SOURCES OF PUBLIC FINANCING The State of New York is the 100% funding source for The City University Construction Fund (CUCF), a public benefit corporation established by the New York State to provide facilities to support the educational purposes of the City University of New York (CUNY). The design team worked with several agencies over the course of a ten-year period to bring the project to fruition.
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New Construction | Award of Distinction CUNY New York City College of Technology (City Tech) Academic Building | Brooklyn, New York
IMPROVING THE FACE OF CITY TECH WITH A NEW CAMPUS GATEWAY
A New Identity is Created for the Largest Four-Year Public College of Technology in New York State. emphasis on applied skills and place-based learning. Spanning a full New York City block and anchoring a prominent corner, the 365,000sf building is the latest addition to Brooklyn’s expanding Tech Triangle—one of the fastest growing employment and innovation clusters in the nation. The building significantly improves the face of City Tech, creating a new campus gateway along a major thoroughfare, and enhances the surrounding urban context. As part of the new academic building design process, the design team was able to address City Tech’s unique mission as a senior technical college within the CUNY system, and changing academic curricula, with a dynamic mix of academic and clinical programs and a learner-centered design approach.
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he largest four-year public college of technology in New York State, CUNY New York City College of Technology (“City Tech”) now boasts a 365,000sf Academic Complex that significantly improves the face of the institution, creating a new campus gateway and enhancing its densely urban neighborhood. Located in Downtown Brooklyn, “City Tech” provides broad access to technological and professional education with an PAGE | 20 | JULY 2020
The new facility houses biological sciences and chemistry laboratories; radiologic and medical imaging suite; nursing simulation and assessment labs; dental hygiene and vision care clinics; state-of-the-art smart classrooms; conference/seminar rooms; faculty offices; student life/recreation areas; 1,000-seat theater; and 1,000-seat spectator gymnasium. In addition, a wellness center and a CUNY Community Center reinforce City Tech’s commitment to fostering an atmosphere of inclusion and collaboration and a strong tradition of facilitating economic mobility to its diverse student population.
