Courtesy of Josh Taylor
Digital rendering of the planned NYU Abu Dhabi building in New York City.
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If you've checked out the new campus maps recently, you might have noticed a new addition: 19 Washington Square North, the soon-to-be home of NYU Abu Dhabi in New York.
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NYUAD, the degree-granting satellite campus in the United Arab Emirates, is currently working to recruit its first freshman class, whose students will matriculate next fall. The entire project, including 19 Washington Square North, is funded by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
The landmark townhouse that will house the new NYUAD center in New York was built in 1836 and purchased by NYU in 1984. It is currently undergoing significant renovations as the university converts it from an eight-tenant residence into 11,400 gross square feet of space for academic and administrative purposes.
All of the previous tenants were amicably relocated to other university housing, NYUAD spokesman Josh Taylor said.
The building, set to open Nov. 11, will house an NYUAD Welcome Center, office space, a large event space and a seminar room designed specifically for videoconferencing with those in Abu Dhabi. The room will have two 65-inch mounted flat screen televisions, blackout shades at the windows and multiple cameras at different angles. Taylor said there will be a similar connecting room in Abu Dhabi.
The facility was originally set to be called the NYU Abu Dhabi House, but according to Taylor, the university's partners in the Abu Dhabi government preferred to name it after the location — therefore not attaching the Emirates' name. Taylor said the inclusion of an admissions space also steered the planning teams away from calling it a "house," like other cultural centers such as Casa Italiana.
According to NYUAD Associate Vice Chancellor Hilary Ballon, the academic programming at the NYUAD center in New York looks to reflect the mission of NYU Abu Dhabi, as well as further the connection between the two cities. One lecture series — New York/Abu Dhabi Futures: Common Challenges, Uncommon Cities — began Monday night. Three lecturers spoke about urban development problems in New York; they will later travel to Abu Dhabi to discuss issues in the UAE.
The full calendar of events for the new center will be posted today on nyuad.nyu.edu .
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