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Why a renovated building at one of California's top universities marks a new era of learning

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MBH Architects converted the former Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive into an academic building for life sciences on the campus of the University of California Berkeley. - Bruce Damonte Photography
The Bakar BioEnginuity Hub is housed inside a brutalist building, originally designed by Mario Ciampi, and was vacated in 2014 when it was deemed structurally not sound against earthquakes. - Bruce Damonte Photography
The LEED Gold-certified building’s transformation was intended to bridge the gap between graduate students, life science startups and established biotech companies. - Bruce Damonte Photography

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A disused brutalist building on the University of California, Berkeley’s campus was transformed into a modern life sciences facility supporting the academic and commercial

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