Architect: Payette
Location: Boston
Completion Date: 2023
EXP, a brand new science facility for Northeastern University, opened to students earlier this year. Located between Boston’s Roxbury and Fenway neighborhoods, EXP, designed by Payette, allows for the expansion of the school’s scientific research and education programs. According to National Science Foundation director Sethuraman Panchanathan, the building’s name, EXP, stands for “exciting place.” The research and laboratory building is distinctive for its dynamic shading system comprised of stainless steel fins engineered to eliminate heat gain and control natural lighting.
EXP is adjacent to Northeastern’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC), also designed…
