“在设计校园及其前三座建筑的总体规划时 ， 我们希望帮助哥伦比亚大学成为全球性的大学 ， 一座为了城市而存在的大学 。 ”皮亚诺在一份项目声明中说到 。

“纽约的街道和人行道完全融入了校园的结构 。 ”他补充说 。 “这种模式脱离了几个世纪前的校园模式 。 ”

"In designing the masterplan for the campus and its first three buildings we wanted to help Columbia as a global university in the city and for the city" he said in a project statement.

"New York's streets and sidewalks are woven into the fabric of the campus" he added. "This is not like the campus of earlier centuries."

“The Forum”遵循西街125号与百老汇交汇处创建的三角形地块的形状 。