这座名为“The Forum”的玻璃和混凝土建筑与去年普利兹克获奖建筑师设计的Lenfest艺术中心以及哥伦比亚大学历史校园以北几个街区的Jerome L Greene科学中心相连 。

该“The Forum”包括一个礼堂 ， 一个信息中心 ， 一个覆盖Wi-Fi的咖啡馆 ， 以及为社区活动开放的灵活空间 。 它们位于一楼 ， 采用玻璃幕墙围合 。 皮亚诺希望可以吸引过路行人进入建筑 ， 并鼓励他们“腾出时间” 。

The glass and concrete structure known as The Forum joins the Pritzker Prize-winning architect's Lenfest Art Centre which opened last year and the Jerome L Greene Science Center in 2016 at the site – a few blocks north of Columbia University's historic campus in Morningside Heights.

The Forum contains an auditorium an information centre a cafe with wi-fi and flexible spaces open for community events. These are located the ground floor and wrapped in large expanses of glazing. Piano intends to draw in passers by and encourages them to "take their time".