whighlander
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I just attended the dedication {on Friday afternoon} of the PDSI project at MIT that replaced a former courtyard surrounded by buildings with a glass canopied infill structure. PDSI => {P=Physics Department and the Center for Theoretical Physics; D= Department of Materials Science -- that mostly surrounds the new space; S= Spectroscopy Laboratory -- located in the basement; I = Infrastructure -- a bunch of HVAC, Electrical stuff to support further renovation to the adjacent buildings
The new structure is called Building 6C and it is completely surrounded by exiting core MIT Buildings designed by William Wells Bosworth {6 on the East; 4 to the West and 8 to the North; 2 to the South} that make up the neoclassical complex surrounding the Main Dome
Building 6C is a very interesting structure of 49,000 sq. ft., incorporating a free-standing four story building connected to the existing buildings by bridges at various levels. The whole former courtyard is roofed by a glass canopy forming a large atrium at the ground level that wraps around two sides of the central structure.
Project Team
Project Managers/MIT John Hawes and Milan Pavlinic
Architects Payette Associates
Program Planner Imai/Keller/Moore
MEP Engineers SEi
Structural Engineers Weidlinger Associates
Construction Manager Richard White Sons
See the website for some views
http://web.mit.edu/facilities/construction/completed/pdsi.html
The new structure is called Building 6C and it is completely surrounded by exiting core MIT Buildings designed by William Wells Bosworth {6 on the East; 4 to the West and 8 to the North; 2 to the South} that make up the neoclassical complex surrounding the Main Dome
Building 6C is a very interesting structure of 49,000 sq. ft., incorporating a free-standing four story building connected to the existing buildings by bridges at various levels. The whole former courtyard is roofed by a glass canopy forming a large atrium at the ground level that wraps around two sides of the central structure.
Project Team
Project Managers/MIT John Hawes and Milan Pavlinic
Architects Payette Associates
Program Planner Imai/Keller/Moore
MEP Engineers SEi
Structural Engineers Weidlinger Associates
Construction Manager Richard White Sons
See the website for some views
http://web.mit.edu/facilities/construction/completed/pdsi.html