Newhouse III Dedication Today

Today is the dedication of the newest building on campus, Newhouse III. Last night after a presentation, I got to walk around the new space while construction workers were putting on the finishing touches. I had been in the building during the day and it is pretty cool, but at night it is spectacular – even with drop cloths and stepladders. There is a Jenny Holzer-like wall installation that was really impressive. It appears to scroll the text of messages sent by alumni in these "stock ticker" displays. Also a giant wall mural where the CMYK benday dots are used to create the name NEWHOUSE. I think the architect really "got" the imagery of journalism and the world print and used it to create an extremely conceptual, aesthetically pleasing and special monument.

Find out more about the dedication here
(nice online press kit by the way)
and a live web cam here