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.
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