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ANFA INTERFACES

Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture
in partnership with UC San Diego, Salk Institute & NewSchool of Architecture & Design
present

ANFA INTERFACES: A series of discussions about emerging research at the intersection of Neuroscience and Architecture

Creating a Successful Research Campus for the 21st Century

Presented by
Kenneth A. Kornberg

March 17, 2010

6:00 pm
Salk Institute for Biological Sciences
10010 North Torrey Pines Rd.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Free Admission (Reservations Recommended to anfarch@gmail.com)

Okinawa Institute of Science & Technologyis a new 2.5M square foot research campus set on 500 acres of tropical paradise on the island of Okinawa. OIST follows JaneliaFarms and Biopolisas one of a wave of new research centers located away from any major academic research hub. How do you attract and retain 3,000 ambitious scientists to a remote island far from the mainstream of academic research? The answers to this question include Sense of Community, Schools and Cultural Amenities for the Scientists and their Families, Ability to Attract Visiting Scientists and Lecturers, Funding, and the Quality and Organization of the Institute(the focus of this presentation), which covers:

  • The geographical organization of engineering, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computing, physics, faculty, disciplines in terms of departments, schools, cores, families;
  • Aesthetics and environmental responsibilities of introducing a community of 3,000 people and 2.5M square feet of technical facilities into a rural island resort;
  • Creating collaboration and interaction in an environmentally sensitive site of 500 acres;
  • Planning and architecture that will accommodate continuous change; and
  • Maximizing the efficiency of the research activity. This will necessarily spotlight the "usual suspects" of topics: bench size, large lab/small lab, PI office locations, central support, shared equipment, stratification, interstitial space, privacy/ interaction.

For more information, click HERE to view the flyer for this event.