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| The Robert H.N. Ho Science Center has more than 50 laboratories and a state-of the-art visualization lab. |
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 Watch this video of the building's interior. |
The Robert H.N. Ho Science Center was dedicated Sept. 15, 2007. It is designed to enhance the sciences, encourage multidisciplinary fields of study, teach students collaborative learning, and recognize the importance of community outreach.
The interdisciplinary science center is named in honor of Robert Hung Ngai Ho '56, who confirmed a commitment of $27 million to the project.
It houses the environmental studies, geography, geology, and physics and astronomy departments and programs, and part of the biology department.
Use these links to learn more:
Complete coverage of dedication ceremonies
Photo slideshow
Ho Tung Visualization Lab
Details
• What: 121,200 gross square feet
• When: Oak Drive road relocation and utility work occurred in June '05 and was completed in August. Building construction began in October '05 with excavating and with shoring foundations. Steel installation was completed in October '06. The project is scheduled for completion in September 2007.
• Who: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott Architects, Boston; Barr & Barr Builders; Colgate project manager: Thomas Lawson
• Cost: $56.3 million
Highlights
• Forty research labs, 45 faculty offices, 13 teaching labs, seven classrooms, 90-seat lecture hall/auditorium, 55-seat visualization lab, museum, and a teaching/research greenhouse. Variety of common spaces, including a spacious atrium and numerous study alcoves, several shared classrooms, configurable laboratories, and visitor offices.
• Each department’s offices and laboratories will be distributed throughout the building to ensure frequent interactions between professors and students of different disciplines.
• Will allow for teaching in emerging multidisciplinary fields that can't be accommodated in Lathrop Hall, which was built in 1906 and renovated once more than 30 years ago.
• State-of-the-art air flow, multiple water lines, wireless access, and vibration free space.