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Tower Atrium and Multipurpose Audion at STAR Campus

Owner/User: University of Delaware

Location: Newark, Delaware
Design Statement: Bernardon provided design services
for the STAR Tower, a public-private partnership between
the University of Delaware and Delle Donne & Associates.
This ten-story building is located at the University of
Delaware STAR (Science, Technology, and Advanced
Research) Campus. As an extension of the design services
Bernardon provided, the Tower is connected to an
existing two-story University building by a large Atrium
functioning as an indoor “street”. Walking through this
space showcases collaborative workspace, an exercise
science gym, a maker space, a demonstration kitchen, and
outdoor plaza space. All of these pieces lead to the Audion, prompt dramatic change in another. The Tower design reflects
which is a state-of-the-art multipurpose presentation this by taking on the abstract form of a butterfly emerging
space that accommodates up to 300 people. from a garden, which is represented by the adjoining 21,860 SF
Atrium and Audion. This imagery serves as an iconic reminder
The design is inspired by “the butterfly effect,” which states of the change and innovation that interactions on the campus
that the smallest change or interaction in one location can strive to create.

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