Gallery: Cornell Wants People to 'Collide' on Its New NYC Tech Campus

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    Cornell Tech recently broke ground on its new campus on Roosevelt Island.
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    Campus Stormwater Garden. Credit Field Operations

    Architecture firm SOM created the master plan, which features a paved spine leading pedestrians to the central campus plaza.
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    Campus view from west loop road. Credit Kilograph, Weiss Mnafredi, Handel

    The campus is marked by smaller parks that can be used by both students and the general public. The goal is to make the environment feel open to everyone, despite being secluded on an island.
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    Co-lo evening view of lobby from second floor. Credit Weiss Manfredi

    The Bridge, designed by Weiss/Manfredi, is a building where students and industry professionals will mingle.
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    Pictured here is the atrium of the Bridge, which acts as a gathering spot for industry professionals and researchers.
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    FAB Suspended huddle. Credit Morphosis

    Thomas Mayne, of Morphosis, designed the first academic building (called the Bloomberg Center). Here you see various huddle spaces, which have replaced traditional offices.
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    FAB Board Room outside terrace. credit Morphosis

    A terrace outside of the Bloomberg Center.
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