Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is a public-private biomedical research partnership that is located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. It consists of two institutions: the privately funded Morgridge Institute for Research, and the publicly funded Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Both institutes opened in 2010.[1] The publicly funded institute is headed by David Krakauer,[2] and the privately funded institute is led by chief executive officer Brad Schwartz.[3] Jo Handelsman has been appointed as Director of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, effective on February 20, 2017.[4]
Both institutes are housed in the same facility, which also serves as a "town center", providing several small and large meeting and collaboration areas and variety of dining options. This town center design is based on the philosophies presented in the Wisconsin Idea.[5] Above the town center on the ground floor, the building has three floors of modular, non-traditional research and lab space, designed to promote collaboration amongst researchers.[5] The building is also designed using green techniques, and is expected to use 50% less energy and water than the next most recent research building on the UW–Madison campus.[5]
Building Design Information
- Size: 330,000 square feet
- Cost: $213 million
- Architect, Design Architect, and Laboratory Planner: Ballinger, Philladelphia, PA
- Associate Architect/Interior Designer: Uihlein Wilson Architects, Milwaukee, WI
- MEP Engineer: Affiliated Engineers Inc., Madison, WI
- Landscape Architect: Olin Partnership, Philadelphia, PA
- Structural and Civil Engineer: Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Assoc. Inc., Madison, WI
- Construction Manager: J.H. Findorff & Sons Inc., Madison, WI, and M.A. Mortensen Co., Brookfield, WI
Awards
- Awarded 2012 Laboratory of the Year by R&D Magazine http://www.rdmag.com/articles/2012/06/laboratory-all
- Received the 2012 Innovation in Green Building Award http://www.usgbc.org/articles/university-wisconsin-%E2%80%93-madison-receives-2012-innovation-green-building-award
See also
References
- ↑ "Wiley takes interim post at Wisconsin Institute for Discovery". The Business Journal of Milwaukee. American City Business Journals, Inc. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ↑ "Leadership | Wisconsin Institute for Discovery". 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ↑ "Leadership". Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ↑ "Jo Handelsman named director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery". news.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- 1 2 3 "Building - Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery". Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
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Coordinates: 43°04′22″N 89°24′29″W / 43.072916°N 89.408095°W