The University of Arkansas Grady E. Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center is located within the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The building houses new, state-of-the-art structures, a testing laboratory, faculty and graduate offices, and other Civil Engineering laboratory spaces. It is a phased project that will eventually culminate with a new facility for the school's Center for Training Transportation Professionals.

The building is designed to fit into the existing building stock of the Technology Park. Using metal panels, concrete, glass and exposed structure.  The large, high-bay structures testing lab gives the building a strong presence on what will be a new pedestrian plaza for the park.

The design of the Education and Research Center consist of two shifted rectangular masses with a lean to type structure at the rear. The shift in the masses allow the use of a polycarbonate wall system to bring natural lighting into the strong floor structures lab and also acts as a beacon for the building at night. The design also incorporates a horizontal brise soleil system that provides shade to the south facing glass to reduce heat gain and glare in the adjacent spaces.