The UPG Sciences Building, originally built in 1976, included classrooms and labs with outdated equipment and fixtures and was in dire need of an upgrade. To ensure the future of high-quality health related programming, UPG engaged MCF to expand and renovate the Sciences building to create a cohesive Life Sciences Complex. To accomplish this, MCF designed a new edifice with a connection to an existing academic building. The new building is highlighted by an open and transparent facade with multiple entry points and a variety of learning spaces including: Nursing Clinical Skills and Simulation Lab, Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory, a Simulation Suite, Atrium, Microscopy Digital Imaging Lab, NMR/ Instrumentation Lab, Tissue Culture Lab, Student Capstone Laboratories, and Exam Rooms.  Other new spaces created in the 32,085-square-foot building are faculty offices, shared study spaces with an atrium, and a greenhouse.   

“Adding new labs in the Life Sciences Building will provide more space for our faculty and students to not only offer lab-based courses, but to also work on capstone and honors projects.” Barbara Barnhart, Instructor