Principal Mark Reed and Professor Charles Marcus recently reviewed the design development drawings for the national center for advanced microscopy, nanofabrication, condensed matter physics, optics and other high performance laboratories. This is the fourth peer review completed in collaboration with the international offices of architects CH2MHill, Architectus, and Jestico|Whiles. Reed and Marcus consult to numerous universities worldwide, sharing their experience gained from the design and construction of Harvard University’s Laboratory for Integrated Science and Engineering (LISE).