About The Roux Center for the Environment
38 Harpswell Rd, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
The Roux Center for the Environment provides a greatly expanded platform for environmental studies at Bowdoin College. This 29,000 square foot interdisciplinary building features an ensemble of flexible classrooms, laboratories, research labs, faculty offices, and unstructured learning spaces. A glassy, tiered space known as the lantern hosts lectures for 150 people, informal gatherings, and serves as a focal point for the entire campus.
Exterior materials are authentic, sustainable, and true to the story of the building. The north and south facades are primarily glass, while the more opaque east and west facades are clad in a durable, thermally modified poplar siding.
The Roux Center for the Environment is a certified LEED Platinum building - the most technologically advanced on campus. A roofton PV system, water reclamation systems, and high-efficiency lab equipment are some of its features.
