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2009 Honor Award: Interiors
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
Lyn Rice Architects New York, New York
Seeking to reorganize its ad hoc collection of campus facilities in Greenwich Village, Parsons The New School for Design reestablished a cutting-edge identity with the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center. The concept centers around forming an “urban quad” that connects the campus and provides multiuse spaces for the student body. Drawing the urban environment into the glass-covered indoor quad was key in establishing the center’s authentically “gritty aesthetic.” New entrances and a streamlined central space connect fluidly to galleries, an auditorium, lounge spaces, an orientation center, and seminar rooms. Visually, the existing frameworks were stripped to steel and concrete foundations, creating a spare industrial context for the abutting educational facilities while letting student design work stand out in various exhibition spaces.
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