Campus Architecture Database: John A. Swanson Science Center

Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa.

Building Type: Academic

Construction Type: New

Cost: $33-million

Square Footage: 47,500

Architect: Einhorn Yaffee Prescott

Contractor: Rycon Construction Inc.

Opened: 2010

This new building was designed for the physical sciences, including physics, chemistry, biochemistry, and bioinformatics. The building houses includes teaching laboratories, research and classroom space, faculty offices, and conference rooms, as well as break-out spaces intended to cultivate a community-learning environment. It also offers a variety of amenities, including a multidisciplinary lab for students not majoring in science.

(Photos: Washington and Jefferson College)

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