Much of the education and research conducted by faculty, staff and students happens in these two buildings, home to many labs, classrooms, faculty and department offices and other resources. The Fluid Power Institute^TM, an innovator since 1962, and the Applied Technology Center (ATC^TM), which undertakes more than 250 company-sponsored research projects annually, are located here. Some facilities and departments are: 

In 1967, the Fred Loock Engineering Center was added. Designed by architect Fitzhugh Scott, the sculptured brick building features applied tile facing, recessed windows, and a succession of curved forms on the Milwaukee Street facade that follow the contour of the test cells inside.