This article discusses the role of design in collaborative scientific research, through an analysis of the human-scaled models produced by designer Will Burtin for the pharmaceutical conglomerate Upjohn. It argues that such models triggered an intimate co-dependence between architectural techniques and biological theories, consolidating biology into a form of construction—a form of building. Within the context of corporate-sponsored scientific research of American postwar, Upjohn embraced unorthodox methods of mass media communication to engage the public with scientific narratives. It was through such unconventional techniques that design concerns—form, scale, construction, aesthetics—were placed at the forefront of scientific debates.

中文翻译：

---

生物研究设计：Upjohn、Will Burtin 和细胞

本文通过分析设计师 Will Burtin 为制药集团 Upjohn 制作的人体模型，讨论了设计在协作科学研究中的作用。它认为，这些模型引发了建筑技术和生物理论之间的密切相互依赖，将生物学整合为一种建筑形式——一种建筑形式。在企业赞助的美国战后科学研究的背景下，Upjohn 采用非正统的大众媒体传播方法让公众参与科学叙事。正是通过这种非传统的技术，设计关注点——形式、规模、结构、美学——被置于科学辩论的前沿。