Academic Facilities

In support of the academic enterprise, the University is making a major investment in upgrading research facilities, resources for student services, lecture halls and laboratories, faculty offices, library and study spaces. These new spaces are strengthening the infrastructure for teaching and learning, scholarship, and research, and are reshaping the contours of campus life. For information about a selection of ongoing and recently completed capital projects, see the projects highlighted below.

The University is also deeply engaged in developing a strategic framework to ensure adequate growth of space to address academic and housing needs over the next 25 years while contributing to the vitality of our neighborhood and our city. Click here for more information about NYU Plans Space 2031.

Faculty of Arts & Science
Construction completed January 2011

Architect: EYP
Engineer: Lizardos
General Contractor: Turner Construction

Construction of the new Synthetic Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory involved the demolition of pre-existing classrooms and relocation of HVAC units.  Approximately 16,500 square feet were renovated to create this laboratory, which contains 31 fume hoods, five faculty offices, 63 research cubicles for students, and a conference room.  The laboratory has been designated as a Biosafety Level-II space and is the first project in a long-term plan to convert the third through tenth floors of the Silver building into research space.

Office of The Provost
Construction completed September 2011

Architect: Joel Sanders
Engineer: AKF
General Contractor: Structuretone

Construction of the Academic Resource Center consolidated the Office of Opportunity Programs, the University Learning Center, and general-purpose classrooms into a central, highly visible and functional location.  The space also includes an advising center for cross-school programs and contains one of NYU's first global video conferencing classrooms.  Included in the 17,000 square foot project was a complete renovation of the lower level, ground floor, and mezzanine level, as well as restoration of an underground vault below the sidewalk along Washington Place.

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Construction completed April 2011

Architect: Gensler
Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Lighting Consultant: HDLC
Acoustic & AV Consultant:  Cerami
Construction Manager:  Skanska  

In the Third Avenue North Dormitory South Tower, approximately 13,000 square feet of the cellar and first floor were renovated to house the Steinhardt Jazz Studies program.  First floor faculty offices are acoustically isolated and are equipped with grand and upright pianos.  Cellar level practice and rehearsal rooms are a combination of pre-fabricated sound isolation booths and stick-built acoustical rooms.  The two floors are connected via an interior staircase set into a central "well" that maximizes natural and artificial light transmission.

Faculty of Arts and Science
Construction Completed April 2011

Architect: EYP
MEP : Lizardos
Contractor: Plaza Construction

The new 1,150 square foot Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory houses two areas: an open area with perimeter and island benches, as well as storage capabilities; and an enclosed nuclear magnetic resonance room.  The heat, ventilation, and air conditioning services were upgraded, and humidification was added to provide a controlled environment for experimentation.  The renovation added required upgrades, such as the laboratory exhaust, overhead plumbing, lighting, and additional casework.

Construction completed August 2011

Architect: Mitchell Giurgola Architects
Engineer: Joseph. R. Loring & Associates
General Contractor: Structure Tone

The building at 7 East 12th Street was completely renovated in order to house the University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies.  The interior was demolished and renovated, and the resulting glass front facility has nine floors of administrative space and four floors of academic space.  The building contains 19 classrooms and six computer labs, as well as several conference rooms.

Faculty of Arts & Science
Construction completed September 2010

Architect: EYP
Engineer: Lizardos
General Contractor: Turner Construction

As part of a larger plan to increase laboratory space, a 1,600 square foot instrumentation laboratory was built on the 7th floor annex space of the Silver building.  The laboratory houses electron microscopes and mass spectrometry instruments, as well as two offices.

Faculty of Arts and Science

Executive and Collaborating Architect - EYP Architecture & Engineering PC 

Design Architect - Ennead Architects LLP

The new 71,000 square foot Center for Genomics and Systems Biology illustrates the degree of creativity and adaptive reuse needed to achieve flexible, innovative, and cost-effective solutions that advance its world-class science research and education objectives. The Center houses a collaborative group of geneticists, bioinformaticians, systematists, and evolutionary biologists working to advance education and research on the analysis of the complete genetic material of organisms. 

The Center was risen ten stories behind the historic, six-story façades of three contiguous 100-year-old structures. The new building creates an identity that merges history and modernity, honoring its historic fabric and setting while celebrating the future-oriented perspective of science. To overcome the limitations imposed by the modest 8,000-sf site footprint, the Center is innovatively planned as a vertical scientific community that promotes circulation and interaction between floors.  The Center's specialized features include a 139-seat auditorium with flexible pre-function area; technologically sophisticated and adaptable classrooms that support a variety of seating configurations and pedagogical styles; a cutting-edge, multi-user microscopy and imaging core lab; a high performance computing server facility; environmental growth chambers; and a greenhouse. The facility contains 14,00 square feet of classrooms and dedicates 13,500 square feet to core laboratories and 43,500 square feet to research laboratory suites comprised of wet bench laboratories, equipment and instrumentation support laboratories, offices, and meeting areas. 

Architect: Gensler

Engineer: Cosentini Associates

Structural Engineer: Shmerykowsky Consulting Engineers

Lighting Consultant: David Apfel Lighting Design

Construction Manager:  Turner Interiors   

The first floor of 726 Broadway was gutted and completely renovated for use by the NYU Bookstore.  The space includes retail space, a cafe, a multi-function lecture/reading area with retractable seating, support offices, and a back of house operations area.  The 26,000 square foot floor plate spans the entire depth of the building and is laid out in an open floor plan that highlights the original cast-in-place columns, the double story height, and the storefront windows that open onto Broadway.  The materials are consistent with a Noho industrial theme and feature concrete floors, no ceilings, and exposed mechanical systems.  These form a backdrop for the main design feature, a ribbon of graphic panels that wrap around all the walls and depict scenes from NYU and its surrounding neighborhood.   The open retail space, with its casework, display table, and benches takes center stage and is prominent from the street where it presents an inviting and welcome space for students and the public. 

Bobst Library, Goddard Hall, 19 West 4th Street, 25 West 4th Street, Silver Building, Waverly Building

Architect: Hangar Design Group

Engineer: AKF

General Contractor: A Wolf and Son

A total of 57 general purpose classrooms (approximately 39,100 square feet) of Bobst Library (lower level, 7th, 8th, and 9th floors), Goddard Hall (lower level), 19 West 4th Street (lower level), 25 West 4th Street (lower level), Silver Building (5th Floor), and Waverly Building (3rd, 4th, and 5th floors) were refinished or refreshed and new instructional technologies were installed.  The rooms each received new paint, carpet, hard wood chair rails, lighting upgrades, whiteboards, coat hooks, trashcans, and new furniture.  Exposed pipes, data lines and electrical devices were concealed, ceilings were replaced, and malfunctioning air conditioning units were repaired or replaced.  Fixed seating was upgraded and acoustics were improved.  Each room is now fitted with new wireless communication access points as well as reoriented in order to respond to current research.  A wireless touch panel system was installed in each room, along with a document camera, DVD/VCR player, a computer with wireless keyboard and mouse, multi-media/video projector and sound support.  Additionally, the student computer lounges and lobbies were refinished with new carpet, wood paneling accent, and new furniture.  The corridors received new paint, ceilings, and lighting upgrades.  

Tisch School of the Arts

Architect:  Gensler  

Engineer:  AKF   

Lighting Consultant:  Hillman Dibernardo 

Construction Manager:  Turner 

Two floors of 715-719 Broadway and two floors at 113 Second Avenue were completely gutted and renovated with new HVAC, humidification, electrical, lighting, and audio visual systems to provide studios for drama and movement instruction, performance theaters, a theatrical lighting, controls and recording sound room, faculty offices, and student lounge areas. The design maximizes ceiling heights and creates full acoustical treatment of all walls, floors, ceilings and mechanical ductwork. The Broadway site was occupied in early September, 2010.  The Second Avenue site will be occupied in November of 2010.   

Stern School of Business
Architect: Huntsman Architectural Group
M/E/P Engineer: TAS Engineering, P.C.
Acoustics, Audio, Video, Consultant: Jaffe Holden
General Contractor: Structuretone

Four classrooms on the first and second floors of the Kaufman Management Center were refreshed and upgraded with paint, new ceilings and lighting, new carpeting wall-talker writing surfaces and movable whiteboards. The new furniture consists of fixed desks and movable chairs, with a state of the art streamlined podium, equipped with touch screen Creston Panels, which control all the lighting scenes and the audio visual technology in each classroom.  Each classroom is equipped with modern AV equipment, including ceiling mounted speakers, dual projection systems utilizing the wall-talker writing surface (which eliminates the need for drop down projection screens), and ceiling mounted microphones that allow every student to be heard by the instructor.  In the largest of the four classrooms (1-70, which seats 140 students), each student’s station has it own push-to-talk, desk-mounted microphone.

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Architect: Gensler
Engineer: FMC   
Lighting Consultant: SBLD Studio

Acoustic & AV Consultant:  Walter Storyk Design Group
General Contractor:  EW Howell

The 6th floor of the Education Building at 35 West 4th Street was completely gutted and renovated to create faculty offices, a multi-function conference room, performance space, recording studio, and research labs.  The floor functions as a multi-use space with provisions for recording live performances as well as teaching sound technology and recording.  The design was impacted by existing structural diagonal trusses which created a series of rectangular bays.  The rigidity of the existing floor plate was overcome by the use of interior windows that bring natural light into the interior spaces and frame views across the rooms;  the use of contrasting textures and materials;  and a subtle color palette.  The performance space was designed for a 32 piece orchestra including piano and harp, and the recording studio and labs are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment.

School of Law

Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects

Engineer: FMC Engineers

Construction Manager: Skanska USA

The Law School's research institutes and faculty occupy the Wilf Hall’s 54,000 square feet over eight floors. The re-constructed Provincetown Playhouse, which is managed by the Steinhardt School, will continue to occupy the south end of the site.  As coordinated with the Greenwich Village community, the four original walls of the Provincetown Playhouse remain.  Accordingly, Wilf Hall's exterior is contextual to its surrounding.  The height of the street wall aligns with its north neighbor.  The red brick color, the brick design, and the proportionate wood windows fit within the street's fabric.  The updated Provincetown Playhouse consists of state-of-the-art lighting and sound equipment.  The existing theater brick walls and the previous ornate seat ends are on display. The building consists of three green roofs, two of which are for the occupants' use.  Wilf Hall, which was completed in the summer of 2010, will be applying for Platinum LEED status.

Architect – Murphy, Burnham and Buttrick

Structural – Robert Silman Associates

Preservation – Higgins Quasebarth and Partners LLC

Mechanical – FMC Associates

Lighting – Melanie Freudlich Lighting Design

This project completely renovated the existing townhouse, removing all interior walls and floors. New structural supports and flooring were installed. Exterior surfaces were repaired, windows were replaced, and the east wall was resurfaced. Salvageable front garden fencing was incorporated into the new garden fence and the garden was replanted. The interior finishes include a glass enclosed staircase, global communication center, offices, conferences rooms, event center, computer access for visitors and students and a new patio.  New HVAC, plumbing, life safety, electrical, elevator, electronic and audio visual equipment were installed to support the multi-use facility.  

School of Law

Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects

MEPS Engineer: FMC Engineers

Structural Engineer: Robert Silman Associates

General Contractor: Structure Tone Inc.

This 1830’s NYC Landmark row house was completely renovated to house the Straus Institute for the Advanced Study of Law and Justice, the Tikvah Center for Law and Jewish Civilization, and the Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law and Justice.  The building was essentially rebuilt except for the landmarked façade, the front roof structure and one rear wall.  The existing sub-cellar was deepened and extended to increase floor area.  The building has all new floors, a new elevator, new stairs and bathrooms and new mechanical, electrical, plumbing and sprinkler system, with new furniture, fixtures and office equipment. 

In Construction- Expected Completion:  Spring 2012

Architect:  Machado and Silvetti Associates

Engineer:  Thomas Polise Consulting Engineers PC

Structural Engineer:  Robert Silman Associates

Civil/Geotechnical Engineer:  Langan Engineering and Environmental Services

LEED Consultant:  Steven Winter Associates

Construction Manager:  StructureTone

A new building to house the Center for Academic and Spiritual Life is under construction, with occupancy planned for Spring 2012.   The 92,000 square foot facility will have a large below grade lecture hall, medium and large size classrooms/meeting spaces ranging from 500 to 1500 square feet each, two classrooms fitted with instructional technology for global network connectivity, music practice and rehearsal rooms, conference spaces, a multi-purpose room for worship, practice space for the university’s orchestra, and events/dining space.  A large colloquium room with state-of-the-art video conference equipment will allow NYU to hold classes, presentations and meetings with other remote campus locations.  A separate floor will be dedicated to the spiritual life needs and religious groups of the University.  The Archdiocese of New York – Catholic Center at NYU will occupy the ground floor and will contain a chapel, meeting spaces and offices for the Archdiocese.  Floors 2 through 5 will each have a convenience passage to the Kimmel Center to allow for student traffic between the two buildings.

The building’s steel skeleton is currently being erected, to be followed by the concrete floors, the glass and stone curtain wall and the interior work. 

Stern School of Business
In Construction
Architect: Perkins+Will
Engineer: Bard, Rao+ Athanas (BR+A)
Branding: Perkins+Will- (Chicago) Eva Maddox Branded Environments

Lighting Consultant: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design

Construction Manager: StructureTone  |  2009

The project consists of the complete gut renovation of the Lobbies and Upper and Lower Concourse levels of the three building that make up the complex at 40, 44, 50 West 4th Street. The project areas will consist of classrooms, technology stations, student lounge areas and public spaces; a glass interior stair between the main three lobbies of each level as well as a glass convenience stair between the upper and lower levels. The main feature of the concourse project is the installation of a skylight above in Gould Plaza to provide natural light into the Upper and Lower concourse levels. The main entrance to 40 West 4th Street will receive a glass curtain wall which further allow for natural light to filter into the building. The architectural details consist of finishes to the floors, ceilings and walls, lighting as well as furniture and fixtures. The renovation will provide upgrades to communication and AV connections within these spaces to support the student population. The Lower Concourse Level was substantially completed for the Spring 2009 semester and has been in use throughout the remaining renovation.

Polshek Partnership Architechts, 2009
Engineers- M-E Engineers
LEED Consultant- Steven Winter Associates

In a landmark redesign project that began in 2007, the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University renovated its home at 715 Broadway to reflect the innovation that has defined the School since its inception in 1972. In the first renovation project at NYU to achieve LEED certification, a total area of approximately 32,000 square feet was completely renovated in 2007 and 2008. The project scope included a complete renovation of the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th floors of the building. Renovations included a theater, dance studio, lecture rooms, gallery space, classrooms, administrative offices in addition to creating a comfortable space for students and faculty to gather and cultivate ideas.

Architect: Rosenberg Kolb
Engineer: FMC Associates   |  2009, 2011

Approximately 30,000 square feet were renovated in the Warren Weaver Hall, home to the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.  Lobby renovations included replacement of all finishes, creation of an NYU Public Safety officer's station, a new faculty and staff mail area, and upgrades to MEP systems.  Upper level floor renovations consisted of the new faculty offices, as well as corridor and bathroom upgrades.

Faculty of Arts and Science
Architect: Graf & Lewent Architects LLP
Engineer: Guth DeConzo Consulting Engineers, PC | 2009

As part of the FAS Partners Plan, this partial 3rd floor renovation of approximately 3,000 square feet in Silver Main afforded Art History new offices required for new and existing faculty, and a seminar room to accommodate growing student registration. The existing Art History Library reading room was repurposed to build 5 offices, a smaller reading room, a reserve room, and a new seminar room. Ceiling was removed in the new offices to optimize the natural light from high southern exposure windows. Light spills into the reading room through Clerestory windows in the front wall of the offices. The 20-seat seminar room preserves an existing wall featuring history Andy Warhol wallpaper as well as provides enhanced conditions for art slide presentations. Ceiling, lighting and carpet were replaced throughout. While office and seminar room furnishings were new, existing furnishings were successfully reused in the reading room. Existing HVAC, sprinkler and electrical were modified as required.

Tisch School of the Arts
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle
Engineer: Edwards & Zuck
Construction Manager: Plaza Corp., 2009

The Cinema Studies Project encompasses the entire 6th floor of 719-721 Broadway. It includes one large (70 seat) screening room, two smaller screening rooms, seminar room, faculty offices and student lounge areas.

Division of Student Affairs
Davis Brody Bond Aedas Architects
Consulting Engineers L. Naom | 2008
Photographs by Paul Warchol

Located on the atrium cellar level and ground floor of the University Residence Hall at 110 East 14th Street, the newly created Commons of 4,600 square feet brings together several student activities and services in a bright, open, glass ceiling atrium space.  The design integrates finishes and details of the original atrium with new design elements, including several round windows which vary in size..  The Commons houses the College Learning Center, offering a variety of academic support services, and the Office of Summer Sessions and Study Abroad Admissions.  The space also includes a Cafe, computer stations, and a "family room" lounge.  The central atrium features a full audio visual installation for special events and presentations.

Office of the Provost
Gensler Architectural Design & Planning
PC Flack&Kurtz Engineers
HDLC Architectural Lighting Design | 2008
Photographs by Annemarie Poyo Furlong

The fifth floor of 20 Cooper Square (16,000 square feet) was renovated to co-house a number of Provostial Institutes with the intent of creating a dynamic space for internal and collaborative projects and public events.  The floor houses The Institute for Public Knowledge, New York Institute for the Humanities, Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics, Humanities Initiative, and Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue.  Adjacent floors house intellectual neighbors - the FAS Journalism Department, and in construction, the FAS Department of Social and Cultural Analysis Department  The space was configured to enable flexibility in office assignments, shared meeting and common spaces, open and interactive working environments, and a central reception point.

Faculty of Arts and Science
Steven Holl Architects /
Ambrosino DePinto & Schmieder Engineers  |  2007
Photographs by Andy Ryan

This project renovated the entire six story building totaling approximately 30,000 square feet at 3-5 Washington Place to house classroom space and the Department of Philosophy.  The space houses a 120-seat University lecture hall on the ground floor, and the Philosophy Department on the upper floors, with offices for faculty and graduate students, administrative space, and seminar rooms. Architectural features include a “Tower of Light” interior staircase that vertically unites the six floors to facilitate collaboration and interaction among faculty and students, and varying effects of shadow and light, which echo Ludwig Wittgenstein’s book, Remarks on Colour.

Faculty of Arts and Science
Polshek Partnership Architects LLP   | 2007
Photographs by Christopher Lovi

Approximately 95,000 square feet on all eight floors of 19 West 4th Street/ 269 Mercer Street were completely renovated to house the Department of Economics and the Department of Politics.  New spaces that support the academic programs include a lecture hall and classrooms, computer labs, seminar rooms, and faculty offices.  Design features include the bold use of colors and materials to enliven the space.  A u-shaped lobby creates an "internal street" as a visible and active presence that mimics the exterior street activity with meeting spaces, informal seating areas and discussion areas with blackboards and flat screen TVs.

Creative Writing Program
Faculty of Arts and Science
Helpern Architects with interior decoration by Genseler
Architects | 2007
Photographs by Genseler Architects

This project renovated a 6,000 sf town home - a designated New York City Landmark that was built in 1836- to house the Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House.  The House is located at 58 West 10th Street in the heart of literary Greenwich Village, and is home to undergraduate and graduate writing programs.  The space was designed to maintain the charm and character of the building while updating it with new air conditioning, electrical and technology systems to support the academic program.  New faculty offices, seminar rooms and lounge areas take the place of what had been residential living areas.

Department of Chemistry
Faculty of Arts and Science
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architects  |  2007
Photographs by New York University

This first phase of the Molecular Design Institute spans the 5th floor of the Brown Building on Washington Place. The research performed in this laboratory includes the design and synthesis of crystalline molecular materials and functional polymers.  The "open plan" of this 8,000 square foot space maximizes efficient use of space and is designed to facilitate interaction and create synergy among NYU faculty, students, staff and visiting researchers.  The interior open area is equipped with fume hood work areas, and is ringed with windowed offices and core facilities, including a clean room, shared equipment rooms, and a room for atomic force microscopy.

Stern School of Business
Helfand Architecture with Bonanomi & Bennett Architects |  2006
Photographs by Tom Chang

The Sosnoff Lounge on the first floor of the Kaufman Management Center at 40 East 4th Street was renovated to provide a 3,300 square foot common area, including a new food service area and comfortable seating.  The contemporary design utilizes wooden slats strategically placed on walls, columns and ceilings to enhance the tiered soffits.  The globe-shaped pendant light fixtures and metal mesh drapery draw attention to the soaring 30 foot high ceilings, which along with the windows lining the space, create an open, inviting atmosphere and an attractive visual experience for passing pedestrians.

Rogers Marvel Architects  |  2006
Photographs by David Joseph

Located at the southeast corner of Washington Square Park, the Jeffrey S. Gould Welcome Center greets and informs prospective students and their parents.  Student campus tours begin and end at the Welcome Center, which provides kiosks for on-line access, information pamphlets, media displays, and wall maps of the University and its surrounding neighborhood.  In addition, the Gould Center houses an Alumni Lounge and a gallery showcasing archival photos and records of University history, and is a welcoming home for returning alumni.  The Center is designed as an inviting street level presence that engages passersby, and features high ceilings and expansive windows.

Faculty of Arts and Science
Rogers Marvel Architects  |  2006
Photographs by David Joseph

More than 20,000 square feet on the 4th Floor of the historic Puck Building on Lafayette Street were renovated for the Department of Sociology to create inviting space that integrates the historic elements of the building's architecture in modern spaces.  The space features high, exposed vaulted ceilings, cast iron columns, brick walls and wood floors.  Private spaces are linked through interior "streets" and warm community areas designed to facilitate circulation and interaction.

Division of Student Affairs
Genseler Architects  |  2006
Photographs by Michael Moran

Located in a hub of University student life on the second floor of the Palladium Residence Hall at 133 East 13th Street, The Wasserman Center for Career Development provides undergraduate and graduate degree candidates and alumni with support for career planning, resume/letter preparation, and the employment search, and hosts a wide range of special events and programs.  In a design that integrates input from students, prospective employers and the Center's professionals, this 20,000 square foot space houses interview and counseling rooms, meeting rooms, a large presentation room with integrated technology, open workstations for students, a computer lab and other support spaces, including a café, pantry, lounge and reception room.

College of Dentistry
Hom and Goldman Architects  |  2006
Photographs by Shailesh Patel, New York University

The newly modernized fourth floor in the Arnold and Marie Schwartz Hall of Dental Sciences at First Avenue and East 24th Street encompasses 11,000 square feet of patient care space for the D.D.S. program.  Four separate clinics were combined into one open clinic with 64 new dental chairs, lockers and X-ray machines, a central clean and dirty area for dental supply, and kiosks for small materials.  This state of the art facility also provides new offices, an open reception and waiting area, and seminar room.

Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music
Tisch School of the Arts
Beyer Blinder Belle (BBB) Architects with SIA Acoustics  |  2006
Photographs courtesy of SIA Acoustics, Inc.

Designed to serve as a professional quality state-of-the-art recording and teaching facility, the 2,000 Dennis Riese Family Recording Studio on the 5th floor of 194 Mercer Street can accommodate 30 students in its control room, and 65 students or 35 musicians (in orchestral format) in the studio.  The live room features sound absorbing interior wall finishes with wood accent panels and adjustable acoustical doors, diffusive ceiling elements for sound absorption, and an acoustically treated wood and slate floor designed to eliminate noise transmission.  The control room is equipped with a professional 48-channel API Vision recording console, capable of stereo and 5.1 surround mixing, computer and analog based recording, and an extensive array of sound processing equipment.

Department of Physics
Faculty of Arts and Science
Office Suite, Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architects  |  2006
Laboratory, CUH2A Architects  |  2005
Photographs by New York University

A total of 4,400 square feet on the 6th floor of 4-6 Washington Place was renovated to create office and meeting spaces for the newly established Center for Soft Matter Research.  The space houses 13 offices for faculty, research staff and visitors, which ring an oval lounge/work area for informal meetings and discussions.  An adjoining conference room is separated by a large glass door that opens to accommodate large gatherings in the combined space.

In addition, a gut renovation of 4,500 square feet on the 8th floor of the Meyer Hall of Physics at 2 Washington Place transformed outdated laboratories into a state-of-the-art laser and chemical synthesis laboratory for the Center.  The project created a chemical synthesis lab with six fume hoods, an open laser lab with six optical tables, multiple offices for research staff and a meeting area for the research team.  In addition, the behind-the-walls mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems were replaced, and windows were installed to open up the exterior building walls.

Department of Biology
Faculty of Arts and Science
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architects  |  2005
Photographs by New York University

The entire 8th floor of the Brown Building, totaling 8,000 square feet, was renovated to provide facilities for the Center for Comparative Functional Genomics.  This interdisciplinary unit engages genomicists, bioinformaticians, systematists, and evolutionary biologists in studies of regulatory networks and how they have evolved to generate diversity across species.  The design features a central "open plan" wet laboratory, with stations for bioinformatics research.  The central lab area is ringed with windowed offices for the researchers, and with research support spaces that house a DNA microscopy suite, glasswasher and sterilizer, a computer server room, cold room, and climate controlled room.

Faculty of Arts and Science
R.M. Kliment & Frances Halsband Architects  |  2005
Photographs by Christopher Lovi

The first floor of the Languages and Literature Building, totaling 6,000 square feet, was renovated to create a series of shared instructional facilities, and features a new exterior glass wall that brightens the busy intersection at 19 University Place and East 8th Street.  The new lecture hall has 120 seats with an additional capacity of 10 loose seats along the tiered sides of the space.  An audio-visual room at the rear of the space houses state-of-the-art electronic equipment and a lutron lighting system, which allows speakers to select from a variety of pre-set lighting scenarios.  The computer lab has 20 stations for various instructional activities.  The project also created an adjacent open lounge/reception area in support of the lecture hall.

Department of Arts and Arts Professions
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
Napach Rothenberg Architects  |  2005
Photographs by Joel Napach

This 10,000 square foot photography lab houses private color darkrooms and full-size teaching darkrooms for faculty and students, with teaching and production spaces interwoven throughout the lab to maximize student-faculty interaction.  Other features that enhance the functionality and comfort of the lab include color-correcting lighting, new fresh air intakes, and increased exhaust ventilation.

Division of Libraries

Construction completed April 2011                                                                                 Architect: Alspector Architects                                                                                        Engineer: L&M                                                                                                                 General Contractor: Skanska

Alspector Architecture LLC  |  2004, 2005
Photographs by Alspector Architecture LLC, Albert Vecerka/ESTO

Through construction completed in April 2011,the Bobst Library Research Commons was created in the 4th and 5th floors of Bobst Library.  These two floors, which comprise approximately 48,000 square feet, have been designed for 21st century scholarship, with technology and equipment to ensure that users can work with maximum productivity.  The area includes specialized computing and technologists to assist with data, GIS, digital project management, and multi-media scholarship needs; on-call help for business, science, and government at the 5th floor Help Spot; study areas with Wi-Fi capabilities optimized for laptop and mobile device use; and a range of spaces designed for both individual and collaborative work.

A 2004-2005 renovation projected involved 75,000 square feet on four floors of the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, located in the heart of the campus at 70 Washington Square South.  The Brine Library Commons was created, encompassing two floors of completely renovated student spaces on Lower Levels 1 and 2 to create individual and collaborative reading and study areas, group study rooms, a refreshment area and lounge, a technology help desk, three computer classrooms and other services.  The project also updated the Library's active reference center on the main floor, created the Mamdouha S. Bobst exhibition gallery adjacent to the atrium and renovated the state-of-the-art Barbara Goldsmith Preservation Department on Lower Level 1.

Suben Dougherty  |  2004
Photographs by Seong Kwon Photography

The Wagner Graduate School of Public Service occupies two floors totaling about 46,000 square feet in the Puck Building, a commanding 19th century landmark in the SoHo district.  The space was designed to retain the building's signature openness -- a spectacular open loft space filled with exquisite architectural vestiges of its Romanesque Revival style.  The reconfigured space consolidated all of Wagner's faculty, research centers, and administrative offices in one location for the first time in the school's history.  The renovation created 39 faculty offices, additional offices for administration and research, student project rooms, a student lounge, and seven meeting/ conference rooms.  The Puck space houses six research centers and institutes, the Office of Career Services Resource Room, an art gallery curated in partnership with the Steinhardt School's Department of Art & Art Professions, and the Wagner Works Café, a social enterprise partnership with Housing Works, New York City's largest HIV/AIDS service agency.