The design of The Milstein Center is a bespoke response to its unique position overlooking the school's central lawn. Photo © Magda Biernat
Photo © Magda Biernat
Barnard College occupies a small four-acre campus in New York’s Morningside Heights neighborhood, meaning expansion this century has involved the demolition of smaller modern buildings and their replacement with taller buildings. Down came Lehman Hall and up went the Milstein Center, which houses Barnard’s library and numerous other functions. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill answered a few questions about the project.