26,000sf Academic Village dedicated at Kingsborough.Senator Charles Schumer joined officials from Kingsborough Community College Kingsborough Community College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, is a community college in Brooklyn, New York. The campus is located at the eastern end of the Manhattan Beach peninsula. , the City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: [kjuni]), is the public university system of New York City. and the Dormitory Authority of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State to dedicate the new Academic Village. The Academic Village is the first building to be built under a master plan prepared for the Kingsborough Community College Campus by the noted educational architectural firm An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture. History Architects (master builders) have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep (c. , Gruzen Samton, in association with Davis Brody Bond. The building provides 26,000 SF of space and is located prominently near the main entrance to the campus. Development of the site includes modifications to the campus' main entrance from Oriental Boulevard and the redesign of the secondary northern entrance on Shore Boulevard, along with 200 new parking spaces. The Academic Village is a totally new structure, replacing existing row houses row houses npl (US) → casas fpl adosadas that were part of a Coast Guard facility that occupied the site before it was given to CUNY CUNY City University of New York in the 1960's. The new building is integrated into the campus visually, as well as functionally. A pedestrian bridge links the Academic Village to the existing campus concourse. The building provides classrooms, faculty offices, an early childhood day care teaching center and T space for community-related programs such as "College Now" for high school students and "Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). " for older adults. Taking advantage of its position at the gateway to the campus, it will also accommodate offices for the local community board. Site work included in the project comprises roadways, sidewalks, parking for 200 cars, lighting and landscaping. A new security booth and gate are provided at the new Shore Road campus entrance. In addition, the existing entry zone at Oriental Boulevard received new site paving, lighting and landscaping to improve pedestrian access to and from the campus. A tree-lined pedestrian walkway from Oriental to Shore Boulevard will encourage outdoor circulation to this new area of the campus and enhance views from the campus to Sheepshead Bay. The entrance to the building features a two-story glass lobby displaying artwork from the college collection. Exterior materials were selected from the palette used on the adjacent buildings to unify the structures visually. Tim Schmiderer, Gruzen Samton project manager, said, "The close collaboration with the client agencies as well as the talented project consultants resuited in a well-coordinated team effort and a very successful outcome." |
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