The University of Canterbury opened the first phase of the NZD$220 million Rutherford Regional Science and Innovation Centre in February of 2018 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Designed by Jasmax in association with laboratory design consultant DJRD, the Ernest Rutherford building provides technology-rich teaching and research space for the College of Science. Featuring specialized labs for physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, geography, and biological sciences, the five-story facility includes an atrium, a 3D medical imaging suite, a cloud chamber, a radioactivity lab, a superconduction magnet lab, and a drone lab. Informal learning spaces and interaction areas are located throughout the collaborative building, which utilizes glass walls to put science on display. Construction began on the sustainably designed project in mid-2014.
