The process of constructing a new science and mathematics facility on the Doane College campus began with the selection of an architectural firm in the fall of 1995. With the Lied Foundation as the largest single donor, the $10.2 million, 60,000-square-foot building houses physics, chemistry, biology, geology, information sciences, and mathematics. Faculty were heavily involved in the planning process, not only with extensive input into the types and arrangement of spaces within the structure but even with the initial choice of architect. Faculty were emphatic in their desire NOT to have an "institutional" building but rather an attractive structure that would draw people to it. Emphasis therefore was placed not only on pleasing and "people-friendly" teaching and research space in the classrooms and laboratories, but also on study and social areas in an effort to promote out-of-class interactions among students and faculty. The building was constructed within a wooded ravine and is connected to the rest of the campus by a 200-foot bridge. It was first occupied during the academic year 1999-2000, and two years of experience in it has shown it to be an excellent teaching/learning facility. The architects produced an unusual triangular design that has won some awards, and other institutions who are planning new science buildings have sent delegations to inspect it. It is the third science building on the Doane campus, and the "evolution" of teaching styles and building design can clearly be seen in the three structures.