I’m always passing by this building being constructed (usually on my way to a Japanese restaurant on St. Marks) and wondering what it is going to be. I finally found out. Design Scene says it’s an academic building for Cooper Union. Fascinating, futuristic design.

“The new academic facility is conceived as a stacked vertical piazza, contained within a semi-transparent envelope that articulates the classroom and laboratory spaces. The vertical campus is organized around a central atrium that rises to the full height of the building. This connective volume, spanned by sky bridges, opens up view corridors across Third Avenue to the Foundation Building.”

Architects: Morphosis
Via: Design Scene