Construction of the new Biological Sciences building will begin in the fall of 2024 and will be complete in 2027. The five-story, 162,851 square-foot innovative learning center was funded by a state bond issue. This new powerhouse building will house the Department of Biological Sciences, the new two-story Arthur and Phyllis Kaplan Orchid Conservatory with a water feature and a terrarium and the College of Sciences Dean’s Suite and Advising Center.
The design takes advantage of north light by positioning the research labs on the north with full glass exposure. The student commons opens to the west taking advantage of the lush pond environment with a multi-story glass volume. There will be modern classrooms and teaching laboratories including a 120 seat-active learning lecture hall.
Building Overview
- Lecture Hall (Seats 120 people)
- Classrooms (24, 48, 72)
- General Biology Teaching Labs
- Tutoring, with separate study rooms
- Large student commons/event space
- Biological Sciences Department Office
- Field Equipment Storage & Prep
- Specialty Teaching Labs:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Micro Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Undergraduate Research
- Anatomage Tables (Virtual Dissection)
- Dissection
- Research Skills Lab
- Arthur and Phyllis Kaplan Orchid Conservatory Display House
- Biological Sciences Support Facility:
- Central lab prep
- Stockroom
- Advising Suite
- College of Sciences (Dean’s) Suite
- Large and Small Meeting Rooms
- Office Cluster
- Organismal Teaching Labs
- Computer Classroom
- Research Labs
- Zoology Collections
- Herbarium Collections
- Dedicated space for student organizations
- Office Cluster
- Small Meeting Rooms
- Student Interaction Spaces
- Biology Research Headhouse & Greenhouses
- Kaplan Collections Headhouse & Greenhouses
- Research Labs & Lab Support
- Freezer Farm
- Office Clusters
- Small Meeting Room
- Student Interaction Spaces
- Research Labs & Lab Support
- Core Research Facilities
- Microscopy Suite
- Office Clusters
- Medium Meeting Room
- Lecture Hall (Seats 120 people)
- Classrooms (24, 48, 72)
- General Biology Teaching Labs
- Tutoring, with separate study rooms
- Large student commons/event space
- Biological Sciences Department Office
- Field Equipment Storage & Prep
- Specialty Teaching Labs:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Micro Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Undergraduate Research
- Anatomage Tables (Virtual Dissection)
- Dissection
- Research Skills Lab
- Arthur and Phyllis Kaplan Orchid Conservatory Display House
- Biological Sciences Support Facility:
- Central lab prep
- Stockroom
- Advising Suite
- College of Sciences (Dean’s) Suite
- Large and Small Meeting Rooms
- Office Cluster
- Organismal Teaching Labs
- Computer Classroom
- Research Labs
- Zoology Collections
- Herbarium Collections
- Dedicated space for student organizations
- Office Cluster
- Small Meeting Rooms
- Student Interaction Spaces
- Biology Research Headhouse & Greenhouses
- Kaplan Collections Headhouse & Greenhouses
- Research Labs & Lab Support
- Freezer Farm
- Office Clusters
- Small Meeting Room
- Student Interaction Spaces
- Research Labs & Lab Support
- Core Research Facilities
- Microscopy Suite
- Office Clusters
- Medium Meeting Room
Take a Closer Look
An exterior aerial view of the northwest side of the new Biological Sciences rendering.
An inside rendering view of the new Arthur and Phylis Kaplan Orchid Conservatory looking northwest.
An exterior detailed view of the southeast entry.
An exterior ground level view of the west side of the Biological Sciences rendering across from the new pond bridge that will be built as part of this project.
An exterior ground level view of the northeast side of the Biological Sciences rendering.
First of the Commons area rendering.
An interior rendering view of the new Lecture Hall looking east.
An exterior ground level view of the west side of the Biological Sciences rendering across from the new pond bridge that will be built as part of this project.
An exterior aerial view of the northwest side of the new Biological Sciences rendering.
An inside rendering view of the new Arthur and Phylis Kaplan Orchid Conservatory looking northwest.
An exterior detailed view of the southeast entry.
An exterior ground level view of the west side of the Biological Sciences rendering across from the new pond bridge that will be built as part of this project.
An exterior ground level view of the northeast side of the Biological Sciences rendering.
First of the Commons area rendering.
An interior rendering view of the new Lecture Hall looking east.
An exterior ground level view of the west side of the Biological Sciences rendering across from the new pond bridge that will be built as part of this project.