Lehigh University
STEPS (Science, Technology, Environment, Policy & Society) Building
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
This new science building fosters collaboration among students and researchers from a wide variety of disciplines. More than 50 teaching and research labs are dispersed throughout the facility, including environmental/earth science, organic and general chemistry, bioscience, ecology, computer science, paleomagnetics, environmental nanotechnology, ecology, earth materials processing, computational and spatial analysis, stable isotope geochemistry, mass spectrometry and trace-level analysis, and geo-media/particulate material characterization.. Lehigh’s interdisciplinary Environmental Initiative program conducts research in climate change, aquatic ecosystems, nanotechnology, groundwater contamination, environmental literacy and energy-related topics, to name a few. The facility is a “Green” building with LEED® Gold certification.
Awards:
• Green Good Design Award, European Center for Architecture and the Chicago Athenaeum
• Finalist, Environmental Design & Construction, Excellence in Design Awards - Education
• Gold Medal, Brick Industry Association, Brick in Architecture Award - Educational
Our services: Laboratory programming, planning and design
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
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