University of Minnesota Fraser Hall Chemistry Undergraduate Teaching Lab

The University of Minnesota – Twin Cities recently completed upgrades to its nearly 100-year-old Fraser Hall. This $132 million project consolidated several chemistry disciplines across multiple halls into a single central chemistry building for undergraduate-level courses. With renovations complete, Fraser Hall now features 18 new interactive laboratories, modern study-method equipment upgrades, collaboration spaces, faculty offices, and chemistry classrooms. Fraser Hall now provides roughly 117,000 square feet of space and serves as the central science building for over 5,000 U of M students every year.

The structure stands out with sweeping views of floor-to-ceiling glass and a shiny new copper façade. The MG McGrath team custom-fabricated 15,607 square feet of 16-oz. copper panels with personalized embossing and a natural copper finish. Each panel was pressed into a specially made stamp to give it a ribbed profile and then fabricated into an S-Slip panel system for the main portions of the façade.