Past Projects
Plant Conservation Science Center, Chicago Botanic Garden
| Location | Glencoe, Illinois |
| Completion Date | 2009 |
| Cost | $29,000,000 |
| Size | 38,000 SF |
The first new building designed by Booth Hansen, as successor Garden architect to Ed Barnes, remained true to the design principles established by Barnes, but was cast in a new way for this major building at the Garden. The building houses the Garden’s Plant Conservation Science Program and consists of nine laboratories, offices, work spaces, a specialty library, seminar room, and an atrium in the center of the building that allows visitors to see into all of the labs. Each lab has an interactive exhibit rail element associated with it that includes traditional exhibitry as well as touchscreen applications. The building achieved LEED Gold status through the U.S. Green Building Council.
