Wilson Architects Tapped to Design MIT Hub for Nanoscale Research

Boston-based practice Wilson Architects has been commissioned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to design a state-of-the-art research hub for nanoscience and nanotechnology: MIT.nano. Centrally located at the heart of MIT, the new glass-encased, four-story structure will house two floors of high-performance cleanrooms, as well as imaging and prototyping facilities that are all designed to foster innovation through cross-discipline collaboration.

Once complete in 2018, the building will feature the “quietest” space on campus - “a floor optimized for low vibration and minimal electromagnetic interference, dedicated to advanced imaging technologies - and a floor of teaching laboratory space that will serve an estimate of 2,000 MIT researchers. 

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Courtyard between MIT.nano and Building 4 looking west from Building 8 toward the Great Dome. Image © Wilson Architects Inc.
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Aerial image from the north. Image © Wilson Architects Inc.
  • Architects

  • Location

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
  • MIT Team

    Arne Abramson, Travis Wanat, Robert Cunkelman, Frank Higson, Jack Mannion
  • Construction Manager

    Turner Construction
  • School

    School of Engineering (SoE), School of Science (SoS)
  • Area

    200000.0 ft2
  • Project Year

    2018
  • Photographs

    Wilson Architects Inc.
  • Location

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
  • Project Year

    2018
  • Photographs

    Wilson Architects Inc.
  • Area

    200000.0 ft2

You can learn more information about the energy-based research that will take place in the facility here.

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Project location

Address:Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "Wilson Architects Tapped to Design MIT Hub for Nanoscale Research" 02 May 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/502702/wilson-architects-tapped-to-design-mit-hub-for-nanoscale-research> ISSN 0719-8884

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