Developing a building that can acco...

Developing a building that can accommodate a single species is challenging enough. Imagine designing and constructing a facility for more than 160 species of fish, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects, each with particular life support requirements.

That was the assignment handed to the building team for the 92000-sq-ft American National Fish and Wildlife Museum in Springfield, Mo which uncloseed last November. Key team members included the architect/exhibit designer, Cambridge Seven Associates of Cambridge, Mass.; the mechanical/electrical engineer, the Cambridge