Project:

Cornell University School of Hotel Administration Robert A. and Jan M. Beck Center

Location: Ithaca, New York
Facility Owner: Cornell University
Facility End Use: Classrooms and lecture halls, group study rooms, computer labs, and a 775-seat auditorium
Completion Date: August 2004
Cost: $11 million
Follansbee Product: TCS II® in custom diamond-stamped pattern

Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, founded in 1922, is the oldest collegiate course of study in hospitality management. This Ivy League institution already had the reputation — the nation's largest full-time faculty, most extensive curriculum and arguably the most advanced facilities in hospitality management education — so the new addition to the Robert A. and Jan M. Beck Center was like the mint on the pillow.

The addition added 36,000 square feet of learning space to the building and a bold new statement to campus — the use of Follansbee TCS II in a custom-designed diamond pattern.

Follansbee TCS II, an architectural stainless steel coated with Follansbee's patented ZT (zinc/tin) alloy, weathers naturally to an attractive gray patina and does not require painting. As proven by Follansbee's extensive metallurgic testing, TCS II withstands the severe corrosive conditions of industrial, coastal, and salt-water environments. The highly versatile TCS II can be tailored to a variety of design forms — from the traditional standing seam roof to vertical walls, barrel applications, shingles, and customized sections in flat or spherical shapes. TCS II is solderable and virtually maintenance-free.

Architect: KSS Architects (Princeton, New Jersey)
General Contractor: LeCHASE Construction (Rochester, New York)
Installer: Charles F. Evans, Co. (Elmira, New York)