FEATURE: MAPEI products used in award-winning project entists from across many departments at Columbia University who will col- laborate on research, teaching and public pro- gramming. Their goal is a deeper understanding of the brain that prom- ises to transform human health and society. From effective treat- ments for disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s to depression and autism, the poten- tial impact for human- ity is enormous. “Just as science was transformed in the 20th century by the decoding of DNA, science in the 21st cen- tury will be transformed by decoding the human brain,” said Eric Kandel, MD, co-director of the Zuckerman Institute. The Greene Science Center is the first of several buildings to be completed on the Manhattanville campus. TheUniversitypressoffice reported, “The nine-story, 450,000-sq.-ft. [41,806 m2 ] structure is the larg- est that Columbia has ever built and the biggest academic science build- ing in New York City.” Designed by the world- renowned Renzo Piano Floors covered with Mapeguard 2. Unique tile-to-metal stair installation. Tiles set with Ultraflex LFT and grouted with Ultracolor Plus. 34 TileLetter | September 2017