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Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center

NY

Education
Design Architect

Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Collaborating Architect

Gensler

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Located on existing Columbia property on Haven Avenue between West 171st and West 172nd Streets, the 100,000SF Medical and Graduate Education Building will be used by students from all four CUMC schools (P&S, Nursing, Dental Medicine and the Mailman School of Public Health), and the biomedical departments of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The “Study Cascade” is the principle design strategy of the building - a network of social and study spaces distributed across oversize landings along an intricate 14-story stair. The Study Cascade creates a single interconnected space the height of the building, stretching from the ground floor lobby to the top, and conducive to collaborative, team-based learning and teaching. The “Study Cascade” interiors are complemented by a distributed network of south-facing outdoor “rooms” and terraces that are clad with cement panels and wood. The “Study Cascade” is also an urban gesture that, with its transparent façade, aims to become a visual landmark at the northern limit of Columbia University’s medical campus.

Located on existing Columbia property on Haven Avenue between West 171st and West 172nd Streets, the 100,000SF Medical and Graduate Education Building will be used by students from all four CUMC schools (P&S, Nursing, Dental Medicine and the Mailman School of Public Health), and the biomedical departments of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The “Study Cascade” is the principle design strategy of the building - a network of social and study spaces distributed across oversize landings along an intricate 14-story stair. The Study Cascade creates a single interconnected space the height of the building, stretching from the ground floor lobby to the top, and conducive to collaborative, team-based learning and teaching. The “Study Cascade” interiors are complemented by a distributed network of south-facing outdoor “rooms” and terraces that are clad with cement panels and wood. The “Study Cascade” is also an urban gesture that, with its transparent façade, aims to become a visual landmark at the northern limit of Columbia University’s medical campus.

104 Haven Avenue, New York City, NY, US 10032

Nearby
Wall Drawing #1109: Meandering Band (Columbia Presbyterian) 0.5 miles
NYPL Fort Washington Branch Children's Room 0.8 miles
Duke Ellington House 1.4 miles
David and Joyce Dinkins Gardens 2 miles
Riverbank State Park/North River Pollution Treatment Plant 2.1 miles
Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse 2.3 miles
The Residences at PS186 & Boys and Girls Club of Harlem 2.4 miles
Hamilton Grange National Monument 2.6 miles
Hamilton Grange National Monument 2.6 miles
#Architecture #Education # Archtober 2017