Brown University Begins Site Work for Integrated Life Sciences Building

Brown University began demolition in summer of 2024 to make way for the Integrated Life Sciences Building (ILSB) in Providence’s Jewelry District. Standing seven stories high, the 300,000-sf facility will provide six levels of wet and dry laboratories for research programs in biology, medicine, neuroscience, bioengineering, and public health. TenBerke and Ballinger designed the center with a publicly accessible ground floor that will offer a forum, gallery, and café. Topped by a mechanical penthouse, the flexible and adaptable structure will also house office settings, collaboration spaces, and a secure animal care center. An enclosed sky bridge will create an additional link to the Laboratories for Molecular Medicine.

This hub for multidisciplinary discovery is located in close proximity to the Warren Alpert Medical School, the School of Public Health, the School of Engineering, and affiliated hospital partners. The sustainably designed building is expected to achieve a 50 percent reduction in energy consumption as compared to the American Institute of Architects’ 2030 EUI baseline.

Suffolk Construction Company will leverage a Lean design-build process to deliver the ILSB, with the total cost yet to be determined. The project team includes BR+A Consulting Engineers, VHB, Odeh Engineers, Colin Gordon Associates, Acentech, Atelier Ten, CPP, Andelman & Lelek, Heintges, Jensen Hughes, Stimson, and The Lighting Practice. Completion is expected in spring of 2027.