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Architects: Lord, Aeck & Sargent
- Area: 80000 ft²
- Year: 2012
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Photographs:Curt Clayton
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Manufacturers: GKD Metal Fabrics
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Construction Manager: EMU field office, Christman/Dumas, The Christman Company, Dumas Concepts in Building
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Civil Engineer: Beckett & Raeder, Mich. Office
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Landscape Architect: Beckett & Raeder, Mich. Office
Text description provided by the architects. A spherical planetarium/classroom at the top of the glass and brick exterior of a new five-story building with metal sunshades, a green roof, and a rain garden act together to provide a dressed up entry to the western edge of the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) campus. These features are part of the $90 million, energy-efficient addition to and renovation of the Mark Jefferson Science Building, a sustainably designed project pursuing LEED silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and designed by the Ann Arbor, Michigan, office of architecture firm Lord, Aeck & Sargent.
