Sandhills Global Technology Center for STEM Education

Southeast Community College

A transformative project for Southeast Community College (SCC) and the greater Lincoln area, the Sandhills Global Technology Center is a regional hub for high-demand technology fields, designed to fill a skilled workforce gap. A strong focus on hands-on learning and discovery is integrated throughout SCC’s new home for science and technology programs, with work-based learning approaches involving technology assemblies, toolkits, lab spaces, and computer rooms. The building itself also serves as a learning tool with strategically designed ceilings and glass walls showcasing classrooms, workshops, and labs, as well as revealing functioning, high-performing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work overhead and active computer servers that are typically concealed.

The team drew inspiration from physical technology—servers, computers, and phones—translating familiar device characteristics into architectural form. The exterior lighting has the character of indicator lights on equipment, while custom wallcovering and glazing film draw from the circuitry of a motherboard. The building is designed to be adaptable for changes as technology and space needs change, including accommodations for a future major addition.