Facility
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building, to be completed in late 2010, will house the public Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and the private Morgridge Institute for Research in a single, four-story facility constructed on the entire 1300 block of University Avenue (bordered by Campus Drive, North Randall Avenue and North Orchard Street) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
The building will serve as a hub for interdisciplinary research – spanning biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information technologies – that will lead to the development of new biomedical treatments and technological applications aimed at improving human health and welfare. It will contain approximately 106,000 assignable square feet of research space, including wet and dry laboratories, research support areas, core facilities and offices.
As a gateway to campus for the public, the building also will be home to teaching labs, designed as "dream" collaborative learning environments. The labs will host a wide range of education programs for K-12 and college students, science teachers and the public.
Plans for the ground floor, currently known as the "Town Center," include public gathering spaces, shops and restaurants designed to revitalize the streets around the facility and enrich the campus environment.
Building Breakthrough Collaboration
An incomparable vision to make things better forms the foundation of this facility. The purpose of advancing the state of humankind fortifies every element of its design. Download a PDF brochure detailing this breakthrough building.
