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Genetics & Plant Biology Building, U.C. Berkeley
Berkeley, California

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Genetics & Plant Biology Building, U.C. Berkeley
Photo by Robert Canfield

Architect: Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum

This is a two-building research/educational facility over underground parking.

A 5-story building provides dozens of labs for genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry research, including cold rooms and controlled environment rooms. The adjacent 2-story building contains teaching labs, a lecture hall and cafeteria, all atop a 2-level underground garage.

This project had to meet extremely sensitive vibration requirements.