ASU Interdisciplinary Science & Technology Building 1

This landmark ASU building was designed and constructed as the inaugural phase of what is now a comprehensive campus dedicated to interdisciplinary research.

In 2003, ASU began to lay the foundation for a new academic research model focusing on the collaboration of various scientific disciplines. Designed to foster this new culture of interdisciplinary research and enhance the university’s ability to attract and retain top-ranked researchers, ISTB1 was the first building of this multi-phase research infrastructure initiative. Located at the core of the main campus in Tempe, Arizona, ISTB1 expands the College of Life Sciences and the College of Engineering housing faculty research in the areas of bioengineering, biogeochemistry, environmental studies, and fluid dynamics.

This attractive and sustainable facility was designed for efficiency and flexibility, and to accommodate a variety of research programs over time.

Movable and reconfigurable laboratory furniture and alternative utility delivery systems provide truly flexible and adaptable laboratory environments that respond to changes in research needs at minimal cost and disruption. Shared support areas such as environmental control rooms, procedure rooms, and equipment rooms are outfitted on each laboratory floor.

Core lab facilities were designed to support the research intended for the building and to augment future phases of the campus research infrastructure.

Designed in association with Perkins + Will.