The Sainsbury Laboratory ‘Building of the Year’ award winner at RIBA East.

This book focuses on the building of the new Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge’s Botanic Garden which opens in 2011. The Laboratory will be the leading international centre for the study of plant science, which is enabled by the bequest of the Sainsbury family /institution. The book is split into three sections; science, architecture and art. The science refers to the scientific practice of the laboratory, the architecture refers to the cutting edge building and the art profiles the artists involved in the project, Norman Ackroyd, Susanna Heron and William Pye.

The Sainsbury Laboratory ‘Building of the Year’ award winner at RIBA East.

This book focuses on the building of the new Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge’s Botanic Garden which opens in 2011. The Laboratory will be the leading international centre for the study of plant science, which is enabled by the bequest of the Sainsbury family /institution. The book is split into three sections; science, architecture and art. The science refers to the scientific practice of the laboratory, the architecture refers to the cutting edge building and the art profiles the artists involved in the project, Norman Ackroyd, Susanna Heron and William Pye.

The Sainsbury Laboratory discusses the architecture of this state of the art project designed and built by Stanton Williams Architects, with sketches and photographs of the building from conception to completion. It features texts by different experts in the field including a “Foreword” by Lord David Sainsbury; alongside interviews on the DVD with American plant scientist Elliot Meyerowitz, laboratory specialists and the architects involved in the project. Beautifully illustrated, The Sainsbury Laboratory provides an in-depth look at the important fields of plant science, architecture and public art.