Engineering Center construction gallery

Installing formwork for west plaza stairs

Steel structure rising on upper level

Installation of priority walls on lower level.

Steel framework on upper level

Layout for west plaza stairs

Installation of steel frame on upper level

Air ducts installed on lower level

Brace attached to rising steel structure

Preparation for mobilization of crane

Continuing reinstallation of basement ductwork

Rerouting water valve by west side stairs

Installing mechanical ductwork in basement

Installing embed plates at edge of terrace

Overhead scaffolding to protect pedestrians on walkway

Rebuilding casework in library

Installation of temporary weather walls

Backfill and compaction of lower-level trenches

Fiber-reinforced polymer installed on terrace level

Installation of temporary waterproofing on ground level

Demolition of existing mechanical equipment

Installation of shoring for crane in library

Installation of wall embeds and anchors

Saw cutting, lower level

Fiber-reinforced polymer application

Fiber-reinforced polymer applied to the terrace level

Floor adhesive removed, ground level

Architectural detail demolition

Removal of shoring in Garbarini Lounge

Application of fiber-reinforced polymer

Removal of waterproofing

Concrete pour

Installation of anchor bolts

Ground-level formwork for stairs

Slurry for library footing

Installation of formwork for new beam

Concrete pour for terrace ramps

Civil work on west boundary

Elevator shaft construction

Strengthening pilasters

Deconstruction of Sibley Auditorium flooring

Elevator foundation

Mechanical room wall demolition

Demolition of east oculus

Installing rebar on PT beams

Preparing beams for strengthening

Cleared terrace level, looking southwest

Excavation for footings in library area

Cleared terrace level, looking southwest

Roughening beams in preparation for strengthening

Mobile rig to drill elevator bore holes

Demolition of terrace-level stairs

Preparation for beam strengthening

Applying shotcrete to external wall

Preparation for beam strengthening

Demolition of southeast staircase

Preparation for beam strengthening

Construction of shear wall on first floor

Lower level shear wall placement

Shoring for lower-level work

Demolition work at edge of terrace

Shoring and conveyor belt for shear wall

Rebar cage for expansion of footings, Engineering Center reconstruction

Removal of exterior topping slab

Demolition of existing elevator shafts

Project overview from atop McLaughlin Hall

Deck surface preparation

Demolition of terrace level

Cleared space on south side of Bechtel, with skylight protruding

Cleared terrace area, with only half-walls and railings remaining

Christian Lander (B.S.’23 CE) leads a tour of the Engineering Center construction site. (Photo by Adam Lau / Berkeley Engineering)

Buckle up, construction is about to begin on the new Engineering Center! Here’s a glimpse of workers putting up fencing around the site.

Here’s a glimpse of the construction for the Engineering Center!

Tsu-Jae King Liu, dean of engineering, stands in front of a rendering of the new Engineering Center at Cal Day. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Engineering Center at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. on Friday, April 21, 2023. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Immerse yourself in our new Engineering Center, coming in 2025!

Sustainability is the backbone of the reimagined Engineering Center that opens in 2025.

Artist’s rendering of the central atrium in the Engineering Center

Artist’s concept of new Engineering Student Center at dusk