Bogle Architects Win “Architectural Project of the Year” for Laser Research Campus
Bogle Architects has won the 2014 Czech Architect Week “Architectural Project of the Year” award for their ELI (Extreme Light Infrastructure) Beamlines project in Prague, Czech Republic. The campus, designed as four separate structures connected within a landscaped setting, will be the first laser research and technology facility to involve scientists from the global research community for high-powered laser experimentation. As Bogle describes, “ELI Beamlines will house the infrastructure for world-class laser research, in particular the investigation into applications of laser-matter interaction at the highest light intensity levels. The lasers installed within the complex will have intensities 10 times higher than those currently achievable and will be used for research into material sciences and engineering, medicine, biology, chemistry, pharmacy and astrophysics, and this new generation of laser technology will make important contributions to cancer diagnosis and therapy.”
The campus is being funded by The European Commission. It will accommodate state-of-the-art office and laboratory space, as well as a multi-functional auditorium with lecture theater and cafe, and a “massive concrete” laser hall sheltered by a lightweight floating roof. The project was originally awarded to Bogle through an international competition and is scheduled to complete in 2015.
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