This fall, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) opened the Strong Hall Science Laboratory Facility—the school’s new ‘home for the sciences.’ Designed by the S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM), in association with the Lewis Group Architects, the 24,900-m2 (268,000-sf) facility is part of a $114-million initiative establishing UTK as a ‘top 25’ research university in the United States.