The University of Texas at Austin is constructing a new Engineering Discovery Building (EDB) to enhance research, teaching, and collaboration within the Cockrell School of Engineering. The project began in March 2023 and is expected to be completed by December 2025.

It will be a seven-story structure covering approximately 210,000 square feet and will house the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering and the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering.

The Engineering Discovery Building is designed to support advanced research in areas such as biomaterials, chemical synthesis, geomechanics, and production engineering.

It will feature flexible, reconfigurable research labs, integrated teaching labs, classrooms, and technology-rich collaboration spaces.

The building is also intended to foster a collaborative environment, with thematic neighborhoods of research labs to promote teamwork and facilitate industry partnerships.