KieranTimberlake

June 3, 2026

KieranTimberlake is one of 12 firms longlisted by Malcolm Reading Consultants to design Northwestern University’s new engineering building.

Northwestern University
| Courtesy of Northwestern University via Malcolm Reading Consultants

KieranTimberlake begins every project with a working hypothesis that the design of a building can fundamentally change how people think, collaborate, and discover—and a commitment to prove it. Northwestern’s new engineering research building will shape how Principal Investigators work, how students learn, and how other institutions structure and realize similar facilities. With a carefully crafted practice culture shaped by the same habits of mind that make research institutions thrive, we’re excited to continue this process.

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