The building houses the full, self-contained range of administrative, academic,
research, and teaching and learning functions. The lower ground floor houses two
60-seat classrooms with level floors and a 180-seat auditorium with near-perfect
acoustics that do not require amplification. The auditorium is used intensively for
large classes and, particularly in the evenings, business conferences and events.
A reception area outside the auditorium—one of the most flexible multifunction
spaces in the building—is used for refreshments and exhibitions. (See Figure 3.)
The ground floor contains a raked, or sloping, 80-seat classroom and a high-technology
securities-dealing room sponsored by Bloomberg. (See Figure 4.) With its
glass wall, the classroom has high visibility from the reception area.
The learning resources center occupies the first floor. The high atrium above
it ensures the visibility of scholarship—literally—at the heart of the school. The
first floor also has two computer classrooms, a special business information room
sponsored by Reuters, and a group decision-support and videoconferencing room
that users can reserve. The second and third floors house the remaining 8 large
classrooms and 16 team rooms. The café (on the ground floor) and restaurant