The Rockefeller University Stavros Niarchos Foundation - David Rockefeller River Campus

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Since 1901, The Rockefeller University\nhas focused on biomedical research, and its faculty has garnered nearly 30\nNobel Prizes, five Breakthrough Prizes, and four MacArthur Fellowships. This\n$440 million campus extension hovers over FDR Drive along Manhattan\u2019s East\nRiver, enhancing the campus landscape and providing flexible laboratory space\nthat promotes heightened interactions among researchers in support of science. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"In 2011, the university found itself in\ndesperate need of a new collaboration-oriented research space to maintain its\ncollegial and nonhierarchical research climate optimistic that it would help\nattract young talent. Of three options for a new campus, the team opted to\ncapitalize on the university\u2019s existing air rights over FDR Drive, muting the\nthoroughfare\u2019s presence and providing a significant environmental benefit for\nthe entire campus. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The River Campus is discreetly sited,\nremaining nearly invisible from the university\u2019s main campus and historic\nwalks. It signals its presence with two grand public stairways that extend the\nuniversity\u2019s landmark gardens into two new acres that overlook the river. Pedestrian\nin their orientation, the gardens offer a healthy outdoor respite for the\ncampus community and centralized access to new amenities, including a dining\ncommons, a conference center, and an academic hub that contains senior\nleadership offices. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The campus contains a new research\nfacility called the Kravis Research Building, which occupies two open floors of\ncontinuous lab space, each approximately 950 feet long and 105 feet deep. Both\nfloors are bisected by large collaboration spaces that include kitchen and\ndining facilities. Those spaces boast views of the river to the east and a new\namphitheater and historic Welch Hall to the west. The open plan promotes\ninclusion and knowledge sharing across groups, benefitting junior researchers\nand aiding the recruitment of women scientists and scientists of color. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"At grade, the expansion provides a\nfully rebuilt and landscaped esplanade that connects to a linear park circumscribing\nManhattan. The team also repaired a failed seawall along the river and it,\nalong with new plantings, acoustically shields the esplanade. Maintained by the\nuniversity, the esplanade is open to the public and is used by cyclists,\njoggers, and sightseers."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"When viewed from the river, the\nresearch building\u2019s 1,000-foot-long band of steel and glass helps underscore\nand unify the beautiful but disparate campus buildings that have been\nconstructed over the university\u2019s 122-year history. Since opening, the\nstate-of-the-art laboratories and amenities have been transformational for the\nuniversity and a significant asset in recruiting and retaining faculty."]]]]}