Architecture firm EYP, which has a Boston office, recently finished the design for the new Center for Science and Innovation at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) in North Adams.

The MCLA project, which also includes the renovation of the existing Bowman Hall, will cost of a total $56.2 million, according to a statement. The three-story, 65,000-square-foot facility will be the college’s first new building in 40 years and will include teaching and research laboratories, office space and informal learning spaces serving the biology, environmental sciences, chemistry, physics and psychology departments.

"The college is thrilled to take the next step toward realizing this new building and the educational and economic benefits it will provide for the Berkshires," said MCLA President Mary K. Grant. "This project is important to the college, the city of North Adams and the region. The Center for Science and Innovation will foster new opportunities for collaboration and new ways of engaging students."

Designed with the goal of achieving LEED Silver status, the new building will incorporate a series of sustainable technologies including an energy recovery wheel, geothermal and solar energy systems, efficient envelope technology, solar shading, bio-swale landscaping and a rooftop greenhouse, according to a statement. The new center is scheduled for occupancy in 2013.