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LET THERE BE LIGHT: The interior of the renovated Clarke Science Building on the Rhode Island College campus is brighter because the larger windows allow in more natural light. COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

Clarke Science Building Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence SCIENCE SCENE: This is one of the nine new state-of-the-art teaching labs in the building, which serves as the headquarters for RIC’s physical sciences program and has been the hub of innovation and research on campus. COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

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Clarke Science Building Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence

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SCIENCE SCENE: This is one of the nine new state-of-the-art teaching labs in the building, which serves as the headquarters for RIC’s physical sciences program and has been the hub of innovation and research on campus. COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

SCIENCE SCENE: This is one of the nine new state-of-the-art teaching labs in the building, which serves as the headquarters for RIC’s physical sciences program and has been the hub of innovation and research on campus. COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE[/caption] Building owner and tenant: Rhode Island College Architect: Brewster Thornton Group Architects LLP and Cannon Design Developer/general contractor: Dimeo Construction Co. Cost: $60 million [caption id="attachment_515016" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]

HOLD AN AUDIENCE: The new Clarke Science Building features two lecture halls, including this 100-seat hall. The other hall has 300 seats.  COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

HOLD AN AUDIENCE: The new Clarke Science Building features two lecture halls, including this 100-seat hall. The other hall has 300 seats. COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE[/caption] Use: The Clark Science Building was first constructed in 1963 and didn’t undergo any significant renovations over 60 years. It showed. The learning environment was dated, and the small windows didn’t provide much natural light. The overhaul started in 2023 and was finished in summer 2025. The 63,218-square-foot building, home to RIC’s physics and chemistry programs, now has nine teaching labs and four research labs; 300-seat and 100-seat lecture halls; an instrument room; a 60-desk classroom and a 20-desk classroom; a conference room; two smaller “huddle rooms” for breakout sessions; and faculty office suites on the first and second floors. It also contains a new neuroscience lab for the Psychology Department. An industrial interior design features high ceilings, large windows and exposed architectural elements such as duct work in second-floor ceilings. [caption id="attachment_515015" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]

BEFORE: The Clarke Science Building on the Rhode Island College before the renovation.  COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

BEFORE: The Clarke Science Building on the Rhode Island College before the renovation. COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE[/caption]