Flow and movement are the defining features of this award-winning academic precinct straddling Boston’s Roxbury and Fenway neighborhoods. The EXP will include state-of-the-art labs, dedicated space to support Northeastern’s innovative work in autonomous vehicles, drones and humanoid robots, and a makerspace to promote collaboration between students across disciplines. EXP will include teaching and research labs, a café, a faculty club and landscaped green space sandwiched in between the train station and the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, which was opened in 2017 to national acclaim. This cutting-edge hub for the sciences has helped position Northeastern University as a premier destination for research, but it also serves as a vital social space for students.

Northeastern University
EXP
Project Statistics
LOCATION
Boston, MA / United States
EST. COMPLETION
2023
TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE
350,000 GSF
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Research Labs, Robotics, Makerspace
Team
Robert J. Schaeffner, FAIA, LEED AP
Principal-in-Charge
Kevin B. Sullivan, FAIA
Principal-in-Charge
Barry Shiel, AIA
Project Manager
Wesley Schwartz, AIA
Project Architect
Chris Stansfield, AIA, LEED AP
Project Architect
Jeff Abramson, AIA, LEED AP
Architect
Garrett House, AIA
Architect
Jessica Jorge, AIA
Architect
Blake Lam, AIA
Architect
James Lanzisero, AIA
Architect
Parke MacDowell, AIA
Architect
Michael Nie
Architect
Melissa Allen
Designer
Daniel Dudziak
Designer
Sharmeen Khan
Designer
Shreeya Shakya
Designer
Sam Watts
Designer
Mike Wilson
Designer
Sandrine Heroux
Designer / Fabricator
David Riley
Designer / Fabricator
Mary Gallagher, IIDA, LEED AP
Interior Designer
Laura Zarwi
Interior Designer
Elizabeth Galloway, LEED AP
Building Scientist
Melanie Silver, LEED AP
Building Scientist
Michael Quinn, AIA, CSI, CCS, LEED AP
Specifications Writer
David Hamel
Design Visualization
Raha Ahmad
Design Visualization
PROJECT EUI



MODERNIZED FLEXIBILITY
EXP is built in a very robust way, so that any of the labs can be converted from a dry lab to a wet lab to computational lab, as needed. The Pedestrian Crossing will connect EXP and the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex with the rest of the Boston campus, forming a physical link between the two sides.