The New School University Center, Academic building at Fifth Avenue and 14th Street, New York City, United States.

The New School University Center is a 16-story building at 65 Fifth Avenue, designed by Roger Duffy of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and opened in January 2014. It is the largest capital project in The New School's history and holds LEED Gold certification. The building combines classrooms, design studios, laboratories, and student housing across approximately 375,000 square feet, forming a vertical campus.

Construction began in August 2010 and completed in January 2014, marking the largest capital project in the New School's history. The design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill reflects the merging of modern educational requirements with innovative urban building standards.

Students occupied the previous building on this site in 2009 to protest the original 65 Fifth Avenue plans, and the design was later adjusted after talks with Village residents. The New York Times critic Nicolai Ouroussoff called the finished tower "a celebration of the cosmopolitan city."

The University Center occupies the block front on Fifth Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets, with its main entrance on Fifth Avenue. Because classrooms, studios, the library and the auditorium sit on different floors, check the floor directory and take the elevators rather than the stairs. The building opened in January 2014 and is certified LEED Gold.

The building uses an ice-storage system and cogeneration plant to reduce its energy consumption and achieve LEED Gold certification. This hidden technical system allows it to operate efficiently despite its size and heavy use.