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EnemyHands

Does anyone know of interesting Scientific facilities? On-campus science buildings, labs, etc.?

 
May 19, 09 3:48 pm
iamonhold

Check out the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, under development in Masdar City, UAE.

May 19, 09 4:11 pm  · 
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EnemyHands

Wow, that's great. Thank you.

May 19, 09 4:45 pm  · 
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tagalong

Skirkanich Hall at U Penn by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien

May 19, 09 5:28 pm  · 
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randomized

Birkhäuser has a design manual:

Research and Technology Buildings

index:
10
What is research?
Svante Pääbo
12
Research today
Gunter Henn
14
Research and research buildings: the example of Life Sciences
Kai L. Simons
16
Building culture: magic and identity of place
Hannelore Deubzer
21
The birth of the modern research building in the USA
Oswald W. Grube
28
Architecture and technical service systems: requirements for research buildings
Manfred Hegger
32
Laboratories in research buildings: main features and developments
Hardo Braun
37
Design parameters: location, use and typology
Dieter Grömling
53
The laboratory workplace
Jürgen Eichler
56
Energy
Gerhard Hausladen and Hana Meindl
58
Electrical power
Helmut Bleher
60
Air
Hans-U. Jaeger

May 19, 09 5:32 pm  · 
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ether

"science facilities" is a rather large pool to pull from. is there a specific area of science you are interested?

May 19, 09 6:10 pm  · 
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kungapa

Kahn - Salk Institute and Richards medical facilities.

May 19, 09 6:25 pm  · 
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jsoto3

The Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla (near the Salk Institute), also by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien:

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=the+neurosciences+institute&page=4

May 19, 09 6:52 pm  · 
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iamonhold

Very good recco kungapa! FYI - the salk institute offers free tours, every day at noon.

May 19, 09 9:02 pm  · 
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EnemyHands

Thanks to all for some excellent suggestions. I am most interested in the Life Sciences. I work for a company that publishes science journals and is considering running a series on science buildings and architecture.

May 20, 09 10:56 am  · 
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med.

Some that I've seen which are pretty nice:

- UPMC Biomedical Research Tower 3



- WVU Life Sciences Center



May 20, 09 11:46 am  · 
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bowling_ball

Two recent U of Toronto projects:

Pharmacy Building (by Foster): http://www.greatspaces.utoronto.ca/projects/pharmacy.htm

Donnelly Centre (by Behnisch):
http://www.greatspaces.utoronto.ca/projects/ccbr.htm

May 20, 09 12:08 pm  · 
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xtbl


biodesign institute at arizona state university

http://www.biodesign.asu.edu/



clark center at stanford university

http://biox.stanford.edu/

May 20, 09 12:13 pm  · 
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