Stark Neurosciences Research Institute: Linking Research and Care
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Indiana University
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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140,700 SF







Positioned within a tight urban campus, Indiana University’s Stark Neurosciences Research Institute Building is a significant link for connecting leading research to clinical care.
The Stark Neurosciences Research Institute provides research space for psychiatry, neurology, neurosurgery, and basic neuroscience research. By bringing all neurology disciplines together, the facility is a national model for collaborative, transdisciplinary patient care, research and education.
Firstly, activities in this facility are focused on translating discoveries in the neurosciences into readily available medicinal solutions. A decentralized vertical vivarium offers space for discoveries in the behavioral sciences. Combining research and clinics together through design innovations expedites discoveries into practical application as well as achieve high sustainability ratings.
The structure links directly with the Neuroscience Center to easily offer collaborative research through technical support and centralized analytical facilities. The Neuroscience Research Center is also connected The to a People Mover system, which increases public access and alternative transportation. As a result, the building connects with its urban community by transforming a parking lot into a modern expression with windows, native landscapes and stunning views of the Indianapolis skyline.
In addition, key features of the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute include:
- Connection to outpatient neurosciences clinic
- Vertical vivarium
- Business incubator
- Interdisciplinary teams of researchers with disease-oriented focus
- Academic medical research
- Behavioral studies
- Neuropharmacology
- Electrophysiology
- Electrochemistry
- Molecular genetics
- Cell biology
- Functional imaging
- Biochemistry
- Proteomics
- Computational neuroscience
- Clinical neuroscience
In summary, with its best-in-class healthcare architecture, BSA established the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute building as a benchmark for science and technology research facility design.
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Disciplines
Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, Planning, Sustainability
Awards
LEED Gold; 2015 Monumental Awards: Merit Award in Architecture
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