The three-story, 91,000-square-foot Science and Innovation building under construction at California State University Dominguez Hills includes space for physics, biology and chemistry programs, as well as a third-floor roof terrace and a first-floor makerspace fabrication laboratory (aka “Fab Lab”) made possible by a $4 million gift from the Toyota USA Foundation.
“The new Science and Innovation building is placed directly adjacent to the existing Natural Sciences and Mathematics Building, which is to be renovated in the next construction phase to create a highly prominent science hub and presence in the very heart of the CSUDH campus,” said Satoshi Teshima of HGA. “This strengthens the current master plan, which is closely tied to the historic original campus plan, in which clear academic and administrative zones along major pedestrian spines are established. The new Science and Innovation building not only emphasizes the overall campus organization and improves wayfinding, but it also creates a gateway, in conjunction with the library expansion, along the main North-South axis as the two tallest buildings on campus.”
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