Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Allison Road Classroom Building

Piscataway, New Jersey

Firm

KSS Architects LLP

Client

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Area

53,000 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$7,500,000

Completion Date

10/1998

Rutgers University required a building to support programs in computer services and mathematics for Rutgers students and the outside community. This new 53,000-square-foot building contains 14 classrooms, a library/study area, a 500-seat lecture hall, and offices for graduate and post-doctoral students.
The building is fully equipped for the latest technologies, including: all classrooms include equipment for slide and media projection; the 500-seat auditorium and two smaller lecture halls have each seat wired for students to plug in laptop computers, allowing them to interact with the lecturer or access the Internet; the entire building is prewired for connection to the campuswide computer network.
The architect worked closely with Rutgers to design specialized classrooms, which include a general-access computer laboratory, a media-development laboratory with the latest in video, data and other communications equipment, and several labs for microcomputer instruction.
Throughout the building, bright colors and interesting materials create an engaging learning environment.

Photographer: ©Matt Wargo Photography

“Energy and life in a computer services and math building. Great use of colors; great use of materials.”—1999 jury