Boston-based practice Wilson Architects has been commissioned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to design a state-of-the-art research hub for nanoscience and nanotechnology: MIT.nano. Centrally located at the heart of MIT, the new glass-encased, four-story structure will house two floors of high-performance cleanrooms, as well as imaging and prototyping facilities that are all designed to foster innovation through cross-discipline collaboration.
Once complete in 2018, the building will feature the “quietest” space on campus – “a floor optimized for low vibration and minimal electromagnetic interference, dedicated to advanced imaging technologies – and a floor of teaching laboratory space that will serve an estimate of 2,000 MIT researchers.
Architects: Wilson Architects
Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Mit Team: Arne Abramson, Travis Wanat, Robert Cunkelman, Frank Higson, Jack Mannion
Construction Manager: Turner Construction
School: School of Engineering (SoE), School of Science (SoS)
Area: 200000.0 ft2
Year: 2018
Photographs: Wilson Architects
You can learn more information about the energy-based research that will take place in the facility here.
Wilson Architects Tapped to Design MIT Hub for Nanoscale Research originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 02 May 2014.
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