Goddard Laboratories

Designed by Louis Kahn, and named for Dr. David Goddard, a bio-scientist who led Penn’s post-World War I renaissance in the bio-scientists, and served as a Provost during the Harnwell presidency.

The western half of the Medical Research Laboratories, the Goddard Laboratory was erected immediately after the completion of the Richards portion.  It follows the essential themes of the Richards building -- linked towers whose frame is expressed on the exterior in-filled with brick panels and glazing.  The westernmost tower, which is almost entirely brick-clad, further marks a shift toward a more expressionist vocabulary that provided better light control than Richards.