NCCU - Mary M. Townes Science Complex
Durham, NC
The site for the new science complex was located along on a newly acquired property that formerly housed a community high school. The main entrance of the science building is aligned with the original building of North Carolina Central University’s administration building and historic core of the campus. The façade of the new building serves as an interpretation of the high school that previously occupied the site. The “L” shape was conceived to allow for a future expansion of the sciences as the university was undergoing a significant increase in students.
This facility is designed as a multidisciplinary building for the College of Science and Technology and houses classrooms, offices, teaching and research labs for the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Earth and Geospatial Sciences, Math/Computer Science and Physics.