New York University Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life

The New York University Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life is a multi-faith and multi-function building on the NYU campus. The design of the building is intended to provide a home for the dozens of underserved religious organizations on the NYU campus. The building provides multi-denominational spaces for worship to be shared by a multiplicity of faiths within a single facility. The facade of the building is designed with an organic pattern of perforated laminated stone panels layered on top of windows. These stone panels are just over 5/8” thick, 30” wide and 40” tall, and are held by four small pegs integrated into the pre-fabricated curtain wall.

The building serves the entire campus community with classrooms, meeting rooms, offices, and music practice facilities. It also includes a unique Global Conference Center designed to bring together students and faculty from NYU’s campuses around the world. The project is located on the south side of Washington Square Park in New York City. The building achieved a LEED Gold rating.