Milstein Hall construction videos

Jonathan Ochshorn

fountainhead-influenced movie trailer for Milstein Hall

Milstein Hall "trailer"

1. Getting Ready

2. Substructure

3. Slabs

4. Concrete

5. Steel

6. Dome

11. Milstein and LEED

image of demolition to create Milstein Hall's new Crit Room exit

12. New Crit Room Exit

Milstein Hall at Cornell University, designed by Rem Koolhaas and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), was constructed by the following managers, consultants, and subcontractors:

Construction Manager: Welliver | Steel Subcontractor: Canatal Industries Inc. | Landscaping Subcontractor: Cayuga Landscape Co Inc. | Roofing Subcontractor: Charles F. Evans Co. Inc. | Aluminum Door/Window Sub.: Clayton B. Obersheimer | Curtainwall Design: Curtainwall Design Consulting | Sprinkler/Fire Prot.Sub.: Davis-Ulmer Sprinkler Co | IAQ Consultant: Horizon Engineering Assoc LLP | Drywall Subcontractor: John C. Lowery, Inc. | General Conditions Sub: Kris B. Kimmel Construction Drafting Inc. | Painting Subcontractor: KSP Painting of Syracuse | General Trades Subcontractor: LeChase Const Serv LLC | Sitework Subcontractor: Paolangeli Contractor | Mechanical Subcontractor: Postler & Jaeckle Corp. | Waterproofing Subcontractor: Raymond E Kelley, Inc. | CM Subcontractors: Retterer & Sons Cleaning Service | Elevator Subcontractor: Schindler Elevator Corp. | Electrical Subcontractor: Schuler-Haas Electric Corp. | Professional Surveyor Services: T G Miller PC | Concrete Subcontractor: The Pike Company, Inc. | Miscelaneous Metals Sub.: Titchener Iron Works | Masonry Subcontractor: Welliver | Site Fencing Subcontractor: Whitmore Fence Company

More on Milstein Hall: see the Cornell and OMA (Rem Koolhaas) web sites.

Notes on video production: These low-tech, informal videos were shot entirely with a hand-held, low-resolution Flip video camcorder. Three types of software were used to process and supplement the video clips: PhotoShop for still images and image manipulation; GarageBand for intro sound effects and narration; and Final Cut Express for video editing.

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First posted: 13 July 2010; Last updated 6 November 2015.

Special thanks to Kent Kleinman, John McKeown, Norm Aidun, and Mike Fulkerson for supporting and facilitating this project. That being said... Disclaimer: Any views or opinions expressed on these videos are entirely those of Jonathan Ochshorn (except where views or opinions are expressed directly by other people appearing in the videos), and are not necessarily the views of Cornell University, OMA, or any of the consultants, subcontractors, or construction managers involved in the construction of Milstein Hall. Any comments or corrections should be brought to the attention of Jonathan Ochshorn.