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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

John Jay Walkthrough

Here are some of my photos of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City by SOM. The building is a cube-like addition on 11th Avenue that is connected to the existing school on 10th Avenue via a long concourse that is capped by a green roof.

The west-facing elevation on 11th Avenue, at West 58th Street:
John Jay College

A close-up of the addition's elevation on West 59th Street:
John Jay College

Looking west along West 59th Street; the main entrance is in the foreground:
John Jay College

Another view of the main entrance:
John Jay College

A close-up of the main entrance:
John Jay College

The main-entrance signage from the other side:
John Jay College

The main entrance drops people into this light-filled space at the eastern end of the concourse:
John Jay College

A view of the skylight from the mezzanine:
John Jay College

And a close-up of the lighting below the skylight:
John Jay College

Moving west along the main level of the concourse:
John Jay College

A little bit more west:
John Jay College

The steps and seating at the western end of the concourse:
John Jay College

A view from atop those steps, looking east:
John Jay College

The 11th Avenue entrance; this seating area is where The Good Wife filmed a scene (with the school posing as an FBI building):
John Jay College

The 11th Avenue entrance, looking the other way (this entrance is entered below the big "JAY" lettering visible in the first photo):
John Jay College

Up on the green roof above the concourse, looking west toward the addition:
John Jay College

Atop the steps visible in the previous photo, looking east:
John Jay College

Turning left 90-degrees from the previous photo to look at the fins on the addition:
John Jay College

The red is made up of a grid of small dots:
John Jay College

Heading up the 8th-floor lounge in the addition:
John Jay College

The east-looking view from the lounge:
John Jay College

(Many thanks to Holly K. for the tour of John Jay!)

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