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COLUMBIA BOATHOUSE Location: 555W 218th St Square Footage:30,000 sq.ft Critic: Christian Lynch Course: Comprehensive Design 06 The project for this course is to explore the cultural and architectural issues intrinsic to the program of a university rowing boathouse incorporating community -outreach initiatives for inter-city youth. Following the bloomberg administration’s PlaNYC 2030 and the Greater Green Building Plan to substantially decrease the energy consumption of New York City’s buildings and reduce the reliance on fossil fuels, the design of the boathouse should implement innovative sustainable design strategies including but not limited to increased thermal performance and the generation of on-site renewable energy.