Gateway Center at Westchester Community College
State University of New York | SUNY
LERA was the structural engineer for this new home for business and multilingual programs, as well as the Professional Development Center, creating new, dynamic opportunities for student growth and collaboration.
The 70,000-sf (6,500-sm) LEED Gold complex consists of three new buildings. The Gateway, a large and open volume serving as a lobby, is flanked by two buildings containing classrooms, offices, an auditorium, a student lounge and a cafeteria. The Gateway’s unique structural design features architecturally-exposed, stackable steel “boxes,” which were prefabricated and bolted together on site.
A steel bridge crosses the Gateway, linking the three buildings. The site is further distinguished by a 65-ft (20-m) steel tower, which is lit at night to act as a campus beacon.
Location
Owner
State University of New York;
Westchester Community College
Architect
Polshek Partnership (now Ennead Architects)
Awards
Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, 2011
Structural Engineering Association of New York (SEAoNY)
American Architecture Award, 2011
The Chicago Athenaeum - European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
Architecture Design Award of Merit, 2011
American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York
National Award, 2011
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) Awards
National Design Award, 2011
Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)
High Honor Award, 2011
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Westchester/Hudson Valley
Merit Award, 2011
American Insititute of Architects New York (AIA NY)
Architectural Award - Wall Panel Category, 2011
Metalmag
Architectural Award - Metal Building Category, Umicore Building Projects, 2011
Metalmag
Project of the Year - Higher Education/Research, 2010
New York Construction Magazine Best of 2010 Awards