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Higher Ed

New Engineering and Science Building (NESB)

December 3, 2025

LAB/LSA was engaged by the University of Chicago to provide a detailed planning and programming study for a New Engineering and Science Building to be a focal point for the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Chicago Quantum Exchange. Involving workshops with over 30 PI Groups, the study included a conceptual building design that […]

Higher Ed, Lab Architecture, Life Sciences, Nanoscience, Physical Sciences, Quantum

Advanced Sciences Building

December 3, 2025

LAB/LSA was engaged by EPFL to provide a detailed planning, programming and conceptual design study for a new research building to be a center of Advanced Sciences and Shared Scientific Platforms that required highly stable laboratories. Involving workshops with over 15 PI Groups, the study included a conceptual building design that was used to establish […]

Higher Ed, Lab Architecture, Lab Design, Physical Sciences, Quantum

William James Hall Sociology & Social Studies Renovation

October 19, 2015

With the move of the Anthropology Department to a new building on campus, the decision was made to expand Sociology and bring in Social Studies to William James Hall, a 15-story tower by Minoru Yamasaki. A new stair was added to pull together Sociology, now encompassing three full floors. The Social Studies Department, an undergraduate […]

Higher Ed, Public Spaces & Office Environments, Social Sciences

Harvard Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications

October 18, 2015

Rendering by LAB/LSA

Set in a 1960’s building near the Cambridge Common, the new Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications is comprised of a large community space, offices and seminar room. The focus of the center is the open working lounge where large chalkboards for collaborative study are flanked by colorful seating groups. The project maintains much of […]

Higher Ed, Physical Sciences, Public Spaces & Office Environments

Merkert Chemistry Center Renovations

July 9, 2015

LAB was engaged by the University to renovate a suite of Organic Chemistry labs for a new senior faculty hire.

Higher Ed, Lab Architecture, Physical Sciences

Niels Bohr Institute Cleanroom

March 9, 2015

LAB was engaged by the University to provide peer review services and expert consulting to the design team for the new Niels Bohr Institute Research Building. Project includes metrology, etching, lithography, deposition and material sciences laboratories in a clean fabrication facility.

Higher Ed, Lab Architecture, Nanoscience, Physical Sciences

High Stability Laboratory

March 9, 2015

LAB planned, programmed and designed a new facility housing four experimental suites in the fields of quantum physics and condensed matter physics. The suites are designed to achieve extreme vibrational, acoustic, thermal and electromagnetic stability.

Higher Ed, Lab Architecture, Nanoscience, Physical Sciences

William James Hall 14th Floor

December 9, 2014

With views overlooking Cambridge and Boston, this upper floor at Harvard’s William James Hall for the department of psychology has as its center a vibrant community space for work and study. Using the nearby Charles River as inspiration, the design of the glass wall between the entry and the lounge provides a decorative element as […]

Higher Ed, Public Spaces & Office Environments, Social Sciences

William James Hall 15th Floor and Basement Labs

July 7, 2014

Set on the top floor of William James Hall, the psychology labs extend a new aesthetic derived from the original meeting room and lobby, designed by Minoru Yamasaki. The new renovation establishes a dialogue with the 1960’s design, with curved ceilings, expanded glazing and sustainably harvested woodwork that mimics the teak of the original spaces.

Higher Ed, Public Spaces & Office Environments, Social Sciences

Austrian Institute of Science and Technology Cleanroom

March 9, 2014

LAB was engaged by the The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) to provide peer review services and expert consulting to the design team for the new Physics Research Building. The project includes metrology, etching, lithography, deposition and material sciences laboratories in a clean fabrication facility.

Higher Ed, Lab Architecture, Nanoscience, Peer Review, Physical Sciences

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