We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected by Lafayette College to begin the planning and design of their new Integrated Science Center (ISC). The ISC will include biology, computer science, environmental science, expansion space for neuroscience and the IDEAL program, an entrepreneurship program connecting engineering and the liberal arts to solve real-world problems.
The Lafayette campus is very beautiful, with a distinct sense of place, occupying a prominent hilltop above Easton, Pennsylvania and the Delaware River. The campus has a sense of order, yet it is not formal. There is a high level of quality in the building stock and in the landscape that unites it. There are a variety of open spaces, some being quad-like and others courtyards and lawns.
Throughout the proposal and interview process, the team developed a variety of design ideas that we used to help the client visualize our design process. We are excited to start working with the College to begin the design and planning for such an important project.
Sandrine Héroux, Sophie McKenzie, and Emily Chowdhury are each members of our in-house Fabrication team. Their day-to-day work centers on a simple question: what changes when design becomes something people can physically test?
These women challenge the notion of fabrication as a support service, framing it instead as an essential component of architectural authorship, a way to test ideas, share agency, and widen the boundaries of what architectural practice can include.
In our most recent blog, they discuss their individual paths in architecture and reflect on their experience using fabrication as a tool for fostering shared agency, community engagement and broadening the role of the architect. Link in bio!
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