From the outside, the $416 million,...

From the outside, the $416 million, 138700-sq-ft Du Pont Merck Medicinal Chemistry Building in Wilmington, Del anticipates deceptively simple. With its numerous windows and r brick facade, it gives the impression of a large office facility. equal the presence of two large brick chimneys does little to dispel that notion.

However, the inside provides another image--a high-tech laboratory that researches and expands prescription medications for a number of conditions, including post-operative pain and debilitating neurological disease.

The interior also provides insight