Overview
The Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery (KCBD) is a 330,000 gross square foot, 10-story research facility constructed for Chicago Biomedicine. The Center is a clinical research facility housing wet-bench research for medicine, pediatrics, cancer, genomics, systems biology and related fields.
Photographs courtesy of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca, ©Nick Merrick and Peter Eckert
Project Team
Project Executive: William Huffman, University of Chicago Medical Center
Project Manager: Raymond Donato, University of Chicago Medical Center
PM Assist: PMA Consultants of Illinois
Architect: Perkins and Will (Programming); Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (Design)
Engineer: Affiliated Engineers Inc.
Construction Manager: Turner Construction Company
Photos
![Exterior – connections to BSLC and GCIS](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/facilities/featuredprojects/kcbd-exterior-lg.jpg?mtime=1412590710)
Exterior – connections to BSLC and GCIS
![Atrium Stairway and Lounge](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Atrium Stairway and Lounge
![Night View of Lobby](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Night View of Lobby
![Auditorium](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Auditorium
![Hall View into Conference Room](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Hall View into Conference Room
![Laboratory](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Laboratory
![Laboratory Benches](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Laboratory Benches
![Knapp Center Building Overview](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Knapp Center Building Overview