Richard Gilder Center for Science, NY

The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Innovation, and Education is a new addition to the American Museum of Natural History off Central Park that unites, visually and functionally, the 26 buildings constructed there since its opening in the late 19th century. Placed between two Romanesque buildings, the structure has a stone facade made with a mega-panel system that references the geometry of the adjacent buildings. The building is clad in Milford Pink Granite. Its rounded windows use bird-safe fritted glass to prevent birds from colliding with a surface they otherwise can’t see.

Akin to a porous geologic formation shaped by the flow of wind and water, the building’s central, five-story atrium greets arriving visitors like an intriguing landscape, ready to be explored. The atrium, which is topped by circular skylights and features a large stair and seating configuration at its centre, was hand-finished. Besides being the organizational centre of the structure, it is also the structural centre, as it supports the rest of the building.

The five-story Collections Core, which houses more than 3 million scientific specimens, three floors of which feature floor-to-ceiling exhibits of scientific collections. an expanded research library; and state-of-the-art classrooms, learning labs, and education areas that serve students ranging from elementary school through professional science teachers.

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