Photographs: Benny Chan

 

UCSB Material Research Lab



Completed 1996

The Materials Research Laboratory at U.C. Santa Barbara (designed in association with Reid & Tarics Associates) represents an innovative effort in the sciences to facilitate interdisciplinary research. Program requirements included flexible laboratory space (NMR, chemistry, etc.), faculty and student offices, conference rooms and meeting spaces. The program was configured to enhance opportunity for collegiality and reinforce campus urban design objectives.

The building comprises 25,000 sq. ft.