For years, Columbia Business School held the dubious distinction of having one of the worst campuses among the world’s top business schools.
Not any more. In January, the 106-year-old institution opened a gleaming 492,000 square foot facility that may finally put the school’s past architectural woes to rest. Designed by the New York-based architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro and FXCollaborative, the $600 million campus boasts a network of thoughtfully-designed spaces for learning and gathering—in person and virtually.
Long before the pandemic, Columbia had been studying remote-learning solutions for international students and guest lecturers dialing in from afar. And on a recent tour, architects showed off a classroom that would be the envy of any office seeking to retrofit their space for era of hybrid work.
Source: Quartz
