The proposed project for the Bush Center for Science in Society will update existing space and provide additional facilities to house the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics & Computer Science, and Psychology. The project will create space for interdisciplinary clusters and flexible spaces to be shared among previously isolated disciplines.

As conceived, the redesigned building is intended to foster serendipitous intellectual interaction across disciplines, conceptually reinforcing the centrality of the sciences to a liberal arts education. The three-story atrium is envisioned as a campus destination where students, faculty, and visitors can come together informally to share ideas, debate theories, and develop new avenues for inquiry and investigation.

The proposed design will support discovery-based, collaborative learning and provide space for a three-story atrium, classrooms, seminars, teaching and research laboratories, and faculty offices. The project will be accomplished through the demolition of the Johnson Center, with new construction added to the south of the original building.

Statistics:

• 80,000 gross square feet renovation
• 11,000 gross square feet demolition
• 18,000 gross square feet new construction