The School of Law enrolled 1,500 students in 2006, its centennial year. Rickes Associates was chosen to prepare a pre-architectural space program to quantify room-by-room space needs for a new multi-level building on Fordham's Lincoln Center campus.

Review of comprehensive data helped lay the appropriate planning groundwork. Quantitative data were collected and analyzed, including student demographics and projected enrollments, space utilization and scheduling, and faculty and staff projections. Exploration of strategic-related issues provided a framework for the future direction of the School. Interviews with faculty, staff, and students elicited qualitative concepts.

A web-based survey was distributed to faculty to identify preferred teaching methods. As part of a peer benchmarking study, a series of quantifiable components were collected via an electronic survey. Current students were also electronically surveyed.

A detailed space program was formulated, drawing upon and integrating the outcomes of the prior phases. A space program of 183,000 asf (303,000 gsf) was developed for a new facility, and a decision was made to lease 38,000 gsf at a nearby location.