Building Tour: UPenn’s Amy Gutman Hall and Singh Center for Nanotechnology

Join the AIANY Science and Research Facilities Committee for an immersive tour of the University of Pennsylvania's Amy Gutman Hall and Singh Center for Nanotechnology. This tour examines strategies in science and research facilities designed to foster cross-disciplinary collaborations through innovative spatial organization, technology integration, and material applications, including sustainable mass timber construction solutions.

Housing Penn Engineering’s data science research and academic programs, Amy Gutmann Hall is a vibrant and welcoming hub for cross-disciplinary collaborations focused on harnessing the power of data. Located on the site of a former parking lot, the 115,990-square-foot mass-timber building centralizes resources that will advance the work of scholars across a wide variety of fields, making the tools and concepts of data analysis and AI more accessible to the Penn community.

The Singh Center for Nanotechnology exemplifies cutting-edge research facility design with integrated nanofabrication capabilities that define new frontiers in technology development. The 78,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility features advanced lab spaces, including a 10,000-square-foot bay/chase cleanroom, a 6,500-square-foot characterization suite, and 12,000 square feet of laboratory modules, woven together by collaborative public spaces that enable interaction between different fields. Vibrant, centralized public spaces include the public galleria, conference rooms, and multipurpose forum space.

Speakers:
Zach Stevenson, RA, Senior Director of Planning, Design and Construction, Penn Engineering

About the Speakers:
Zach Stevenson is the Senior Director of Planning, Design and Construction at Penn Engineering. He’s a registered architect with his Masters in Architecture from Temple University and has held positions at Temple and Cornell Universities. Stevenson’s interest in campus planning stems from the intersection of historic preservation, re-use and contemporary design. Within this context, current projects at Penn Engineering focus on providing new opportunities for student engagement, research space and student space.