Research spaces can play a large part in super-charging the scientific method and making this process easier and more optimized to drive innovations forward. Our role in accelerating discovery is to ...

A groundbreaking study conducted by ARC – Advanced Research Clusters, HOK, and the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), has revealed that half (48.1%) of all survey respondents who work in ...

A low-angle view of a building. Flower beds are shown in the foreground, with a grassy courtyard surrounding a paved pathway to the building’s entrance. There are four wooden towers along the roofline ...

How is it possible to reduce the energy consumption of our homes? What design, material, and/or technological strategies can be developed to achieve interior comfort while also addressing the climate ...

Engineers must consider a number of issues when designing a world-class research facility. Getting power to the right location is only the beginning. Flexibility in design is critical to limit ...

Landmark labs: The Stata Center. There are few more dramatic illustrations of the vicissitudes of laboratory architecture than the contrast between Building 20 at the Massachusetts Institute of ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...