An Oasis in the City
Even if you've never been here, you may already be familiar with Brooklyn College's beautiful campus—it has been featured in several recent movies and television ads. Built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s, during the years of the Great Depression, the Brooklyn College campus was originally modeled on Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia. Architect Randolph Evans envisioned a campus of stately redbrick Georgian buildings, centered on a grassy main quadrangle.
We remain true today to Evans' vision; plans for new buildings include the construction of a new Center for the Performing Arts. In addition, as part of our Master Plan, all the College’s historic buildings are in the process of being renovated. In 2005, the Society for College and University Planning awarded Brooklyn College the Excellence in Planning and Architecture Merit Award in Campus Heritage for our Master Plan.
Please visit us and see the results for yourself:
- Brooklyn College Library, renovated and expanded in 2002-03, is the finest in the City University of New York and one of the most technologically advanced learning resources in New York City
- Topfer Library Café, offering 24/7 computer access
- Aquatic Research and Environmental Assessment Center
- The Center for Computer Music
- Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, including four diverse performance spaces
- Television Center
- BCR, the studios of Brooklyn College's own radio station
