Swanke Hayden Connell to Design Homeland Security Facility

The 65,000-square-foot facility is part of a network of similar centers proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

by Nicholas Tamarin -- Interior Design, 6/20/2008

New York-based architecture firm Swanke Hayden Connell Architects was recently awarded the contract for the new $190 million New York State Center of Innovation and Excellence in Homeland Security in Bethpage, New York.

The 65,000-square-foot center, to be designed in conjunction with Cameron Engineering, is intended to foster the development, evaluation, and deployment of system solutions addressing the nation's and New York's security requirements. The facility will house a main computer and communication complex, 20 research cells, a modeling and simulation lab and digital theater, as well as an integration and demonstration center. A lecture hall with broadband capabilities will link the facility with other organizations connected to the country's virtual homeland security network.

The center will be part of a network of similar centers proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The department has already named three centers at Texas A&M University, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Southern California.

A rendering of the main entry at the New York State Center of Innovation and Excellence in Homeland Security

Rendering courtesy of Swanke Hayden Connell Architects