DNAinfo: Renderings of Cornell Tech’s Hotel, Conference Center

New renderings of the hotel and conference center on our Roosevelt Island campus were recently released in DNAinfo.

The two buildings, which are connected by a shared hall, occupy the space nearest to Cornell Tech’s entrance, closer to the Queensboro Bridge, and is meant to be “the front door for the campus,” said Andrew Winters, the school’s senior director of capital projects.

The 195-room hotel will be made of metal panels and glass set upon a platform, which opens out to a outdoor plaza for the community. The lodging will primarily serve visitors from out of town attending business and academic conferences, students and professors from around the world, as well as the general public, according to Winters.

Read the full article on DNAinfo.