草榴社区入口 marked a significant milestone today with the topping out of the Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower.
BCM celebrates topping out of Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower
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草榴社区入口 marked a significant milestone today with the topping out of the Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower, the newest addition to its expanding campus. This 503,000-square-foot facility will house Baylor鈥檚 School of Medicine and School of Health Professions.
鈥淭his is an exciting moment for Baylor as we celebrate the progress of the Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower,鈥 said Dr. Paul Klotman, president, CEO and executive dean of 草榴社区入口. 鈥淭his facility will not only enhance our ability to educate and train the next generation of healthcare professionals but also will serve as a hub for innovation, collaboration and discovery.鈥
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Dr. Paul Klotman, president, CEO and executive dean at Baylor, addresses those gathered to celebrate the tree topping ceremony at the Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower
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As part of the milestone celebration in construction, Baylor announced that with the help of many generous supporters, the institution reached its fundraising goal of $150 million to build Cullen Tower.
To further support this initiative and all that Cullen Tower will allow its students, faculty, researchers and staff to achieve, Baylor is expanding its fundraising goal to $200 million.
Greg Brenneman, chair of Baylor鈥檚 Board of Trustees, emphasized the significance of this milestone in Baylor鈥檚 history and his gratitude for philanthropic support of Cullen Tower.
鈥淲e are incredibly grateful for our many generous donors,鈥 Brenneman said. 鈥淏ecause of our supporters, Cullen Tower will bring together the brightest minds in medicine and research and will also inspire a prosperous and thriving future for Houston and beyond.鈥
The tower is the first phase of the Michael E. DeBakey Health Sciences Park, an ambitious 800,000-square-foot project designed to integrate medical education and research in a collaborative setting. It is also adjacent to the Texas Medical Center鈥檚 Helix Park 鈥 an innovative 37-acre development supporting the intersection of healthcare, life sciences and business.
鈥淐ullen Tower is designed with collaboration at its core,鈥 said Robert Pulito, president emeritus and principal at The S/L/A/M/ Collaborative, the architecture firm behind the building鈥檚 design. 鈥淚t reimagines not just the space, but the very structure of medical education卢 鈥 bringing together curriculum, pedagogy, services and technology in a first-of-its-kind environment. By intentionally blurring the boundaries between education, research and clinical care, we鈥檝e created a place where students, faculty and patients converge in a shared mission of discovery, care and continuous learning.鈥
Construction on the Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower began in 2023 after support from The Cullen Foundation, The Cullen Trust for Health Care and The Cullen Trust for Higher Education. The Cullen family鈥檚 longstanding support of Baylor continues their legacy of strengthening education, research and patient care.
An additional transformative gift in support of Cullen Tower came from The DeBakey Medical Foundation. As construction progresses, Baylor looks forward to the grand opening in 2026, ushering in a new era for Baylor and generations of future medical and health professional students.
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