Building Specs

The Northwest Corner Building (NWC) is 14 stories tall and includes a cafe, 7 research lab floors, 164 seat lecture hall and links Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Engineering and Biology departments. The library was part of the plan to provide a convenient access to information and collaborative study space. http://facilities.columbia.edu/node/1328/1331


The library contains room for 345 students and researchers.

Free, D. Columbia opens new Science and Engineering Library. College & Research Library News. 72(3), 128-131.  Retrieved from http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/3/128.full.pdf+html


A special part of the library is the Digital Science Center featuring 50 high end computer workstations optimized to display 3D models and animation and arranged to facilitate individual as well as collaborative research. A package of over 60 software programs support molecular rendering, spatial imagery and graphing. Rooms with special equipment allow students and faculty to practice their presentation skills.
http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/new-science-engineering-library-opens

A Futuristic Building

A new Science and Engineering Library was built by Columbia University to support chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy and psychology. It opened on January 18, 2010 and was announced in a New York Times story. The new building is called the Northwest Corner Building. The building is very impressive looking though at first I did not realize that the library was only a part of the new building. The picture on the left was taken by Robert Caplin for the New York Times.
Science & Engineering Library
401 Northwest Corner Building
550 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027

Ouroussoff, N. (2011, February 8). A building forms a bridge between a university's past and future. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com