Having designed translational research facilities for a range of urban campus settings, SOM understands the complex issues involved in integrating clinical, research, educational and support uses in individual and multi-building solutions to create potent, interactive adjacencies that simultaneously respect the boundary between public and private. In addition, our experience with mixed-use urban projects provides the understanding of the synergies between the workplace, housing, retail, and civic uses that define the urban campus of the future.
In all settings-whether designing a high-rise translational research center for Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York or the Ohio State University James Cancer Center expansion-SOM draws upon its planning and technical expertise to carefully integrate new research buildings into the surrounding campus, adjacent neighbourhoods, and existing infrastructure. SOM's diverse experience in libraries, academic buildings, student housing, and public-private incubator developments further informs our approach to creating meaningful relationships between all elements of the research complex within the university and the broader university district, city, and region.