The Tianquao and Chrissy Chen Neuroscience Research Building
The Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Neuroscience Research Building (CNRB) elegantly welcomes the visitor onto the campus through the use of its massing, materials, and landscape. The material palette is an expression of nature, giving the building a humanistic scale and texture.
The building's sustainability focus relies on fuel cells for its electrical demand, reuses condensation from the cooling system, and employs airflow induction from chilled beams, natural light, shaded outdoor terraces, and drought-tolerant landscaping to reduce resource demand. In addition, labs are flexibly designed to meet the unknown research needs of tomorrow, maximizing the building's lifespan.
The Chen building has received a number of awards, including:
- 2023 AIA Pasadena & Foothill Design Merit Award and People's Choice Award
- 2022 IES Illumination Award — Merit for "meritorious contribution to lighting design"
- 2022 Lab Manager — Excellence in Innovation Award
- 2022 SoCal Illumination Awards Award of Merit — Interior
- 2022 Associated General Contractors of California National Builder $75–$200M
- 2021 World Prix Versailles (Campuses category)
- Pasadena Beautiful Commercial Design Award
- 2021 ABC California Excellence in Construction 2021 Eagle Award winner
- 2021 North American Copper in Architecture Award
- 2021 Building Design + Construction National Building Team Gold Award
- 2021 DBIA National — Design Excellence Award, Industrial / Process / Research Facilities
- 2021 DBIA National — Merit Award, Industrial / Process / Research Facilities
- 2021 DBIA Western Pacific Region — Design Excellence Award
- 2021 DBIA Western Pacific Region — Project of the Year Award
CNRB Dedication
CNRB Earthcam Timelapse Video
Chen (CNRB) Building Site
CNRB View from the South
CNRB View from the NE Courtyard
CNRB Atrium floors 2 and 3
CNRB Lab Write-Up Area
CNRB Lab Area
CNRB Construction (January 2019)
CNRB Construction (February 2019)
CNRB Construction (July 2020)
CNRB Construction (July 2020)