A rendering of the future STEM building. Photo courtesy: Ballinger/Quinn Evans Architects.
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Franklin Street Gym in Richmond will be demolished next year to make way for a $121 million building dedicated to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.
The six-story, 168,000-square-foot building will house lab, classroom and office space for the College of Humanities and Sciences. Gov. Ralph Northam signed the state budget last week that includes the $121 million in funding for the building.
Work will begin in spring 2020 to demolish Franklin Street Gym.
