University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Phase One of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst's new Integrated Sciences Building (ISB) includes classrooms and state-of-the-art laboratories for biochemistry, biology, chemistry, life sciences, and molecular biology. The 173,000-gsf facility's pedestrian-oriented siting channels the flow of people from the academic campus through a terraced courtyard and into the concourse. A dramatic four-story steel and glass passageway runs the entire length of the classroom wing, guiding students through a series of balconies, bridges and stairs that facilitate movement between levels, wings, laboratories, and classrooms. The enormous south-facing window creates a "Showcase of Science" to the courtyard and east campus beyond.

Syracuse University
Cost-effective practicality, efficient layout, and bright, inspiring interiors define the new Life Sciences Complex at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. Conceived in 1997 and over ten years in planning and construction, the new complex is the key component of Syracuse University's initiative to improve the teaching and research facilities for the Natural Sciences and is the largest building project in the University's 140-year history.