Designer Labs: Architecture Discovers Science

摘要

At lunchtime on 23 September, the University of Cincinnati marching band, trumpets blaring and drums banging, strutted its stuff in front of a few hundred people who had gathered to celebrate a new building on campus. A troupe of modern dancers, toting red and black balloons that had been twisted into double helices, also entertained the crowd, as did a string quartet, a choir, and a fireworks show. Had the new building been, say, a museum, a library, or a sports arena, this extravaganza might not have seemed unusual. But this dedication ceremony was for a laboratory.