NEW HOME FOR ASTRONOMERS

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IBE Consulting Engineers worked with the Morphosis team to design state of the art building systems for the new Cahill Center for Astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology.

For almost 100 years, Caltech has been at the forefront of astronomy and astrophysics, pioneering research that has led to greater understanding of the earth, the solar system, and the Universe. Now the Institute is about to help its world-renowned astronomers and other investigators continue their groundbreaking discoveries well into the 21st century.

Thanks to a lead gift from Charles H. Cahill and Aniko Dér Cahill, plus support from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation and other Institute friends, Caltech will soon begin construction of an estimated 100,000-square-foot facility that will provide a much needed collective and collaborative home for its astronomers, instrument builders, and theorists who now work in numerous buildings on campus.

With an imposing view of the southern facade of Caltech with the San Gabriel Mountains beyond, the new $50 million Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics will be located on the south side of California Boulevard, between the Institute's athletic facilities on the south and the rest of the campus on the north. Internationally recognized architect Thom Mayne and his firm, Morphosis, based in Santa Monica, CA, have been chosen to design what promises to be a visually impressive project.