The Center for Computing & Data Sciences rises dramatically above the campus of Boston University. This dynamic building is a hub for the community and a showcase for the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, the departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Science, the BU Spark! Incubator, and the Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering. Designed to encourage collaboration and innovation between disciplines, the walkable vertical campus is arranged in stacked and staggered research neighborhoods, with interconnecting feature stairs. Limiting the size of the core and allowed the building to be supported with a mat foundation, eliminating the need for deep foundations extending the full 200 feet to bedrock. Through early engagement and dialogue throughout, the project was able to employ concrete with up to 70% portland cement replacement rates, the highest ever used in Boston for this application. The architectural massing of the building features offset, free-floating volumes, each with outdoor terraces capitalizing on spectacular vistas. Cantilevering volumes each contain columns that do not extend to grade but are supported by two-story deep steel trusses located along the perimeter. The exposed, cantilevered steel truss framing is an integral part of the architectural language of the building. Construction sequencing around shoring was critical to successful execution. A Design-Assist partnership developed an approach in which full-height shoring allowed for steel erection and the placement of concrete floors. The base building structure was designed for both the final and temporary conditions. Jack boxes designed into the top of shoring columns allowed hydraulic jacks to gradually transfer load from the temporary shoring to the building framing.