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Lindner College of Business in Cincinnati
New Ohio University Building, North America – design by Henning Larsen architects
Mar 10, 2019
Lindner College of Business
Architects: Henning Larsen
Locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

The opening of University of Cincinnati?s Lindner College of Business is a fortuitous one, marking both the completion of Henning Larsen?s first project in North America and the university?s bicentennial. Completed after two years of construction, the project aims to create a deep-rooted sense of community within the school, combining the strong Scandinavian sense of communal wellness with Midwestern practicality. The project was completed in collaboration with Cincinnati-based studio KZF and BuroHappold.
The 225,000ft2 (approximately 21,000m2) building is located within the heart of the university, a densely urban campus in the north of Cincinnati that boasts an impressive array of notable architecture. The new business school is a hinge within this landscape, linking together a traditional quad and city bus route to the UC Main Street, a pedestrian avenue that forms the school?s social nerve.

?We wanted the college to be not an object on the campus, but an extension of it,? explains Michael Sørensen, Partner at Henning Larsen?s US office. ?Especially in business, where creating personal networks is so important, people can?t learn or work well if they feel b...