Designing for the life sciences: the epistemology of elite life science real estate

摘要

In this article trends in the design of iconic elite life science buildingsudis discussed. Four main elite life science buildings of the new century areudconsidered. The buildings reflect things going on in and around elite contemporaryudlife science today, including changing ideas about the relation betweenudthe public and science, and about the relation of science to the market.udReading trends in the design of science buildings is a way to follow the evolvingudepistemology of the life sciences and changing demands of science policy.