums

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