https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Newest-Lamar-building-stands-out-for-design-13736503.php > Aside from being the first entirely academic building built at Lamar University in some 40 years, the $65 million Science and Technology Building boasts a state-of-the-art makers space and a design unlike any previous structure on the Beaumont campus. > The interdisciplinary building was designed in part to promote collaboration between the different degree programs, Lamar spokeswoman Shelly Vitanza said.