A modern, stacked glass and metal building with angular, offset sections rises above a city street at sunset, surrounded by trees and older brick buildings.

Higher Education

Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences

SQ. FT.

350,000

Owner

Boston University

Architect

KPMB Architects

An iconic building on the Charles River Campus

Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences

This new 19-story, 350,000 square foot building was designed by Canadian architecture firm KPMB and set above a podium to mitigate its impact on the busy street and align with other buildings along Commonwealth Avenue. The tower organizes a series of floorplates that are shifted and cantilevered around a central core to break down the overall scale of the building. This unique landmark now serves as its own “vertical campus” providing Boston University’s rapidly expanding mathematics and computational sciences programs with classrooms, labs, and amenity spaces for independent and collaborative study, research and socialization.

Spacious modern atrium with wood accents, large windows, tiered seating with red cushions, people sitting, walking, and a black spiral staircase in the center. Natural light fills the open, airy space.

A modern classroom with large windows, white desks and chairs arranged in rows, light wood flooring, and red couches at the back, overlooking a cityscape and river through the glass walls.

Creative solutions on an urban site

Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences

Opened in 2022, Suffolk implemented creative solutions for constructing the complex building on such a tight site with no lay-down area. Experience with similar projects in an urban setting were key to the client’s selection of the Suffolk team. Ultimately, this iconic and dynamic building not only serve to attract the best and brightest data sciences students from around the world, but has transformed the BU skyline, particularly when viewed from across the Charles River.

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