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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. The Edmond & Lily Safra Brain Science Building (ELSC) in Jerusalem, Israel by Foster + Partners, Baer, Shifman-NathanApril 27th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Foster + Partners, Baer, Shifman-Nathan The Jerusalem Brain Sciences Building will provide a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility for the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences. This Jerusalem-stone four-story building features two wings surrounding an open courtyard, blending traditional, local architecture with cutting edge scientific capabilities.  Image Courtesy Foster + Partners, Baer, Shifman-Nathan
 Image Courtesy Foster + Partners, Baer, Shifman-Nathan Public spaces will be located at ground level, with laboratories, offices and support facilities above. The floor plans are designed to allow maximum flexibility and to promote connections between the 28 different laboratories – the result is a sequence of delicately layered spaces, which gradually unfold as one travels through the building.  Image Courtesy Foster + Partners, Baer, Shifman-Nathan Each floor will house labs from each of the five different research areas and will share social spaces, encouraging maximum interaction between disciplines.  Image Courtesy Foster + Partners, Baer, Shifman-Nathan This unique arrangement will allow researchers to work together to unravel the causal relationships between genes, brain circuits, cognition and behavior.  Image Courtesy Foster + Partners, Baer, Shifman-Nathan Philanthropic partners in this project will be recognized through a unique artistic scheme to be developed in conjunction with the building design.  Image Courtesy Foster + Partners, Baer, Shifman-Nathan  Image Courtesy Foster + Partners, Baer, Shifman-Nathan  Image Courtesy Foster + Partners, Baer, Shifman-Nathan
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