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BCM McNair Campus / Health Sciences Park

-Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower

https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/...n-tower-119108

Construction Starts On Baylor College Of Medicine's 503K SF Medical Education Tower

May 24, 2023
Maddy McCarty, Bisnow Houston

Eight decades ago, when Baylor College of Medicine first established itself in Texas Medical Center, medical knowledge doubled every 50 years. Today, medical knowledge doubles every 73 days, and Baylor College of Medicine is bursting at the seams as it races to keep up.

To that end, the college is adding a 503K SF, 11-story medical education and research building to its campus. The Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower will be the first building of Baylor’s planned Health Sciences Park. It is expected to open in 2026.

The project is adjacent to TMC’s Helix Park, a 37-acre project that will support healthcare, life sciences and other business. The Cullen Tower will be on Butler Boulevard, in proximity to the other Baylor medical buildings within TMC.

The new tower will be a medical education facility for Baylor College of Medicine and a health science professional school, said Bob Pulito, president emeritus and principal at SLAM Collaborative and lead architect for the project.

“It’s probably one of the largest medical education facilities in the country right now,” Pulito said at a Wednesday event celebrating the kickoff of construction. “It will set a new benchmark for medical education.”

It will also be the most technologically advanced medical education building in the nation, according to Dr. Paul Klotman, president, CEO and executive dean of the college.

“I have been to the top 20 medical schools' educational buildings, and nothing comes close to this in terms of all the things you need for modern-day medical school learning,” Klotman said at the event.

Educational features include a 35K SF simulation lab that will simulate exams, labs and other situations to train medical professionals, Pulito said.

https://www.bcm.edu/news/baylor-coll...xpansion-plans

Images c/o BCM Website on this project

The Lillie and Roy Cullen Health Sciences Tower will be a new education and research facility for Baylor College of Medicine. Design by The S/L/A/M Collaborative. Rendering by ARS Longa.

Lillie and Roy Cullen Health Sciences Tower, entrance rendering. Design by The S/L/A/M Collaborative. Rendering by ARS Longa.

Lillie and Roy Cullen Health Sciences Tower, interior rendering. Design by The S/L/A/M Collaborative. Rendering by ARS Longa.