Waltham, Mass.
Brandeis University will break ground in spring 2006 on the $154-million Carl J. Shapiro Science Center on its Waltham, Mass., campus. Designed by Payette Associates of Boston, the 175,000-sf project is the largest capital initiative in the University's history. The building will feature interdisciplinary research labs, a science commons, classrooms, seminar rooms, conference rooms, and a cafe.