John A Paulson Center
Construction is complete on the john a. The building, which is now the largest owned by the university, will add 58 new classrooms to nyus washington square campus during the first phase of its opening. The paulson center is located on the corner of bleecker and mercer. Walk east on west fourth street until you reach mercer st. Make a right (south) toward bleecker.
Recognizing the critical need to accommodate its growing academic programs, nyu hired davis brody bond and kierantimberlake to design the john a. Where the building at 181 mercer street, between houston and bleecker streets in new york's greenwich village, was previously devoted to play, the new john a. Paulson center at nyu mixes living, learning, working, dining, and playing in one large building akin to five buildings in one.
