A campus landmark, this red brick and limestone building has served as a gathering place for social and intellectual interaction among Columbia University faculty for decades. Over the years, Faculty House has evolved to serve the needs of university administrators, alumni, graduate students, the local community and guests from around the world.

The building was originally designed by renowned architects, McKim, Mead and White, in 1923. In 2009, a comprehensive restoration was completed by Bogdanow Partners Architects, PC to completely retrofit the inside to reflect modern tastes and support 21st-century technology, and to faithfully restore the exterior to its 1920s glory.

Now graceful historic details, abundant natural light, panoramic views and sophisticated, globally inspired cuisine all come together in one of New York City’s most serene meeting and gathering locations. 

Layout

Capacity

Technology and Audiovisual

Environmental Initiatives

 

Layout

Faculty House beckons guests through a quiet courtyard entry and into the 1^st floor Garden Level reception area, which features original terrazzo floors and a marble and wrought-iron staircase. The floor is also home to the Ivy Lounge and Coffee Bar, two meeting rooms, and a rotating art gallery exhibition by the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies. The 2^nd floor Seminar Level is designed for versatility with eclectic, modern style with 4 meeting rooms, and the Market Cafe. A more formal catering space is offered on the 3^rd floor Presidential Level, a premier event venue accommodating up to 260 guests for dinner and dancing. This space boasts moveable walls for maximum versatility. Catering space for up to 180 guests on the 4^th floor Skyline Level offers a vaulted ceiling and windows overlooking the outdoor terrace and Manhattan’s glittering skyline. At lunch during the academic year, this space is the Faculty House Dining Room.
 

With 38,000 square feet of climate controlled space, Faculty House has the capacity for up to 375 people for receptions, 260 for seated dinners, and flexibility to accommodate other-sized groups for year-round meetings, conferences, seminars, and special events.
 

A wireless network supports the entire building. Additionally, each room offers data jacks for faster internet transmission speeds. Extensive audio visual capabilities now exist and a video signal can be sent to projectors and monitors in all rooms. All equipment is built-in and available for meetings and events, including drop-down projectors and eight-foot screens with multi-media connections, digital boards and stereo speakers. Independent volume controls are located in each room. A building-wide dimming system provides five lighting schemes, task lighting and automated window shades.

 

Faculty House has been renovated to standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program.  LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

 

Some of the measures include: