Bloomberg Student Center at Johns Hopkins University

“We are thrilled to mark this milestone in our university’s 150-year history with the opening of the Bloomberg Student Center, our first-ever space dedicated to and for our students. Named in honor of our great friend and alumnus Michael R. Bloomberg, this visionary building will be a vibrant forum that embodies our commitment to bringing people together across differences of experience and interests, igniting their exchange of ideas, and strengthening our sense of community.”

"Where student activities at Johns Hopkins University were once dispersed all over campus and all over town, they are now collected and clustered at the Bloomberg Student Center - a village of timber pavilions climbing the natural hill on the university’s edge. Like the indoor counterpart of The Beach - the circular sloping front lawn of the Homewood campus - the Student Center is open and inviting in all directions. Tugged into the topography, the center is a four-story building where every floor is directly accessible from the outside, from every side. As the individual timber pavilions join together, they leave generous openings in between, allowing daylight and views to reach every corner of the building. At its heart - underneath the solar paneled rooftops - the creative commons is a cascading, four seasons meeting space for students and faculty - academic, cultural, and social activities alike. The mass timber construction not only substantially reduces the embodied carbon footprint of the building, but also provides an atmosphere of welcoming warmth and inviting informality."

“By deploying one of architecture's oldest structural principles - the timber post and beam - into a collective swarm, the Bloomberg Student Center becomes an embodiment of activity, diversity, and togetherness. The central 'living room' tying the spaces together is sure to become a new arena for both expressing and witnessing the student experience at Johns Hopkins.”