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“This hospital strongly introduces a nice, organic quality to the plan in this traditionally orthogonal building type. The simplicity of the material palette reinforces the elegance of the forms and allows the natural shapes to shine on their own right”AIA St. Louis - Merit Award
Description
Envisioned as the new center of research for an expanding urban campus, the 202,500 sf Kansas Life Sciences Innovation Center reflects the University’s commitment to innovative life-science research, accommodating disciplines that include neuroscience, reproductive and structural biology, toxicology, bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, and a 15,000 sf laboratory animal center. Efficient and modular, the laboratory design allows for flexible assignments of research teams, while “neighborhoods” of research offices, breakout spaces, and lab suites create dynamic environments for multidisciplinary teaming and the development of focused research centers. The Center is an architectural showpiece that acts as a new gateway to the campus beyond. Designed to incorporate future development and expansion of an existing skywalk system, the building is a campus connector with a conference center and public amenities.
Distinctions
- College Planning & Management
- Grand Prize
- AIA St. Louis
- Merit Award
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“This hospital strongly introduces a nice, organic quality to the plan in this traditionally orthogonal building type. The simplicity of the material palette reinforces the elegance of the forms and allows the natural shapes to shine on their own right”
- AIA State of Kansas
- Merit Award of Excellence
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““Providing 205,000 sf of state-of-the-art research space, the Innovation Center has enabled UK Medical Center to recruit more than 30 new world-class researchers to Kansas. The open flexible laboratory design accommodates alterations and realignments necessary to support modern and successful research programs while fostering a new sense of collaboration among faculty, staff and students. The partnership between KUMC and the design and construction teams resulted in a physically beautiful, modern functional, flexible research facility; at a great cost; on time; and in budget." H. Edward Phillips, Vice Chancellor for Administration, University of Kansas Medical Center”