We wanted architecture that would signal to everyone that this was a special place, the center of campus...We wanted a building that in 2100 would stand up and mark the dynamic change in the University and talk about the century we're in. - Robert A. Brown Boston University President
Boston University and KPMB Architects have announced their plans to construct a 17-floor tower which will house BU's new Data Sciences Center. A program booming within the field of academia, BU plans to be a leader in this area of education. Alongside the team at KPMB, the architecture firm aims at building a structure that will be an "iconic" fixture on campus.
The monumental teaching center has a "podium" like base that is 4 stories high. On top of this base are 13, slightly off centered, floors that were designed to resemble an image of stacked books. The visual representation was made to play homage to the university's mission in its passion for research, artistic creativity, and scholarship among the staff and students on campus.
Also functioning as a public building, the interiors of the center are designed to foster innovation and collaboration. The space will be filled with whiteboard walls and terraced platforms that will serve as meeting areas for students and faculty. Another design feature within the space is a collaboration ramp that will have small gathering areas spread along its path. This will help facilitate quick and impromptu conversations about new ideas and projects.
The team at KPMB Architects plan on cultivating the university's connectivity to the community by incorporating sheltered pedestrian pathways that will create connections to various historic buildings along Bay State Road and Commonwealth Ave.
Once constructed this will be the university's tallest and first major teaching center on the Charles River Campus in 50 years. The goal of the new center will be to merry together various departments under one roof. Building preparation will begin in Spring 2019 and have an estimated completion of spring 2022.
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“We wanted a building that in 2100 would stand up and mark the dynamic change in the University and talk about the century we're in.” - Robert A. Brown Boston University President
I wonder what does he thinks this building is saying about the century we’re in.
"..floors that were designed to resemble an image of stacked books."
They went too literal.
This opened in LA 1-2 years ago and sucks ass. Dont be like this building.
https://www.google.com/maps/@3...
Another rescue from Koolhaas' reject pile...
Stacked boxes. The game is to find the most continuous route for the main structure and that's it. Game over.
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