Snøhetta completes two new buildings for Cornell Tech campus in New York

2021-12-15T15:22:00-05:00

Construction has been completed at two Snøhetta-designed buildings for the Cornell Tech campus in New York. The two buildings, named the Graduate Roosevelt Island Hotel and the Verizon Executive Education Center, operate independently though physically connected by a planted entry plaza.

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Designed to be a “welcoming front door” to the Cornell Tech campus, the buildings will host academic conferences, classes, and programs, as well as lodging and dining outlets for guests and visitors.

Image: Michael Grimm

The 18-story, 196-room hotel tower features a façade with softly curved surfaces wrapped in double-height aluminum panels. At the ground level, a pair of V-shaped columns define the entrance to a bar opening onto the shared courtyard. A continuous soffit runs from this entrance along the perimeter of the ground floor, and ultimately to the education center.

Image: Michael Grimm

The education center, meanwhile, rises four stories, adopting an “intimate, orga...

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Snøhetta completes two new buildings for Cornell Tech campus in New York