The $60m Martin-Gatton Agricultural Sciences Building is the college’s first teaching facility in roughly 35 years. Credit: University of Kentucky.

The University of Kentucky in Lexington, US, has commenced the construction of its new teaching facility, the Martin-Gatton Agricultural Sciences Building. 

The $60m project marks the first new teaching facility for the university in nearly three and a half decades.  

The building has been named in honour of deceased UK alumnus and former trustee Carol Martin ‘Bill’ Gatton’s parents. 

This development is being financed by the university’s modernisation fund pool, aimed at restoring and renewing the campus. 

It has also received backing from The Bill Gatton Foundation. 

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Last year, The Bill Gatton Foundation made an investment of $100m in the college’s faculty, students, and programmes. 

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University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment dean and Land-grant Engagement vice-president Nancy Cox said: “This new building will showcase the investments planned for the next 20 years by The Bill Gatton Foundation. 

“This building stands as a testament to Gatton’s mission to shape a brighter future for Kentucky.” 

To be located along Cooper Drive, adjacent to the Charles E. Barnhart Building, the building is claimed to become the college’s primary teaching facility and student centre. 

Spanning 66,000ft², the facility will serve faculty, staff, and students from various academic departments. 

It will house various academic programmes such as UK Ag Equine Programs, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology, and more. 

It is expected to be completed by March 2026.