
LOCATION
Ithaca, New York
CLIENT
Cornell University
TYPE
Education | Student Housing | New Construction
SUSTAINABILITY
LEED Gold Certified
AWARDS
2024
Chicago Athenaeum International Award, Honorable Mention
Society of American Registered Architects New York Merit Award
2023
Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award, Honorable Mention
2022
AIA New Jersey Honor Award
Society of American Registered Architects National Design Award
Engineering News Record New York Project of the Year

The North Campus Residential Expansion at Cornell University is a 776,000-square-foot student life residential complex for first year and sophomore students to build community and identity by providing 2,000 beds organized around a series of landscaped courtyards. The complex is a programmatic synthesis of residential rooms, a dining marché, and collaborative study and learning spaces to meet the University’s commitment to provide exceptional underclassman living/learning experiences.
Dr. Ryan Lombardi
Vice President for Student and Campus Life,
Cornell University














