Syracuse University Constructs Life Sciences Complex

Syracuse University is constructing the 230,000-sf Life Sciences Complex in Syracuse, N.Y. The project broke ground in April 2006 and is slated to reach completion in fall of 2008. Housing the departments of biology, chemistry, and biochemistry, the $107 million facility is the University's largest, most ambitious construction project to date. The five-story building is designed to foster interactive and interdisciplinary research, instruction, and training with a particular emphasis on cell signaling, biocomplexity, and environmental systems. The L-shaped building is organized into two wings. The research wing houses biology laboratories, lab support offices, conference rooms, and faculty offices. The teaching wing contains biology and chemistry teaching labs, lecture halls, and technology greenhouses. The Life Sciences Complex will connect to the existing Center for Science and Technology via an atrium with a café. The project is a unique instance of the co-location of teaching and research facilities for the departments of biology and chemistry under a single roof.