Boston-based practice Wilson Architects has been commissioned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to design a state-of-the-art research hub for nanoscience and nanotechnology: MIT.nano. Centrally located at the heart of MIT, the new glass-encased, four-story structure will house two floors of high-performance cleanrooms, as well as imaging and prototyping facilities that are all designed to foster innovation through cross-discipline collaboration.
Once complete in 2018, the building will feature the “quietest” space on campus - “a floor optimized for low vibration and minimal electromagnetic interference, dedicated to advanced imaging technologies - and a floor of teaching laboratory space that will serve an estimate of 2,000 MIT researchers.
Architects
Location
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, United StatesMIT Team
Arne Abramson, Travis Wanat, Robert Cunkelman, Frank Higson, Jack MannionConstruction Manager
Turner ConstructionSchool
School of Engineering (SoE), School of Science (SoS)Area
200000.0 ft2Project Year
2018Photographs
Wilson Architects Inc.Location
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USAProject Year
2018Photographs
Wilson Architects Inc.Area
200000.0 ft2
You can learn more information about the energy-based research that will take place in the facility here.
