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WELLNESS IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE VAST SPAN OF OURNEEDS—FROM AIR, WATER, AND FOOD TO ESTEEM, BELONGING, AND SELF- ACTUALIZATION.

THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY BROWER STUDENT CENTER CENTER Since 1855, The College of New Jersey has evolved events, collaborating and relaxing, and to “see and be into one of the premiere liberal arts colleges seen.” With generous staircases, the community is in the region and the nation, recognizing that now seamlessly connected to all areas of the building. quality of place is critical to student success. Yet, Warm materials are accented by gracious windows the Brower Student Center struggled to keep providing effusive daylight and engaging views. up with the students’ changing needs. How to give the mass of masonry, steel, and concrete Dining has also been strategically re-envisioned. a new lift in both form and function? Through From early breakfast to late night snacks, from transparency, anticipation, and choice. “marketplace” dining to restaurant and coffee bar seating, the new offering anticipates student need The Student Center’s rebirth transforms a solid box and responds with innovative food choices, freshly into one that weaves together the campus fabric and prepared and delivered in enticing, comfortable student life —offering clear opportunities, pathways, environments. The light of the renaissance shines and appealing destinations. Internal walls have been bright at the Brower Student Center. broken down to reveal spaces for meetings and Location: Ewing, New Jersey Size: 91,500 sf renovation and 13,870 addition Construction Cost: $27 Million Features: Bookstore, Meeting spaces, Lounge, “Marketplace” Dining, Restaurant, Coffee bar, Administration offices| 48



GOTTESMAN RTW ACADEMY NEW CAMPUS The Gottesman RTW Academy (GRTWA) was founded Emerging from the highest point on the hill top, the in 1967 and serves approximately 225 children from new school rises from the glacier-formed bedrock early childhood education through eighth grade. To below. The exterior concrete alludes to the stone achieve the school’s mission of academic excellence walls of Jerusalem, while vertical wooden slats and nurturing students in an environment infused filter light through the common space, echoing the with the thoughtfulness & richness of Jewish life, surrounding landscape of mature trees - carefully KSS designed the new 48,000 sf educational facility preserved during construction. 60-75% of energy with emphasis on connectivity with the environment, consumed by GRTWA is provided by a rooftop solar sustainability, community, Jewish culture, and photovoltaic system and tracked by a display near the flexibility in dynamic learning environments. science center. A kosher kitchen provides conscious eating programs and onsite opportunities for religious and religious programs. A vegetable garden harmonizes farm-to-table practice and ceremonial Judaic herbs, embodying GRTWA’s graceful combination of spiritual and educational growth. Location: Randolph, New Jersey Program: K-8, early childhood education Size: 48,000 sf Features: Classrooms, Sanctuary, Auditorium| 50



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BURLINGTON STORES, INC. NEW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Burlington Stores was growing and transforming Burlington Stores Headquarters is a workplace and itself in the marketplace, and needed to attract a marketplace at once—the very essence of a space new employees—young and dynamic merchant that fulfills needs and elevates people to achieve. buyers that would move frequently and effortless­ ly between locations in New York City and the A monumental open stairway wide enough for company’s traditional home in Burlington, New people to walk side-by-side promotes fitness Jersey. Burlington needed to redefine its corporate and movement. A generous café area with space to reflect their values—collaboration, ample daylighting, bright colorscapes, and long, openness, vibrancy. European-style tables encourages dynamic conversation. A vast ribbon wall embraces the full KSS designed the new headquarters as a place spectrum of the day, shining light onto what has where buyers could intersect with vendors, where become a transformative space for Burlington trend-setters could interact with merchandise. employees—and the company itself. Location: Burlington, New Jersey Size: 225,000 sf new construction Program: Corporate Headquarters Features: Open and Collaborative Spaces, Fitness Center, Conference Space, Multi-Purpose Training Area, Outdoor Meeting and Lunch Space, Cafe| 54



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AT THE CUTTING EDGEOF DISTRIBUTIONCASE STUDY: W. W. GRAINGERKSS has worked with Grainger since 1994. In ourcourse of work, we have designed and constructedthree large distribution center projects as well asmany renovations and expansions. Throughout,KSS has witnessed and responded to a rapidlychanging market with an evolving distributionstrategy as a key team player in realizing distribu-tion strategy in built form. KSS has remained a keycollaborator with Grainger due to our recognitionthat distribution strategy is a dynamic influenceover the full course of building design. We havelearned the means to accommodate a dynamicdecision-making process by clearly defining whatis known, what remains unknown, and how tologically design infrastructure to receive changing 59 |

elements into a well-conceived whole. We have genuine concern for the well-being of the Center’s been able to advance design primarily because we nearly 600 anticipated employees. The design are viewed as a trusted advisor to Grainger and for the Northeast Distribution Center includes a the industry at large. We have built that reputa- conditioned and fully day-lit mezzanine and loading tion by embracing and learning our client’s busi- area where most employees spend their day. It ness objectives and by building solid, long-lasting includes amenity and reception spaces filled with relationships. Our methodical process has empow- light and natural materials that forge natural ered Grainger to advance projects at a much more connections to the outside space, while feeling rapid pace and to meet key business milestones. secure and welcoming. In an effort to provide com- plete accessibility, the building is being designed Another important aspect of our work for Grainger beyond the requirements of the Americans with has been responsiveness to social responsibility. Disabilities Act. All barriers are being removed and Our objective for the Northeast Distribution Center special consideration is being made for employees is to achieve a LEED Platinum rating, unprecedent- with developmental disabilities. KSS is especially ed within the industry. Our energy savings mea- proud of our work and relationship with Grainger sures, including designing for equipment heat loads as, together, we seek to innovate and break the and lighting, have truly been innovative, as has our barriers of traditional industrial architecture.| 60

MAINTENANCE RECEIVING SHOP OFFICE RECEIVING DOCKSPALLETIZED NARROW AISLE STORAGE FUTURE EXPANSION (GTP) MAIN RACKING OF RACK OR AUTOMATED STORAGE & OFFICE AEROSOL AREA AUTO STORAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM STORAGE & RETREIVAL SYSTEM HAZ STORAGE PACKING MEZZANINE (ABOVE) SHIPPING DOCKS SHIPPING OFFICE

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE DINING SERVICES MASTER PLAN Dining venues play a unique and important role services to provide students with a variety on college campuses. By bringing students, of options that support and improve their faculty and staff together, they help to foster the student services and academic experience while interaction that is so vital to promoting student strengthening the sense of campus community. engagement and campus community. As such, how these venues are designed can have a profound The College understands that students today effect on student success. crave a sense of belonging, and the Lafayette campus life system should strive to give every Recently, Lafayette College engaged Bon Appetit student that sense of being part of a known as its campus-wide food service vendor. This community. The renovation of the dining venues project has fostered the renovation of several will provide a residential life system that fosters dining venues on campus to improve service, to the development of a range of communities that coordinate with the capabilities and processes of provide a platform for intellectual engagement, its new food vendor, and to promote an updated friendship, and bonding. aesthetic consistent with the college’s mission and identity. The renovations will enhance dining SUPPORT ENTERTAINMENT IMPROVE FOSTERCONNECTIVITY COMMUNITY RELOCATE PROJECT COMFORTABLESTUDENT HUB GOALS SEATINGS FOOD LAFAYETTE ACCESS STORY HEALTHY FOOD PROJECT GOALS: foster community tell the Lafayette story provide fresh, healthy foodprovide variety of food accesssupport robust use of Farinon improve connectivity support entertainment Location: Easton, Pennsylvania Size: 60,400 sf existing building Features: Lounges, Meeting spaces, Dining facilities, Bookstore, Retail destinations, Student Organizations, Theater, Student services. Design and implementation of 4 dining halls; 900 seats, appox. 20,000 sf total | 62

LOWER FARINONCAFE, GRAB + GO, HOT + COLD, SUSHI... COMMUNITY DINING, GRAB + GO LATE NIGHTINFORMAL, COMFORTABLEUPPER FARINONBOARD DINING, HOT + COLD, CHEF SPECIALS...UNIQUE, FRESH, HANG-OUT, COMMUNITYSPECIAL LOCAL, VARIETY RE-FRESHKIRBYCAFE, COFFEE, GRAB+GO, HOT + COLD...COMMUNITY FRESH INTIMATE MEET STUDY SEE + BE SEEN RELAXMARQUIS HALLBOARD DINING, EVENTS, FACULTY DINING ... FELLOWSHIP IDENTITY EVENTS COLLEGIALITY HERITAGE 63 |

COMPLEXITY

COMPLEXITY OFFERS RICHNESS OF EXPERIENCE—MANY DIVERSE PARTS ADDING UP TO A WHOLE THAT TRANSCENDS THEM ALL.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF HOTEL ADMINISTRATION The prominent location of the School of Hotel At the heart of the school, the innovative Administration (SHA) at Cornell University’s south orientation of the classrooms and auditorium entrance symbolizes SHA’s role on campus and in the creates a three-story atrium that is highly coveted world as the leading institution of hospitality and for school and private functions. The building is hotel management. However, its existing building also home to the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality was anything but hospitable. Often confused with the Entrepreneurship, a leading industry innovator. adjoining Statler Hotel, it had become an accumulation of spaces that neither attracted nor engaged students. As the project’s second phase, the Statler Tower renovation captured additional space in the building The new Beck Center reinforces the school’s mission and added to the prominence of SHA in the campus of hospitality with an expansive glass curtain wall fabric. The expansion and renovation of the tower, facade that essentially turns the building inside formerly used to store theater sets, created a out, exposing the activity inside. Four new tiered multidisciplinary research and entrepreneurship classrooms and one renovated 775-seat auditorium center and added a multistory curtain wall that form the cornerstone of the academic program. welcomes visitors to Cornell’s campus. Location: Ithaca, New York Size: 36,000 sf addition and 16,000 sf renovation Features: Case study rooms, Computer laboratories, General classrooms, 775-seat auditorium, Hospitality suite for events, Fly tower renovation, Lobby/reception Recognition: American Institute of Architects New Jersey, Merit Award (2nd phase), American Institute of Architects New Jersey, Honor Award (1st phase), American Institute of Architects Philadelphia, Merit Award (1st phase)| 66



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FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY CENTER The newly renovated University Center creates a ‘front door’ past the event rooms, gallery, and dynamic, student-centered facility that kindles learning marketplace dining, the main street graciously steps opportunities and collaboration between students, down toward the center of campus to wrap along faculty, and community. A comfortable “living room” the quad in a dramatic double-height student lounge for students to meet, relax, study, and socialize, the space. The transparency of the elevation into quad- University Center is transformed into an architectural level lounge will captivate the campus community as centerpiece to enliven the nearby quad and showcase it displays student life 24/7. The new additions to the the student life of FSU. It is the place to “see and be north and west seamlessly link many of the facility’s seen” and a hub for student life. most important features and functions. With its transformation the University Center The new University Center provides connections becomes a front door and gateway to the campus, a for faculty and students, space for formal and window into student life and a resource for academic informal learning, and achieves a real “wow” factor and social activities. The center will be an open and through the use of design elements that showcase engaging place for the University and Big Rapids the activities within through light, color, and rich community to come together. Organized along an building materials. internal “street” which flows from the campus Location: Big Rapids, Michigan Size: 135,000 sf (112,00 sf renovation; 23,00 sf addition) Features: Event rooms, Meeting rooms, Informal lounges, Bookstore, Student organization offices, Career services, Coffee shop, Dining, Emporium, Tech services, Student life offices Associate Architect: Neumann/Smith Architecture| 70



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DREW UNIVERSITY EHINGER CENTER ADDITION AND RENOVATION The original University Center at Drew University students a place “to see and be seen” along the aspired to be a living room for the campus that campus walk. Marketplace dining and informal and would welcome all members of the campus formal gathering spaces, like a multipurpose room, community, host events, and encourage students stimulate social interaction and artistic expression. to hang out. Yet the existing one-story building fell short of supporting student activity. Adding to the renovation’s complexity and objectives, the design implements several innovative and The new Ehinger Center has created spaces that economical strategies to give the Ehinger Center the attract and maintain campus flow by capitalizing strong visual presence it needs. For example, ceiling on the building’s coveted site at a crucial hinge heights in select program areas not only increase the between residential and academic buildings on building’s visibility on the exterior, but also benefit the main campus walk and edge of the campus’s the functionality and atmosphere of the space in ancient forests. Through the renovation effort, the interior. The new Ehinger Center provides an program elements, such as lounge areas and a cafe, engaging, lively, and safe environment reflective of have been relocated to the building’s center to give the campus community’s values Location: Madison, New Jersey Size: 30,000 sf renovation; 3,000 sf addition Features: Performance spaces, Multipurpose room, Pub, Game room, Dining spaces, Mail room and bookstore relocation, Kitchen Recognition: LEED Certified, AIA New Jersey Merit Award 2013| 74

“Now we have a place to have everything.It makes us feel like we’re a real university now. It ties us together now, this is our home. ANDREW BINGER, ’13, STUDENT

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KEAN UNIVERSITY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE Kean University conceived the Human Rights share a new light-filled entry finished with cast Institute as an educational center to promote stone and wood panels, leading to three floors global understanding and diversity through housing an open exhibition space, a large reading outreach to the academic and regional room featuring club seating and group work areas, communities. The nature of the institute’s mission study rooms, offices, and two large seminar rooms to become a prominent, interactive repository of that will accommodate lectures, classes, and information, programs, and resources made Kean’s administrative spaces. The design incorporates Nancy Thompson Library an ideal location because bamboo flooring, recycled carpet tiles, and of opportunities to share references and spaces clerestory windows to reinforce the message of common to both programs. international and environmental awareness. Slate treads of the staircase leading to the institute’s The institute, an exciting addition to the library, second-floor reception area are engraved with conveys its mission while preserving its distinct universal messages from human rights leaders. but interconnected role. The institute and library Location: Union, New Jersey Size: 12,000 sf addition Features: Exhibit hall, Gallery, Administration, Reading room, Outdoor garden Recognition: Honor Award, AIA New Jersey| 78



EMORY UNIVERSITY AND GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY THE LIBRARY SERVICE CENTER Thousands of items are added to the library The Library Service Center is a 55,000 sf structure collections of Emory University and Georgia Institute that includes a 21,000 sf Processing Center and of Technology each year. Premium space is limited, 34,000 sf Conditioned Book Archive Module. It will yet expectations and demand for materials remain hold approximately 3.75 million volumes, expanding high. Where can these compendia be housed, yet total capacity to 7.5 million volumes via a 34,000 still be readily accessible? The answer: high-capacity, sf second module. Technical specifications are climate controlled off-campus library storage. designed to meet FM Global Standards: the building features advanced temperature and humidity Located at Emory University’s Briarcliff Property control to maintain collections at 50 degrees or in Atlanta, Georgia, The Library Service Center is 30% RH, and includes a 250 sf Video Vault and a designed to be a state of the art, long-term climate 200 sf Blast Freezer. Construction is slated for controlled archive facility that will house the completion by October of 2015. Resource and combined library collections of Emory and Georgia knowledge sharing to begin soon thereafter. Tech. The goal of the facility, in addition to storage, preservation and archiving, is to improve use of the joint collection of resources for the students and faculty of both institutions. Location: Atlanta, Georgia Program: Library storage facility Size: 55,000 sf Completed Date: Est. October 2015 Features: Holds 3.75 million volumes, Advanced temperature control, Advanced humidity control, Video Vault, Cold Storage Vault, Blast Freezer| 80



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PROLOGISSETTING THE Prologis (then Security Capital Trust) was one square feet of buildings in New York, Pennsylvania, STANDARDS of the first national REITs to make a presence in and New Jersey that are served by the PortFOR QUALITY central New Jersey, and it chose KSS to design Authority of New York and New Jersey, setting the its first development in Cranbury. Together, we standard for industrial development in the region. created an expression of brand identity that We have vigorously pursued a sustainable agenda continues to make a Prologis project one of the and much of our work has obtained LEED ratings, most easily recognizable. Clearly, these buildings including the new LEED certified, one million- belong to a developer of the highest quality and to square-foot Pulaski Distribution Center in Jersey sustainable industrial developments. For more than City. twenty years, we have designed tens of millions of| 84

XTERIOR PERSPECTIVE October 3, 20 OLOGIS PORTS ELIZABETH 7780 TRIPORT - NORTH AVENUE, ELIZABETH, NJ

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AARON BURR HALL Aaron Burr Hall had all the characteristics of The renovation and addition design not only a celebrated historic architectural landmark. brought the building to current standards in Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, America’s building code, safety, and accessibility, but also first classically trained architect, it stands at a introduced spaces that fulfill the building’s prominent intersection of Princeton University’s potential for greatness. Past programs were campus. Absent significant renovations in more replaced with new programs,including case study than a century, the building had become an rooms, lounge space, and reception areas. The eyesore. Its dark façade mirrored its dark interior project preserved and restored the building’s of antiquated, isolated, and unusable lab spaces. original exterior, floors, windows, and front Low ceiling heights on lower levels coupled with entrance for their historical significance. high ceilings on upper levels gave the building an uneasy upside-down feeling. Talks of demolition It currently houses the anthropology department surfaced before the university decided to give the along with several classrooms and labs to support building one more chance. the psychology department. Location: Princeton, New Jersey Interior Designer: Sheila Nall, ASID Scope: Addition, renovation and conversion of laboratory building into modern learning space Construction Cost: $10.8 million Year Completed: 2006 Size: 35,000 sf addition and renovation Features: Lobby, Reception areas, Toilet rooms, Classrooms, Informal lounge, Elevator, Mechanical support spaces, Infrastructure and building services Design Architect: Allan Greenberg Architect LLC| 86



URBANIZATION

URBANIZATION IS GRAVITY,HUMANIZED—PEOPLE MOVING TOWARDS A CENTER.



FIRST ROUND CAPITALGROWING YOUR OWNENTREPRENEURS:FIRST ROUND CAPITAL CREATES ACOMMUNITY OF INNOVATIONCafés, courtyards, corridors, coffee houses. Weknow that 70% of learning takes place outsidethe classroom. From impromptu discussions topassionate debates, opportunities to learn springfrom within and surround a campus. In a morestructured approach, an institute of higher learningcan leverage corporate partnerships to extend itscampus and strengthen its degree programs byfostering entrepreneurial learning opportunitiesfor its students. 91 |

70% First Round Capital, a national startup venture comes with advice and counsel as to the use of capital fund, and Drexel University, Philadelphia, the young company’s initial investment and theLEARNING TAKES forged just such a partnership which resulted in company’s early-stage progression.PLACE OUTSIDE the creation of a thriving technology hotbed—andTHE CLASSROOM a model to follow to produce successful startup (ENGAGED STUDENTS + INSPIRATIONAL companies, accomplished graduates, and a PLACE) X VISION = A COMMUNITY OF$500K sustainable ecology system for the technology and CONVERGENCE business sectors in the region.AMOUNT FRC BACKED For an institute of higher learning, the opportunity To inspire these students and to create a vibrantDORM ROOM FUND to partner with a company to offer student-centric, off-campus home, it became pivotal for First Round hands-on entrepreneurial experience is a means to Capital to find just the right location—and create174 expand a campus beyond its formal borders, and just the right office environment. Strategically to elevate students’ minds beyond the standard set in close proximity to the campuses of DrexelCURRENT STARTUPS curriculum. In a win-win scenario for the business, University and the University of Pennsylvania, theFINANCIALLY the university, and the students, classroom theory FRC office is situated in the perfect spot in WestBACKED BY FRC is augmented by real-life experience, raising the Philadelphia—this specific geography enables First bar of value for the university’s degree program— Round Capital to benefit from the fertile ground and creating a competitive advantage in its of students and ideas, and the location empowers recruitment strategy. the students to easily access entrepreneurial and In an effort to attract and eventually retain talent, experiential thinking and doing. First Round Capital focuses on college students— Additionally, the specific design of First Round tapping into their endless supply of big ideas and Capital’s office space—safe, flexible and boundless energies. FRC, in conjunction with The collaborative—directly enables FRC to bring University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University, together the big ideas and the funding to purposefully engages these students by offering make them come alive. Most importantly, the invaluable entrepreneurial experience on both sides connection between First Round Capital and Drexel of the startup equation—the generation of ideas University, and the location of the entrepreneurial and the procurement of their funding. space and its collaborative design, creates a The Dorm Room Fund is a student-run community—a literal hotbed of technologically- organization, financially backed by FRC, with minded individuals, student start-up companies initial working capital of $500,000 to invest in and venture capitalists. This Community of ventures founded by current students or recent Convergence pays dividends to the university, graduates of a Philadelphia-based university. its students, and the regional business sector The Fund’s members are comprised of a wide as a whole by creating a sustainable local eco range if degree students, spanning the fields of system of technological knowledge, experience engineering, marketing, finance, literary arts, and invention—a community of innovation right in medicine, research, and the law. While First Round Philadelphia’s own backyard. provides mentoring and advice, it is the students who review the funding proposals to determine the allocation of funds. In addition to providing experience on the financial side of entrepreneurial ventures, First Round Capital also offers mentorship and office space to the students whose companies receive funding and are progressing to form their start- up companies. Each coveted startup space| 92



RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY 15 WASHINGTON ARTS SPACE “15 Washington” stands 16 stories tall on displays, coffee breaks, and lunchtime food for Washington Park in Newark, New Jersey. For almost thought. Organically shaped tables and stackable 85 years the former American Insurance Building chairs enable a variety of communal and singular has been a symbol of pride and progress in the city settings. An abundance of daylight easily converts of “New Work.” Rutgers University, in keeping with to pinpoint theatrical lighting via the ceiling-hung its role as a world-class, urban, public research light grid designed to mesh with the historic university that is not just in Newark but of Newark, architecture while providing structure for lighting, is poised to carry forward the mantle of New Work, rigging, and even sculpture. by giving to the City a place for New Art—the historic yet re-defined space of the Great Hall within Rutgers University partners with the scholars, the renovated environs of “15 Washington.” artists, citizens, and students of Newark to offer a forum for artistic expression, fostering new dialogue An innovative, highly flexible arts events space, and understanding. “15 Washington” is where the Great Hall rises 30 feet to the ceiling and heritage meets innovation; where history is rich— uses expansive vision and creative modularity to and forward thinking, priceless. showcase performances and cross-curricular events from concert, dance, and theater to sculptural Location: Newark, New Jersey Size: Approx. 25,000 sf Features: Amphitheater, Flexible arts events space, Faculty lounge, Art library, Rehearsal rooms, Control booth and recording studio.| 94



RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY HAHNE & CO. BUILDING ADAPTIVE REUSE The adaptive reuse of portions of the vacated partnerships are numerous, including charter schools, Hahne & Co. department store provides Rutgers county and city colleges, boys and girls clubs, the city University with a unique, mission-driven opportunity museum, and local professional artists. Ultimately, to strengthen its relationship with the community the center will become a beacon of diversity, of Newark and the State of New Jersey. The drawing together people of all ages, ethnicities, and development of this historic landmark as a center for occupations—utilizing the Arts as a common bond. the creation, exhibition, and conversation of Arts and Communications enhances the city’s “Arts Triangle”— For Rutgers University, as an anchor institution the downtown area under development to reignite in Newark, it is through the thoughtfully crafted the vibrancy of Newark’s city core. relationship between architecture and community that the fabric of its urban neighborhood will be Rutgers is developing approximately 38,594 sf of the strengthened and revitalized. A great place, such as 441,000 sf building as a distinctive, community-based the renovated and re-purposed Hahne & Co. Building, educational program that includes an art incubator, will not only bring a community of students and community media center, portrait studio, design neighbors together, but inspire it to do great things. consortium, and letterpress studio. Community4COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER 3ARTS INCUBATOR PORTRAIT STUDIOS DESIGN CONSORTIUM 2LECTURE Location: Newark, New Jersey Size: Approx. 38,594 sf Features: Art incubator, Community media center, Portrait studio, Design consortium, and Letterpress studio.| 96