Johns Hopkins University has established an interdisciplinary academic building that supports student interaction and high-level academic collaboration at the heart of its Washington D.C. campus. Spanning 435,000GSF, the Hopkins Bloomberg Center features a convertible event space, video and audio recording studios, media innovation suite, and an art gallery were designed with students, government leaders, and public service as the main focus. 

The Bloomberg Center has created several programs, including the Public Innovation Research Collaborative, the Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellowship, the Summer Scholars program, Innovation Teams, and the Bloomberg Cities Network Hub.

A fully outfitted Media Innovation Suite lives on the bottom floor of the facility and provides space for students to explore podcasting, record and edit video, and carry out live broadcasting opportunities. The Suite also has dedicated rooms for faculty to record supplemental materials for their courses and full lectures if necessary. The Live Broadcast Suite ensures experts can remote into various news networks upon request.

Measures were taken to ensure that the technology designed in the building allows for ease between user and technology, enabling anyone to best utilize the spaces. Alongside classrooms, there are several collaboration areas placed throughout the building, paving the way for intentional collaboration between students, faculty, and high-profile guests. 

Given the location of the Bloomberg Center, extreme security measures were taken to ensure the safety of staff and the student body. Additionally, the Center has several areas that are open for public use which must be taken into consideration throughout the security design process. Taking these necessities into account, our team incorporated over 365 video surveillance cameras throughout the facility, as well as over 400 card access points which all tie into the greater JHU system.