CREW CT 2025 Blue Ribbon Brochure

Yale Peabody Museum

New Haven, CT

The Yale Peabody Museum underwent comprehensive renovations and additions, transforming the institution with its first major changes since opening in 1925. Based on over 10 years of master planning, the expansion and renovation fulfilled goals to:

Increase Yale student engagement Increase collections-based teaching Improve wayfinding Increase exhibit space, dynamism, and programming potential Increase main campus collection capacity

Enhance K-12 learning Relocate loading dock Advance sustainability Preserve the Peabody’s character

Fossils were remounted in dynamic poses beneath renowned murals, anthropological exhibits were increased with a new floor of galleries, natural history exhibits were refurbished, and historic dioramas were restored. All exhibits include digitally interactive information modes. Lower floor collections were improved with state-of-the-art climactic control, research and restoration labs, and storage systems. Collections were re-visioned with anticipated growth, rehousing, and secure storage in mind. A new lower-level learning center hosts visiting K-12 students. To support the Peabody’s mission to engage undergraduates, a bevy of new classrooms, labs, and learning spaces were added. A new north court and entry welcomes the Yale community while the building’s iconic public entry, now expanded, remains. The project encompasses 172,355-square-feet between renovated spaces and new construction. New construction primarily consists of a 57,631-square-foot, four-story infill addition between the Peabody and the neighboring Environmental Science Center. The addition features a glass entrance tower that faces the adjacent Kline Geology Laboratory, and a dramatic sky lit four-story central gathering space. Certified LEED Gold, the reimagined Peabody employs advanced strategies to reduce its environmental footprint, including horizontal lines on exterior glass to prevent bird strikes. With state-of-the-art mechanical systems and an improved building envelope, the building is predicted to use less energy, even with added space. Other strategies include improving indoor environmental quality, reducing waste in construction and operation, consuming less water indoors and outdoors, and mitigating stormwater runoff in its landscape.

Owner — Yale University Project Size — 172,355 square feet Project Team — Centerbrook Architects and Planners, Turner Construction, Gilsanz Murray Steficek, ARUP, Langan Engineering, Cavanaugh Tocci Associates, Leavitt Associates, James Corner Field Operations, Cline Bettridge Bernstein, Strong Cohen, Philip Sherman, Kalin Associates, Sterling Elevator Consultants 30 Blue Ribbon Awards 2025