Construction Tour: Columbia University Business School

Southwest corner of the Kravis Building (left) and the Perelman Center (right).

Facade installation is nearing completion at the new home for the Columbia Business School at the university’s Manhattanville campus. The Business School’s two new structures, known as The Ronald O. Perelman Center for Business Innovation and the Henry R. Kravis Building, are located on a site to the north of the first phase buildings by Renzo Piano. Design on the two buildings is led by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with FXCollaborative and associate architects AARRIS ATEPA Architects. James Corner Field Operations are designing a central open space which has also started to take shape with plantings starting to arrive on site.

Southwest corner of the Kravis Building (left) and the Perelman Center (right).

Looking northeast towards the Manhattanville campus, including the Business School (left), the Lenfest Center for the Arts (right), and the Jerome L. Greene Science Center (far right).

Looking northeast towards the Manhattanville campus, including the Business School (left), the Lenfest Center for the Arts (right), and the Jerome L. Greene Science Center (far right).

The Henry R. Kravis Building

Rendering of the Henry R. Kravis Building. Rendering by DBox.

Looking up at the south facade of the west building.

West facade of the Kravis Building.

South facade of the Kravis Building.

East facade of the Kravis Building.

West facade of the Kravis Building.

Southwest corner of the Kravis Building.

Southwest corner of the Kravis Building (left) and the Perelman Center (right).

The Commons space at the Kravis Building.

East stair under construction.

Installation of GFRG shaped ceilings underway.

The Perelman Center for Business Innovation

Rendering of the Perelman Center. Rendering by DBox.

Southwest corner of the Perelman Center.

West facade detail of the Perelman Center.

West facade of the Perelman Center.

Southwest corner of the Perelman Center.

Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro with FXCollaborative and AARRIS ATEPA Architects; Landscape Architect: James Corner Field Operations; Program: Education; Location: Manhattanville, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.