Find the load paths. That could have been structural engineer Daniel A. Sesil's mantra while seeking support for the daring southern portion of Columbia University Medical Center's 15-story Medical and Graduate Education Building in Upper Manhattan. Though it encloses only about 100,000 sq ft, the $77-million base building, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, has a split personality. The northern section is conventional. In dramatic contrast, the southern side is brazenly asymmetrical. DS+R describes the mind-bending form as a glass-enclosed "cascade" of interconnected study and social spaces that afford spectacular views of Manhattan's skyline and the nearby Hudson River.
展开▼
机译：找到加载路径。这可能是结构工程师丹尼尔·A·塞西尔（Daniel A. Sesil）的口头禅，同时他为哥伦比亚大学医学中心位于曼哈顿上城的15层高的医学和研究生教育大楼的大胆南部寻求支持。尽管它仅占地约100,000平方英尺，但由Diller Scofidio + Renfro设计的这座耗资7,700万美元的基础建筑却有着不同的个性。北部是常规区域。与之形成鲜明对比的是，南侧是非对称的。 DS + R将这种弯弯曲曲的形式描述为相互连接的书房和社交空间的玻璃封闭的“层叠”，可以看到曼哈顿天际线和附近的哈德逊河的壮丽景色。
展开▼
