Morgantown, W. Va.
West Virginia University has recently completed the Life Sciences Building (LSB), a consolidated facility housing the biology and psychology departments. At 200,000-sf, the LSB is the largest structure on the school's Morgantown campus and is the first facility in the long-range master plan developing the site of the university’s former football stadium and defining a new campus edge.
Designed by Payette Associates of Boston, the LSB’s open design features labs and offices oriented towards light and view-filled corridors that act as key social spaces for the building. On the main teaching floor students are clustered in 4-unit laboratory pods. This configuration enhances team-learning and encourages the formation of smaller groups.
