Northwest Corner Building - Revision history

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‎History of the site

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 == History of the site ==
-Tennis courts occupied the site for decades prior to construction, which allowed for a majestic view of [[Riverside Church]] from campus. At one point in the 1960s, it was proposed as the home of a new Life Sciences Building, but was abandoned in favor of the other side of campus, where [[Fairchild]] was built.
+Tennis courts occupied the site for decades prior to construction, which allowed for a majestic view of the spires of [[Riverside Church]] and [[Union Theological Seminary]] from campus. At one point in the 1960s, it was proposed as the home of a new Life Sciences Building, but was abandoned in favor of the other side of campus, where [[Fairchild]] was built.
 The Northwest Corner Building was the source of the [[Athletics Facilities Scandal]]. In the early 1990s, the [[Athletics Department]] proposed an extension of Dodge for the site that would hold a teaching swimming pool, racquetball courts, and an international squash court. When the [[Athletics Director]] at the time, [[John Reeves]], was unable to raise any money for construction, it was decided to use the site for a science building with a few floors for athletics. But when President Bollinger took office, Reeves's boss, [[Provost]] [[Jonathan Cole]], "forgot" to tell PrezBo about the the plans. Cole decided to build a science-only building instead, without informing Reeves of the change in plan. Reeves found out when the Spectator broke the news about the building in 2004.

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 [[Image:Moneo.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Reality''': Moneo and what has metamorphosized into a bluish, glassy monstrosity both attempt to tower over poor, increasingly antiquarian [[Pupin Hall]]]]
-The '''Northwest Corner Building''' (known previously as the '''Interdisciplinary Science Building''', and '''Northwest Science Building''' before that, and casually as '''NoCo''') was destined by Columbia to fill the last remaining plot on the [[Morningside Heights campus]]. It was built over the [[Levien Gym]], between [[Pupin Hall]] and the [[Havemeyer Hall|Havemeyer]] extension ([[Chandler Hall]]), as well as the last undeveloped portion of [[The Grove|the Grove]] just north of Levien and west of Pupin. The project started on 19 March [[2007]] and first occupancy began in [[2009]].
+The '''Northwest Corner Building''' (known previously as the '''Interdisciplinary Science Building''', and '''Northwest Science Building''' before that, and casually as '''NoCo''') was destined by Columbia to fill the last remaining plot on the [[Morningside Heights campus]] (unless you count the site of [[Pierce Hall]] or some of the sometimes-coveted space around [[South Lawn]]). It was built over the [[Levien Gym]], between [[Pupin Hall]] and the [[Havemeyer Hall|Havemeyer]] extension ([[Chandler Hall]]), as well as on the last undeveloped portion of [[The Grove|the Grove]] just north of Levien and west of Pupin. The project started on 19 March [[2007]] and first occupancy began in [[2009]].
 == Building description ==
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 The 188,000 square foot building features a campus lobby, entrance to [[Levien Gym]], [[Joe Columbia University|Joe Coffee]] cafe, the [[Science and Engineering Library]], a large lecture hall, several classrooms, faculty and administrative offices, and 7 floors of science and engineering laboratories.
 == Design ==
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 In a lecture on campus in June [[2012]], lead architect Jeffrey Brock joked that with enough people, one could have "pushed" the building onto Broadway due to this "floating" construction.  Probably not something you say aloud.
 == Building Name ==

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 |Departments=Science, Engineering; classrooms and labs
 |Libraries=[[Science and Engineering Library]]
-|Dining=2F — [[Joe the Art of Coffee]]
+|Dining=2F — [[Joe Columbia University|Joe Coffee]]
 |Vending=2F — Snacks, Drinks
 |Entrances=1F — Street (120th/Broadway)<br>3F — Upper Campus
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 The building is on the southeast corner of Broadway and 120th St, opposite [[Barnard College|Barnard]]'s [[Diana Center]]. It is considerably taller than neighboring [[Pupin Hall|Pupin]] and [[Chandler Hall|Chandler]] Halls, though it still connects to them via pedestrian bridges at multiple levels, similar to those connecting [[Pupin Hall|Pupin]], [[CEPSR]], and [[Seeley Mudd Hall|Mudd]].
-The 188,000 square foot building features a campus lobby, entrance to [[Levien Gym]], [[Joe the Art of Coffee]] cafe, the [[Science and Engineering Library]], a large lecture hall, several classrooms, faculty and administrative offices, and 7 floors of science and engineering laboratories.
+The 188,000 square foot building features a campus lobby, entrance to [[Levien Gym]], [[Joe Columbia University|Joe Coffee]] cafe, the [[Science and Engineering Library]], a large lecture hall, several classrooms, faculty and administrative offices, and 7 floors of science and engineering laboratories.
 == Design ==

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 |Departments=Science, Engineering; classrooms and labs
 |Libraries=[[Science and Engineering Library]]
-|Dining=[[Joe the Art of Coffee]]
+|Dining=2F — [[Joe the Art of Coffee]]
 |Vending=2F — Snacks, Drinks
 |Entrances=1F — Street (120th/Broadway)<br>3F — Upper Campus

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 |Departments=Science, Engineering; classrooms and labs
 |Libraries=[[Science and Engineering Library]]
 |Entrances=1F — Street (120th/Broadway)<br>3F — Upper Campus
 |Restrooms=3F — M/F (Library stairs)<br>4F — M/F
 }}

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 {{Infobox building
 |Name=Northwest Corner Building
-|Image=NorthwestCornerBuilding.jpg
+|Image=NorthwestCornerBuilding.png
 |Departments=Science, Engineering; classrooms and labs
 |Libraries=[[Science and Engineering Library]]

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		+	{{Infobox building
		+	\|Name=Northwest Corner Building
		+	\|Image=NorthwestCornerBuilding.jpg
		+	\|Departments=Science, Engineering; classrooms and labs
		+	\|Libraries=[[Science and Engineering Library]]
		+	\|Entrances=3F — College Walk<br>1F — Upper Campus
		+	\|Restrooms=3F — M/F (Library stairs)<br>4F — M/F
		+	\|Vending=2F — Snacks, Drinks
		+	}}
		+
	[[Image:NWSRenderingFromCEPS.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|'''Plan''': a rendering of the Northwest Science Building looks sinister but contextual, blending the gray of the new structure with a grayed trim on Pupin to make it look as if it fits in well]]		[[Image:NWSRenderingFromCEPS.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|'''Plan''': a rendering of the Northwest Science Building looks sinister but contextual, blending the gray of the new structure with a grayed trim on Pupin to make it look as if it fits in well]]
	[[Image:Moneo.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|'''Reality''': Moneo and what has metamorphosized into a bluish, glassy monstrosity both attempt to tower over poor, increasingly antiquarian [[Pupin Hall]]]]		[[Image:Moneo.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|'''Reality''': Moneo and what has metamorphosized into a bluish, glassy monstrosity both attempt to tower over poor, increasingly antiquarian [[Pupin Hall]]]]

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 == See also ==
 * [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3340 Reactions on The Bwog]
 * [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/senate/annual_reports/06-07/PDannual.htm February 23, 2007 statement from the Senate's physical development committee]