Cooper Robertson Completes Major Academic Hub for Missouri’s Fast-Growing Drury University
Experts in campus planning, urban design and educational architecture set the stage for Drury’s long-term expansion, creating a vibrant center for students and community members
The architecture and urban design firm Cooper Robertson has announced the completion of the C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Enterprise Center, a major new academic building on the growing campus of Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.
Designed by Cooper Robertson in collaboration with Trivers, the $27 million, 67,348-square-foot O’Reilly Enterprise Center includes new academic and related space for Drury’s business, international affairs, political science, mathematics and computer science programs. Conceived as a campus hub, it also delivers high-tech student collaboration areas, facilities for guidance services, an executive conference center and social spaces with food service offerings for both students and the surrounding community. A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for this major new campus expansion was attended by university leaders, members of the design team and key community stakeholders, including Springfield Mayor Ken McClure.