Polytechnic Academic Complex

The Polytechnic Academic Complex, is strategically located in the core of the campus, serving as a social and academic hub for students. The complex is comprised of three sets of buildings: Applied Arts Pavilioin, Aravaipa Auditorium, Peralta Hall, Picacho Hall, Santa Catalina Hall and Santan Hall. The buildings have been submitted for certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™.

The buildings are designed to create indoor and outdoor spaces that embrace and sustain the desert culture. They are “green” buildings, designed to meet the LEED silver certification standards, which include recycled materials used from the site, alternative energy features, and natural and man-made sun screens. The complex includes general university classrooms, laboratories, specialized instructional spaces, faculty and departmental offices, and showers for those who walk or ride bicycles.