R&D Science Center Construction

The mission of the R&D Science Center is to:

• Provide students and faculty with state-of-the-art science spaces and facilities that accommodate side-by-side faculty and student work
• Modernize and double the the overall programmable science spaces in the R&D Center  
• Emphasize that Barnard’s science teaching and research is outwardly focused, reflecting the world’s most pressing scientific problems, including climate change, precision medicine and bioinformatics, mental health and wellness, and science literacy
• Promote women leaders in science research nationally and globally 

Project Specifics

• Architect: Perkins & Will
  Construction Manager: Turner Construction
  Owner's Representative: Lehrer Cumming

• The R&D Science Center will be devoted entirely to sciences, and will integrate other academic programs that have programmatic adjacencies to the sciences.  The new classrooms and layouts will provide more cross disciplinary intersections amongst departments.The Center will have 87,000 square-feet of programmable science space, effectively doubling the current space for the sciences
• Updated spaces will feature contiguous teaching and labs to enhance our curriculum’s integrated research experiences
• Updated spaces will feature contiguous teaching and labs to enhance our curriculum’s integrated research experiences
• The R&D Science Center will connect to both the Milstein Center where the growing Computer Science program is housed, and Milbank Hall and the Arthur Ross Greenhouse
• The R&D Center will feature a Community Science Center - an open, inviting space where the College will:
  • Host science workshops for New York City children
  • Host engaging and interactive exhibits demonstrating scientific concepts
  • House Barnard programs like Science in the City, Math and the City, and the newly launched STEAM in the City, which are geared toward local K-12 students
  • Host rotating exhibits of both student and faculty research