Unique Life Science Center Rises from the Desert
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Unique Life Science Center Rises from the Desert
Arizona State University has created a multidisciplinary lab that it plans to use to build a world-class biotechnology infrastructure for the area.
Like the mythical bird noted above, the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) located in Tempe, just southeast of Phoenix, very quickly has established an “intense excitement” within the life science research community. The Institute was founded in 2002 and housed initially in temporary quarters, so long before its current facility was completed, its administrators were able to scan the research community and collect a core group of world-class intellectual re-searchers. They’re now building upon that R&D infrastructure within their newly occupied research facility.
The structure that is the Biodesign Institute boasts a design that promotes interdisciplinary research, laboratory flexibility, operational sustainability, support for advanced science and technology development, researcher recruitment, and aesthetic design. The Biodesign Institute is clearly a unique facility and the recipient of this year’s R&D Magazine Laboratory of the Year award. The 2006 Lab of the Year awards are particularly notable in that this is the 40th annual awards presentation, which were presented to the lab designers and owners in an awards ceremony and reception at R&D’s Laboratory Design Conference in Atlanta on April 4, 2006.
A vision and a plan
It’s particularly fitting that the Biodesign Institute is the 40th Lab of the Year, because the Institute represents more than just a well-designed and planned facility. Like the phoenix, the Biodesign Institute is the embodiment of Arizona’s vision for what the state wants to become in the future—a global center for life science research and commerce. Bud Guest, SVP at McCarthy Building Companies, St. Louis, Mo., and a judge in this year’s competition recognized this value. “With its excellent functionality and truly multidisciplinary design, the Biodesign Institute is destined to make a positive contribution to development of the biotech industry in Arizona,” he says.
Biodesign Institute uses glass to bring natural light inside the building and “connect itself” to its community.
Unique Life Science Center Rises from the Desert
Arizona State University has created a multidisciplinary lab that it plans to use to build a world-class biotechnology infrastructure for the area.
Like the mythical bird noted above, the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) located in Tempe, just southeast of Phoenix, very quickly has established an “intense excitement” within the life science research community. The Institute was founded in 2002 and housed initially in temporary quarters, so long before its current facility was completed, its administrators were able to scan the research community and collect a core group of world-class intellectual re-searchers. They’re now building upon that R&D infrastructure within their newly occupied research facility.
The structure that is the Biodesign Institute boasts a design that promotes interdisciplinary research, laboratory flexibility, operational sustainability, support for advanced science and technology development, researcher recruitment, and aesthetic design. The Biodesign Institute is clearly a unique facility and the recipient of this year’s R&D Magazine Laboratory of the Year award. The 2006 Lab of the Year awards are particularly notable in that this is the 40th annual awards presentation, which were presented to the lab designers and owners in an awards ceremony and reception at R&D’s Laboratory Design Conference in Atlanta on April 4, 2006.
A vision and a plan
It’s particularly fitting that the Biodesign Institute is the 40th Lab of the Year, because the Institute represents more than just a well-designed and planned facility. Like the phoenix, the Biodesign Institute is the embodiment of Arizona’s vision for what the state wants to become in the future—a global center for life science research and commerce. Bud Guest, SVP at McCarthy Building Companies, St. Louis, Mo., and a judge in this year’s competition recognized this value. “With its excellent functionality and truly multidisciplinary design, the Biodesign Institute is destined to make a positive contribution to development of the biotech industry in Arizona,” he says.
Biodesign Institute uses glass to bring natural light inside the building and “connect itself” to its community.
posted by Bill Austin - Unique Life Science Center Rises from the Desert
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