Texas A&M University has broken ground on Aplin Center, $250 million mass timber experiential learning hub and visitors center. The three-story building will transform hospitality, retail and marketing education when it opens in 2028. The nearly 212,000-SF building, which will use timber sourced from Texas sawmills, is named for Buc-ee’s travel center founder Arch “Beaver” Aplin III. Designed by DLR Group and Pickard Chilton, Aplin Center will feature a U-shape design using glue-laminated columns and beams, as well as cross laminated timber floor and roof panels. Learn more about Aplin Center here.
JTM Construction Group, an affiliate of JT Magen, completed 430,000-square-foot expansion of Netflix Studios Albuquerque. The expansion includes two 18,000-square-foot soundstages and two 20,000-square-foot soundstages with movable dividing partitions that allow for use as a single soundstage, two 30,000-square-foot production support buildings, three 60,000-square-foot mill buildings, a 120,000-square-foot production office building and two dedicated exterior backlot areas. Learn more about the project.
