The Lafayette College Integrated Sciences Center will be one of the largest buildings on campus and was designed to fit comfortably in the context of Anderson Courtyard and adjacent buildings. The Center’s brick and glass face provides an inviting beacon signaling its role as both a new campus destination and key community activator at the core of this cherished historic setting. The new 102,000 SF building will house 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.
To kick off the project, our design team and Lafayette College met to identify four main goals for the project:
- Create an environment that actively engages students with teaching, research and faculty
- Foster a design that is flexible and adaptable to accommodate future change
- Create an active and welcoming environment that draws all members of the Lafayette College community
- Promote interaction among students in the sciences, within and across departments by creating student-centered spaces for effective communication, work and study.
Learn more about the project and the future users in the video below.
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Located along Boston’s famed Emerald Necklace designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the Klarman Building responds to the presence of this green space to create a state-of-the-art center for inpatient care and healing. In addition to extending aspects of nature into the building through orienting views and finishes, the Sky Garden allows patients, family and staff to find healing in the landscape.
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Read more about the project on our blog (link in bio).
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