Arizona State University, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building

Citation of Merit

  • Perkins + Will; Dick & Fritsche Design Group
  • Arizona State University
  • Consultants GPR Planners Collaborative (Laboratory Planning); Battle McCarthy (Sustainability); Fore Solutions (LEED Consultant); KPFF Consulting Engineers (Structural)
  • Division Institutional
  • Location Tempe, AZ
  • General contractor Gilbane Building Co.

Photos

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Arizona State University, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building photo #1
Photo: James Steinkamp
Arizona State University, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building photo #2
Photo: James Steinkamp
Arizona State University, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building photo #3
Photo: James Steinkamp

Overview

Each of the four faces of this university building has an entirely different look from the others, in response to their varying interactions with the powerful desert sun. North is flush, south heavily shaded, west solid against the blistering afternoon heat, and east prepared for morning's variable sun intensity with a checkerboard of calibrated sunscreens. "Intriguing," jurors said of that judicious planning and other sustainable choices.