The Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB) and Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building (BSPB) form a medical education and research complex on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. The first phase HSEB establishes a new, urban desert vernacular which is advanced by BSPB. Both buildings are models for designing in a harsh desert climate.
Their exteriors meet objective criteria for thermal performance and durability, while creating an architectural expression that is specific to the building’s place and time. The copper facade mitigates the extreme temperatures of the desert while paying homage to the natural beauty of Arizona’s mountains, canyons and landscape. Both HSEB and BSPB are LEED Silver certified. CO Architects: Executive & Design Architect; Ayers Saint Gross, Associate Architect
Project Name
Health Sciences Education Building & Biomedical Sciences Partnership Buildings
Client
University of Arizona & Northern Arizona University (HSEB)
University of Arizona (BSPB)
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Size
264,000 GSF (HSEB)
245,000 GSF (BSPB)
Services
Master Planning
Programming
Architecture
Interior Design
Lab Planning
Completion Date
2012 (HSEB)
2017 (BSPB)
"Not only is the Health Sciences Education Building an impressive architectural icon for the city and state, but it is a fundamentally essential building block to creating a better future for the health of Arizonans."
Rick Myers, President, Arizona Board of Regents
Awards
- AIA-CAE (Committee on Architecture for Education), 2015 Design Excellence Award
- The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture & Design, 2014 American Architecture Award
- World Architecture News, 2014 The WAN Façade Award
- The Architect’s Newspaper, 2013 Best Façade Honorable Mention
- AIA Arizona, 2013 Merit Award for Architectural Design
- AIA California Council, 2013 Honor Award for Architectural Design
