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The Center for Teaching and Learning
FUTURE
A C A M PA I G N FO R B A RN A RD
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Big Dreams with the Square Footage to Match For over 125 years, Barnard has been known for a distinctive academic culture that is dedicated to women’s education and infused with the vibrancy of the City of New York. At the heart of Barnard’s mission is a commitment to teaching and learning, and this ongoing pursuit calls for a facility that brings technology fully into classrooms and research experiences, and provides thoughtfully-designed spaces for reflection and collaboration. This is an exciting moment for Barnard. The center for teaching and learning, which will be built on the current site of Lehman Hall, has been conceived — in design, structure, and program — to celebrate our stellar faculty, ambitious students, and dedicated staff. It will provide a diverse range of innovative and essential resources that will continue Barnard’s legacy for decades to come.
When the building opens its doors in August 2018, it will stand at the core of both a Barnard education and of our campus in Morningside Heights. Designed by the award-winning firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the 128,000 square foot building — with a base of five floors and a tower of eleven floors aligned with Altschul Hall — will be a distinctive place that brings students and faculty together, facilitates collaboration, and fosters dialogue. It will include a new kind of library, one that incorporates current technologies and learning spaces in an interactive setting. Furthermore, it will be a dynamic academic hub of the campus, linking departments and disciplines both physically and philosophically.
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The Center for Teaching and Learning at a Glance
Faculty Offices Additional Faculty Offices BCRW Computational Science Center Athena Center / Special Collections
Library
Digital Commons
Growth Index / Lehman Hall to New Building Lehman Hall
New Building
Change
65,000 Sq. Ft.
128,000 Sq. Ft.
+97%
Library Net Square Feet
26,000 Sq. Ft.
33,800 Sq. Ft.
+30%
Library & Digital Commons
28,500 Sq. Ft.
42,300 Sq. Ft.
+48%
# of Study Seats
185 Seats
378 Seats
+104%
# of Classrooms
5
9
+80%
# of Classroom Seats
178
325
+83%
# of Labs
3
7
+133%
# of Lab Seats
42
127
+202%
Total Gross Square Feet Library
Classrooms & Labs
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The new building will provide a diverse range of innovative and essential resources:
A library with a core collection of books and journals to support a strong liberal arts education. It will be 30% larger than our current library, allowing for expanded space for special collections and archives.
Additional features
A “Digital Commons” with five innovative teaching labs — Empirical Reasoning Lab, Digital Humanities Lab, Creativity Lab, Multimedia Lab, and Movement Lab — that utilize new media and digital technologies.
- Flexible, technologically current classrooms for seminars and large group instruction -Conference facilities connected to meeting and event spaces in The Diana Center - Departmental offices for economics, history, political science and urban studies
A Computational Science Center equipped to support students and faculty in pioneering scientific research, which physically connects to science classrooms and labs in neighboring Altschul Hall.
- New homes for two signature programs: the Barnard Center for Research on Women and the Athena Center for Leadership Studies - Outdoor terraces that extend the green spaces on campus -Inviting student spaces that include a café and study areas for individuals and groups
New building exterior
Library interior
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Modern classrooms for large group instruction
Spacious common areas
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Raise Academics to New Heights The new academic building is a central component of The Bold Standard / A Campaign for Barnard. Donors making leadership level gifts to the campaign will be able to choose from a variety of naming opportunities within the new building.
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