Brown University has announced the selection of Deborah Berke Partners and Ballinger to lead a new Integrated Life Sciences Building project near its Providence, Rhode Island campus.
The new structure will be located near Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School in the city’s Jewelry District and offers a consolidation of labs and other facilities for researchers in public health, bioengineering, and other types of related scientific activity.
“We aim to satisfy the work needs of the initial occupants and the current science but not to be so specific and customized that the space can’t evolve as science — and scientists — change,” Ballinger senior principal Terry Steelman explained.
"These buildings have a long lifespan and accommodate a wide range of occupants, in some cases for the short-term. So much will change over the lifespan of the building," he added. "When we designed Sidney Frank Hall, for example, gene therapy was still building momentum, and now it’s a common aspect of academic research. Who knows what amazing new discoveries will take place at the Brown integrated life sciences building? We have to make sure the space can accommodate that research.”
The project will now undergo an extensive planning phase before an estimated construction cost can be established with stakeholders. The university anticipates completion within four to five years and says it will result in increased scientific output for the medical school and other faculties.
“Right now, we are essentially out of space for research, not just in BioMed," Brown's Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences Mukesh Jain told The Brown Daily Herald prior to the announcement. “Having the capacity to do truly cutting-edge research will result in potential drugs, devices and diagnostics that can be applied to patient care — this is what we call translational research. We’ll be able to build stronger ties to biotech and pharma companies, and also spin-off companies built on Brown discoveries."
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