New green science center

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New Science Center

The school officially dedicated its 17-acre campus in the morning and then followed that event with a press luncheon and tours of the Science Center that will house the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. Piano spoke at the luncheon and used the word “factory” many times to describe how he approached the design of both the Jerome L. Greene Science Center and the neighboring Lenfest Center for the Arts, which will also open in the spring: one is a factory exploring the brain through neuroscience and one is a factory of cultural exchange. Piano’s factory approach, at least in the case of the Science Center, results in a building that looks like a generic glass box from the outside (one capped by factory-like chimneys) but is highly nuanced and specific to the work that will take place inside it. Floor plates are fairly open, but they are separated into four quadrants (evident in the vertical gaps on each facade) to break down the scale of the spaces and concentrate scientists working on similar projects. The photos below give a peek inside these spaces. The project’s openness extends to the ground floor, which will include retail, restaurants, a community Wellness Center, an Education Lab, and an interactive installation in the lobby about the brain and the work going on upstairs. For both the Jerome L. Greene Science Center and the Lenfest Center for the Arts, Renzo Piano Building Workshop worked with executive architect Davis Brody Bond and associate architect Brody Lawson Associates.

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