Cited in the August 2011 Laboratory Design Newsletter, this article is a culmination of a three-year study that explored the characteristics of productivity within research space and specific ways in which the physical environment supports collaboration, idea creation, and development. An interdisciplinary group led by Flad Architects, and composed of Indiana University sociologist Tom Gieryn, entomologist Mike Chippendale, and lab planners/architects Trevor Calarco and Michael Haggans, completed the study.

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