USC Dauterive Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Academic Building
Los Angeles, CA
Details
- Size: 110,000 square feet
- Completion Date: 2014
Team
- Architect: HKS, Inc.
- Contractor: Morley Builders
Awards
- California Best Project – Higher Education/Research, 2015 Engineering News Record
- Acoustical Solution Award, 2015 Ceilings & Interior Systems Construction Association,
West Region
This six-level, 110,000 SF interdisciplinary social science facility serves as the heart of USC’s Sol Price Center for Social Innovation. The multidisciplinary facility includes dry labs, administrative areas, and conference rooms, as well as flexible workspace for the varying needs of the 20 different research institutes the facility will house.
A large central atrium, with a 1,200 SF skylight to bring natural light into the space, is intended to serve as a gathering space, and is filled with flexible workspaces for students to meet and collaborate in an informal setting. The facility was designed per USC’s gothic architectural standards.
