AIA Center, NYC 02 February 2010Rafael Moneo, with local architect, Davis Brody Bond is currently erecting a new Science Building at Columbia University on Broadway and 120th Street. Primary elements are the facade's clear anodized aluminum lateral bracing which may need to be checked out in various lighting conditions throughout the day. Additionally, the building incorporates an entry on Broadway that navigates three stories up to the campus level .
Perkins and Will has a science building up in the Bronx at Lehman College (CUNY). Sited just southwest of Vinoly's athletic building, the new building is a conservative and understated addition to the campus. The primary element is their admirable attempt towards the LEED platinum status. There's a potentially tacky constructed wetlands proposal for the courtyard. Perkins and Will spoke of a campus as its own ecosystem, which was accompanied by a very superficial understanding of ecology and ultimately was unconvincing.
SOM's Science Building is up at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. Its a curvy building with a lot of ramps and some brick. Unfortunately, the brick detracts from the lightness and elegance of the organic forms. The ramps and steps negotiate the the campus level with the athletic fields a few level down. The building clearly has a feel of dynamism and something to traverse and experience. Working with James Turell, SOM creates some compelling naturally lit interior spaces--elucidating an austere and almost "religious" quality.
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