Syracuse University School of Architecture
New York City Program
Syracuse University Fisher Center
136 Madison Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY 10016
Entrance: 19 East 31st Street
New York City Program Faculty
Ivi Diamantopoulou
NYC Program Director
Assistant Professor
idiamant@syr.edu
T 917.722.1156
Ivi Diamantopoulou joins the School as an Assistant Teaching Professor of Architecture and Director of the New York City Architecture Program. Diamantopoulou is an architect, educator, and co-founder of New York- based New Affiliates, where she explores how architecture is shaped by, and shapes, local economies and dynamic systems through its practice and form.
Diamantopoulou is a registered architect in New York and Greece with over a decade of experience in realizing built work between Europe and the United States. Her work with New Affiliates has been recognized with awards including the Architectural League Prize, the AIANY’s New Practices Award, and an Arnold W. Brunner Grant, as well as featured in T Magazine, Metropolis, Hyperallergic, Dwell, Die Zeit, and Architect Magazine, among others.
Diamantopoulou has previously taught design and theory at courses at schools including Princeton University, Columbia University, and Sarah Lawrence College, where she was the Andrew Mellon Endowed Chair in Environmental Architecture. She holds a Master of Architecture from Princeton University, where she was awarded the Suzanne Kolarik Underwood Prize for excellence in design and a Stanley J. Seeger Fellowship, as well as a Diploma with honors in Architecture and Engineering from the University of Patras in Greece.
Rami Abou-Khalil
Visiting Critic
Rami Abou-Khalil (AIA, RAIC, LEED AP) is a Lebanese and Canadian architect based in New York. As an Associate Principal at the architecture, engineering and urban design firm SOM, his work spans institutional, residential and mixed use projects with a focus on cultural and high rise projects. He has recently been leading the design of 175 Park Avenue, a mixed use tower adjacent to the historic Grand Central Terminal. Rami has been a visiting critic at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and McGill University's School of Architecture amongst others. In October, he designed the exhibition 'Cairo Modern' at the AIA New York Center for Architecture, an overview of modernist architecture from 20th Century Cairo curated by Mohamed Elshahed.
Yan Hu
Part-Time Instructor
Yan Hu is a co-founder of Drawing Architecture Studio (DAS), a Beijing-based creative platform that specializes in architectural drawing, architectural design and urban studies.
DAS have been exhibited widely in China and in the United States at events such as the 4th Chicago Architecture Biennial; the China Pavilion and Japan Pavilion of the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale; and the 7th and 9th Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism-Architecture. Their work has been acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; White Rabbit Gallery in Sydney, Australia; the Macao Museum of Art, in Macao, China; the Pingshan Art Museum in Shenzhen, China; and the Wind H Art Center in Beijing, China. Their publications include A Little Bit of Beijing (2013); A Little Bit of Beijing · Dashilar (2015); The Joy of Architectural Drawing (2018); Hutong Mushroom (2018) and Apartment Blossom (2021). Li and Hu are 2023 Visiting Critics and Visiting Scholars at the Syracuse University School of Architecture.
Yan studied at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
Han Li
Part-Time Instructor
Li Han is a co-founder of Drawing Architecture Studio (DAS), a Beijing-based creative platform that specializes in architectural drawing, architectural design and urban studies.
DAS have been exhibited widely in China and in the United States at events such as the 4th Chicago Architecture Biennial; the China Pavilion and Japan Pavilion of the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale; and the 7th and 9th Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism-Architecture. Their work has been acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; White Rabbit Gallery in Sydney, Australia; the Macao Museum of Art, in Macao, China; the Pingshan Art Museum in Shenzhen, China; and the Wind H Art Center in Beijing, China. Their publications include A Little Bit of Beijing (2013); A Little Bit of Beijing · Dashilar (2015); The Joy of Architectural Drawing (2018); Hutong Mushroom (2018) and Apartment Blossom (2021). Li and Hu are 2023 Visiting Critics and Visiting Scholars at the Syracuse University School of Architecture.
Han is a registered architect in China and studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Nicholas McDermott
Part-Time Instructor
Nicholas McDermott is a partner and co-founder at Future Expansion (FE), Office of Architecture and Urbanism, in Brooklyn, NY and serves on the faculty at the Yale School of Architecture. FE has completed projects for cultural institutions, non-profits, private clients, and commercial and multi-family housing developers. The office has won and installed multiple public space projects and participates in on-going collaborations with partner organizations, government agencies, and other offices on urban issues and opportunities for expanding methods of architectural practice. Nicholas received his BA in philosophy with honors from the University of Pennsylvania, and his M.Arch from the Yale University School of Architecture, where he was awarded the James Gamble Rogers Fellowship and the David Taylor Memorial Prize. Nicholas is a registered architect in New York State, is a LEED Accredited Professional, and serves on the Board of Directors at Design Advocates.
Alessandro Orsini
Part-Time Instructor
Alessandro Orsini is an architect holding licenses in Italy and the United Kingdom and a founding principal of Architensions with experience working on a wide range of projects both internationally and in the US. His work focuses on architecture at the intersection of the political, social, and environmental spatial networks with specific interests in redefining new modes of collective living. He was selected with Architensions as the Next Progressive by Architect Magazine in 2020 and by Wallpaper for their 2022 architects’ directory and USA 300, including Alessandro among the people defining America’s creative landscape.
Alongside practice, he teaches design studios at Columbia University GSAPP and has served as a guest critic in multiple architecture schools, including Yale, Pratt, and Cooper Union. Alessandro has contributed to journals including Vesper, Faktur, Studio Magazine, and Forma Urbana, Architensions’ first book, published by Libria in 2015. Alessandro received his master’s in architecture “summa cum laude” at Roma Tre University in Rome and was a visiting scholar at Columbia University GSAPP.
Nicholas Roseboro
Part-Time Instructor
Nick Roseboro is a designer, musician, and co-founder of research and design agency Architensions. The studio works at the intersection of theory and practice focusing on architecture as a network condition in continuous dialogue with the political and social context that aims to create new possibilities for contemporary living. Roseboro’s interests include redefining design and research practice through curatorial, pedagogical, and cross-disciplinary exploration toward new creative and cultural production at multiple scales.
Along with practice, he has taught at Barnard and has been a guest critic at various schools. Roseboro holds a Master of Science in Critical, Curatorial, and Conceptual Practices in Architecture (CCCP) at Columbia GSAPP, where his thesis focused on tensions between labor and leisure in the post-World War II period. Recent projects included the Common Visions Festival in San Ferdinando (RC), Italy 2023, large-scale installation The Playground, Coachella 2022, and Decolonizing Suburbia exhibited at the Center for Architecture.
Paula Vilaplana de Miguel
Part-Time Instructor
Paula Vilaplana de Miguel is a curator, designer, and scholar based in New York. Her work focuses on exhibition spaces and cultural initiatives, with an emphasis on media, technology, and bodily practices.
She has been Assistant Director of Exhibitions at Columbia University GSAPP and The Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, a research assistant at Performa, and a lecturer at The New School Parsons. She currently works as a Curatorial Assistant for contemporary architecture at The Museum of Modern Art New York (MoMA).
Paula Vilaplana has curated and developed projects for institutions such as the Shanghai Art Biennial, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Venice Architecture Biennial, Storefront for Art and Architecture, Princeton University, Triennale Milano, and Ca2M among others. Her work has been published in The New York Review of Architecture, the Invisible Culture Magazine at Rochester University, Arquine, and the Het Nieuwe Instituut and her projects have been featured in the press internationally. She recently developed the visual strategy for the XIII Shanghai Art Biennial and Spore Initiative in Berlin. Her research has been sponsored by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture, Columbia University, the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, and La Caixa Foundation among others.
New York Program Administration
Ester Flaim
Ester Flaim is the Academic Program Manager and part-time instructor at Syracuse NYC Architecture. She coordinates the NYC program with the various departments on campus and manages the program’s logistics. She also develops new shadowships and internship opportunities for the NYC Program graduate and undergraduate students.
Flaim has a B.A. in Intercultural Sciences and Methods from the University of Trieste, Italy, and a M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Teachers College Columbia University. Prior to joining Syracuse University, she was the Program Manager at the English Language Institute at The City College of New York (CUNY) and taught Academic Writing and English as a Second Language at Adelphi University, New York University, CUNY, The New School, Pace University, and Bard College.
Fisher Center Facility Staff
David Major
Director of Facility Operations
dsmajor@syr.edu
David Major is responsible for all aspects of managing operations for the Center including scheduling space, coordinating the support of all programs and activities, supervising staff in day-to-day operations of the facility, and addressing all scheduled and emergency maintenance issues. An alumnus of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, Major briefly worked for the University Art Collection upon graduating.
Suzanne McGillicuddy
Director of Student Support for Remote Programs
Suzanne McGillicuddy joins us at the Fisher Center where she is serving as the inaugural Director of Student Support for Remote Programs. She will connect students with SU and local resources and is familiar with supporting students in NYC as she was Assistant Dean of Students at the Fashion Institute of Technology since 2015. At FIT she was responsible for integrating co-curricular and curricular experiences, crisis response, and expanding efforts that promote advocacy for diverse student populations. She mentored students leading social impact and sustainability projects including a green roof natural dye garden, a student collective producing documentaries and exhibits featuring BIPOC and LGBTQ+ creatives, rooftop beehives, and others. As a result of this involvement, she worked closely with sustainability efforts at FIT, serving as Co-Chair of the President’s Sustainability Council.
Originally from Boston, Suzanne has been in NY since 1996 working in various student affairs roles at FIT, Stony Brook University, and Purchase College. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Vermont and a Master of Science in College Student Personnel from the University of Rhode Island. If she’s not working or traveling, you can find her enjoying live music around town. Please stop by her office in Room 233 near the kitchen to say hello!
Additional Contacts
Karen Baris, Director of Advising and Records | 315.443.5075 | kebaris@syr.edu
Please contact Karen for any issues relating to student records, degree requirements, university academic policies, registration,
grades, or advising matters. Karen manages both undergraduate and graduate advising.
Andrew Molloy & Daryl Olin, IT Consultants | 315.443.3095 / 3295 | archit@syr.edu
Andy and Daryl provide technical support and consultation for Architecture faculty and staff on computing applications and questions.
Kristi J. Vega, Academic Operation Specialist, Assistant to the Associate Dean | 315.443.3324 | kjvega@syr.edu
Provides administrative support to the Associate Dean in the areas of program development, services to faculty, and study abroad.
Academic Schedule
MODULE A: August 26 - November 15
- ARC 408.M701 | Architectural Design Studio | Ivi Diamantopoulou and Rami Abou-Khalil | 6 c.u. | Tue. & Fri. 1:00 - 6:00 pm
- ARC 500.M702| New York Times Ten| Paula Vilaplana de Miguel | 3 c.u. | Mo. 3:00- 6:00 pm
- ARC 500.M701 | Island of Commons | Alessandro Orsini & Nicholas Roseboro | 3 c.u. | Wed. 9:30 am -12:30 pm
MODULE B: November 18 - December 13
- ARC 500.M704 | NYC: As Built| Yan Hu & Han Li | 3 c.u. |
- ARC 500.M705 | NYC: In Practice | Nicholas McDermott | 3 c.u. |
Please note that there may be additional meeting times for the above courses, please check the semester calendar and course syllabi to verify.
Facility Addresses / Entrances / Access
The Fisher Center’s mailing address is: 136 Madison Avenue, Floor 2, New York, NY 10016. However, the entrance for faculty and students is located at 19 East 31st Street. For transportation of large materials, please use the freight elevator located at 20 E. 32nd Street. The operation hour of the freight elevator is: 8 am - 5 pm, Mon.- Fri. Unless otherwise indicated, architecture students and faculty have 24 hour access to the studio, model room, plotter room, and adjacent storage space. Spaces shared with other programs include: classrooms, lecture hall, kitchen, lounge, lavatories, and lockers.
Students and faculty are only able to access the facilities through the employee entrance at 19 East 31st Street using the Colliers building access pass provided. Access through the entrance on 136 Madison will not be granted. The Colliers building pass must be used to activate the employee entrance door on 31st street and access the second floor through the elevator. To access the Fisher Center on the second floor students and faculty will need to use their SUID to get access to the center on the second floor. Colliers building access passes will be provided to students and faculty. Lost or damaged cards will be replaced for $50 at the expense of the student and billed to their Bursar account. You may NOT give or lend your Colliers card to anyone.
You must keep your building access pass and SUID or SU swipe card with you at all times to access the facilities. Additionally, the stairs are NOT to be used except in the case of emergency.
- To access the building: scan the Colliers Building Access pass provided to you on the black proximity reader to the right of the Employee Entrance at 19 East 31st Street.
- To access the elevators: scan the Colliers Building Access pass on the proximity reader above the floor numbers inside the elevator. You are only able to access floors 1 and 2.
- To access the second floor Fisher Center: swipe your SUID or SU card in the card reader next to the door. To exit after hours push the green exit button to the left of the door and pull the door open.
- To access the studio: Studio will not be locked throughout the semester unless during long holidays. Students are advised to take valuables with them when not in studio to prevent loss of personal belongings.
Rules & Responsibilities
Emergencies
- There are three emergency exits in the Fisher Center. One at each bank of elevators and one at the lavatories.
- In the case of a fire or other emergency exit the building through the nearest exit. Do not use the elevators unless otherwise instructed.
- For any and all instances of emergencies and situation of crises, dial 911 immediately and follow their instructions. If Director of Operations is onsite, also inform him immediately. Afterwards please inform the Program Manager and Program Director of the situation at the earliest notice. All Emergency Response Teams must use the 136 Madison Ave entrance.
- For minor needs a small first aid kit is available at the reception desk and in the Plotter Room storage unit.
Security
- General building security maintains surveillance of all entrances 24/7. There are also surveillance cameras for safety that monitor and record the hallways and entry ways inside the Fisher Center.
- Only SU students and faculty have access to the Fisher Center from the employee entrance elevators at 19 E 31st Street.
- A log is kept of when students and faculty access the Fisher Center.
- Do not give your Colliers building access pass to anyone else (including other SU students). You are the only one with authorization to use your card.
- To replace your Colliers building access pass or SUID please contact the Program Manager and the Facility Manger. You will be charged a $50 replacement fee.
Maintenance
- Trash and recycling receptacles are placed in every space and will be emptied by a custodial service Monday-Friday between 10pm-7:30am.
- Please see attached guide to trash and recycling below.
- Although a custodian will clean the common spaces including lavatories and the kitchen once daily Monday-Friday, students are expected to clean after themselves and take care of their own belongings as these are shared spaces.
- Students are expected to disinfect their working areas. Disinfecting wipes are provided in the studio space.
- At the end of the semester, there will be an overall studio-clean up scheduled where everyone is expected to participate and to return the architectural spaces to their original condition.
Studio
- Enrolled NYC architecture students have access to the studio space 24/7.
- Each student will be assigned a desk, chair, and storage pedestal in the studio and will be responsible for the proper care of these items throughout the semester. Each item will be inspected and returned in working order at the end of the semester.
- Computer stations are available for shared use amongst NYC students enrolled in the program and faculty. Please remember to logout when you are done, so that others may use the computer. Computer keyboards must be disinfected after each use.
Plotter Room
- Enrolled NYC architecture students have access to the plotter room 24/7.
- If paper, ink, or other supplies are out-of-stock please inform the Student Program Assistants or the Program Manager to replace them.
- A table and large-scale trimmer are provided for cutting and trimming prints. Do not trim or cut on studio desks.
- Two students will be hired to assist the Program Manager to manage technology and plotters.
Shared Spaces
- Non-architecture facilities are accessible by reservation only. Furniture must stay in their assigned locations.
- All students and faculty must be responsible for cleaning up after themselves. No papers or materials are to be left on common spaces or the front desk. Anything left behind will immediately be thrown away to insure a clean and safe environment that will easily be maintained.
New York City Research Resources
- New York Public Library: access and circulation of select items
Any person who lives, works, attends school or pays property taxes in New York State is eligible to receive a New York Public Library card free of charge.
Students may either apply online or in person at any New York Public Library location or Library-sponsored event. A valid identification must be presented before using the card to borrow materials, download eNYPL content, search Library databases, or reserve a computer.
In-person applicants and online applicants who reside in the New York Metropolitan Area (the five boroughs, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties), must present an accepted form of identification when picking up the card. Library card applicants from areas of NY State outside of the Metro NY area may email scans or copies of the required forms of identification to patronaccounts@nypl.org. Alternatively, this information may be faxed to (212) 621-0278.
Patrons are responsible for returning borrowed items on time, and for any fines and fees associated with overdue or non-returned items. A receipt indicating the date due is issued with every item borrowed. Please note that the Library card alone does not allow access to certain Special Collections; check with the appropriate division for details.
- New York City Culture Pass: free access to participating Cultural Institutions
Any person who holds a physical New York City Public Library Card can receive a Culture Pass.
Students may either apply online with their library card and using the website arrange free access to varying museums and attractions.
- Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University: access only
Because Syracuse University Library is a member of SHARES, faculty, students and staff have on-site access to Avery collections.
SU faculty/students/staff should first present their valid SU ID and driver’s license to Butler Library, where they will be issued a pass that can be used in the Columbia libraries. Photo identification may be requested if the ID does not include a photograph.
In-library use of material is permitted, but SHARES members are not granted borrowing privileges. Visitors will receive the same degree of access accorded their peers at the host institution; for example, visiting faculty will be granted local faculty privileges. Access to special or restricted collections or materials may be possible if arranged in advance.
- City College Architecture Library: access and reference assistance
Syracuse Architecture studio program visitors are welcome to use the collections and services of CCNY Architecture Library during regular posted library hours.
Students and faculty must have a valid Syracuse University ID and must sign in upon arrival at the Public Safety Desk adjacent to the library’s first floor location in the Spitzer School of Architecture Building (141 Convent Avenue), located on CCNY’s south Campus at the corner of 135th Street and Convent Avenue. Public Safety will alert the library staff to the arrival of approved visitors.
Syracuse visitors may use the Architecture Library’s collection including Reserve items which require that the faculty member’s or student’s Syracuse ID be left at the library’s Reserve Desk until items are returned. They may also use the library’s public computers, copiers and printers and they will have access to reference assistance. Syracuse faculty and students have no borrowing or Inter-Library Loan privileges, no off-site access to the library’s electronic databases.
Students in the NYC studio have off-site access to the SU Library catalog and electronic databases. The library is not able to send books to students, though upon request book chapters or periodical articles within copyright will be scanned and sent to the students and electronically. This process is handled through the ILL/delivery system. Please allow 48 hours turnaround time. At present, students should use the regular ILL form to make a book chapter scan request. The same process applies to periodical articles.
Students are also able to remotely access SUL subscription full-text databases like JSTOR as well as citation databases like the Avery Index. Use of the Avery Index will enable students to locate information which then may be scanned through SUL or locate at NYC libraries.
Periodical articles not held by the Syracuse University Library can be obtained through regular Interlibrary Loan procedures.
Students needing reference assistance for their research should email Barbara Opar at baopar@syr.edu. Citations will be provided and within copyright periodical articles or book chapters will then be scanned and provided to the students to help facilitate their work. Please allow 48 hours.
Material ConnecXion maintains the largest library of advanced, innovative and sustainable materials and processes in the world. Material ConneXion provides a quick global view of the latest innovative and often cutting edge materials. Designed to serve the design disciplines broadly. Material ConneXion offers easy keyword searching options. Users can locate detailed information about specific products and manufacturers. Material ConneXion highlights products that defy conventional notions of strength, weight, and density. Sustainable products are emphasized.
Note: this should be accessed from within the University’s internet system. If accessing from home, you should access the database from the Library website (you will need your SU NetID). If you have problems accessing the database, please speak with our librarian, Barbara Opar.
This database recently upgraded its interface, and now is very similar to Google, in that you simply enter a search term (for example “translucent concrete”) and you will be provided with item info that matches your search criteria. There are powerful filters to refine your query, or perform an advanced search.
Each material item contains several illustrative photographs, explanations of the material’s fabrication process, general sizes available commercially, typical installation uses, and the ability to continue on to the websites of manufacturers providing specific commercial products similar to the material you have searched.
New York City Fisher Center Studio Library
New York City Professional Resources
Organizations & Events
- Architectural League of New York | First Friday Studio Visits & Student Membership Program
We hold 10 student memberships and 1 institution membership, which allows for 10 people max. to attend an event at one time. To reserve yourself for an event, please go to Architectural League’s website and follow the instructions to obtain Eventbrite tickets. Our institutional promotional code is: 132680
- AIA Center for Architecture | Exhibitions & Events
- Design Trust for Public Space | Events
- Institute for Urban Design
- Storefront for Art & Architecture | Exhibitions & Events
- SUPERFRONT | Events
- Syracuse University Lubin House | SU Alum Center
- Urban Omnibus | Writings on Architecture and Contemporary Urban Issues
- Van Alen Institute | Competition, Lecture & Events
Museums
The New York City metropolitan area has a large number of architecture and design related museums. We encourage students to visit these museums during their personal time.
- Brooklyn Museum
- Museum of the Moving Image
- Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
- New Museum of Contemporary Art
- International Center of Photography
- New York Transit Museum
- MoMA
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Museum of Arts and Design
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Museum of the City of New York
- Whitney Museum of American Art
Architecture/Design Schools Lecture & Exhibition Series
- City College of New York | http://ssa1.ccny.cuny.edu
- Columbia GSAPP | and events.gsapp.org
- Cooper Union | http://cooper.edu/events-and-exhibitions/events
- Parsons The New School for Design
- Pratt Institute
New York City Studio Fabrication Resources
The model room is equipped with six hot wire foam cutters as well as cutting mats. The studio is equipped with two KNK Zing paper cutters and one 5th Generation MakerBot 3d printer. Please keep shared and communal spaces clear of personal belongings and individual studio projects when they are not being used.
KNK Zing Paper Cutter
- Please read the KNK Zing user manual online. A quick start and best practices and guide are available in studio.
Services
- Laser Cutting: Anyline | 34 West 27th Street 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001
- Laser Cutting: Fabberz | 68 35th St -C548, Brooklyn, NY, 11232
- Laser Cutting: The Beehive Workshop | 2 Walnut Street, Unit 1, Hope, NJ 07844
- 3D Printing: Voodoo Manufacturing | 361 Stagg St #408, Brooklyn, NY 11206
- 3D Printing: Makerbot | 298 Mulberry Street New York, NY 10012
- Woodshop: Spark Workshop | Gowanus Brooklyn, NY
- Workshop: Makeville | 119 8th Street Unit 208, Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Printers, Inks, & Cameras: Adorama | 42 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
- Printing & Plotting: Staples | 442 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018
- Printing & Plotting: FedEx | 191 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
Materials
- Blick Art Materials | 650 6th Avenue New York City, NY 10011
- Canal Plastics Center | 345 Canal Street, New York, NY 10013
- Home Depot | 40 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10010
- Build It Green | Astoria & Brooklyn
- Kamco Supply | 506 W 21st, New York, NY | (212) 736-7350 | Blue Foam Supplier
- Prince Lumber | 404 W 15th St, New York, NY | (212) 777-1150 | Blue Foam Supplier
New York City Studio Technology Resources
Audio/Visual Services
There are ceiling-mounted digital projectors in spaces throughout the center.
Overview of the Computing Environment
The architecture computing environment at the Fisher Center is an extension of the computing environment in Slocum Hall in Syracuse; the six NYC studio computers and printers are part of the same Slocum computer lab network. Your SU NetID account works in NYC to login to the lab computers and print system, and the pay-per-print system is the same. When you print, your print job actually travels back to Syracuse where the servers are located, then returns to the NYC printers. Your course folder files and documents stored in your account reside in Syracuse, where they are fetched as needed from the studio computers or your own laptop. The speed is practically the same due to a very high speed connection between the Fisher Center and the main campus.
Internet Access
Wireless internet access is provided through SU’s AirOrangeX wireless network. If your laptop was connected in Syracuse, it should continue to work at the Fisher Center.
If you have somehow lost your connection to AirOrangeX or have never connected to it, follow these steps to connect (note: this is a different process than is used on the main campus).
- Connect to AirOrangeGuest, a guest wireless network, using these steps. If it asks for a password before you can see the self-sponsor page, use Fisher44.
- You now should have Internet access. The next step is to get on AirOrangeX. Hint: don't stay on AirOrangeGuest; your guest account only lasts for a week and the guest network is less secure.
- From your web browser, go to http://airorangehelp.syr.edu. Click the Start button. Follow the steps and provide your NetID and password when requested.
- After the process is complete, you should now be connected to AirOrangeX.
- If you run into trouble, please contact Andy Molloy, Daryl Olin, or Chris Cavino at archit.syr.edu.
Network Account
- Your SU NetID and NetID password are used to login to the studio computers, access shared network folders and utilize the pay-per-user printing service offered by the school.
Getting Help with Equipment Issues
Problems with the printing equipment such as reloading of paper, toner, ink, paper jams, etc., are taken care of collectively as a group, but should not be done if you don’t know how. Contact Ester Flaim or Andy Molloy. Andy may be able to walk you through the process over the phone. Equipment can be damaged if correct procedures are not followed, so please err on the side of caution and ask for help.
If there is a problem with the equipment or Internet service:
- Contact the Fisher Center Program Manager or David Major.
- If the Academic Program Manager is unavailable or unable to solve the issue please contact Andy Molloy, Daryl Olin or Christopher Cavino (315-443-3095/3295) at archit@syr.edu.
Student Network Resources
- Google Drive - For each class you will have one folder. Within this folder you will find two subfolders. One folder is where your professors will upload materials and the second folder is where you will submit your projects.
- The SU Google Drive may be accessed via https://drive.google.com. Log in with your SU email address with a “g” added to it, for example: your_NetID@g.syr.edu.
- OneDrive - Each student has 500gb of space in their SU OneDrive account. The OneDrive folder syncs to the cloud. Add the OneDrive app to your phone to access these files on the go. View them on any computer by visiting http://onedrive.live.com and logging in with your NetID credentials.
- When logged into the Fisher Center studio computers, your OneDrive files will appear in the file manager under 'OneDrive - Syracuse University'.
- G drive (network drive)
- The G drive hosts the following network folders:
- \Archive - This is where your projects will be archived (not available until the end of the semester).
- \Student Resources - Here you can find software such as V-Ray for Rhino, the Drawing and Map Archive, the Architects Slide Collection, and more.
- \Student Scans - After scanning a document or image on the printer Maggie (which has a built-in scanner), the scan shows up in this folder. Files in this folder are read-only and are auto-deleted after 24 hours. You may need to use the file timestamps to determine which ones are yours.
- \Scratch - This temporary, shared space is accessible to all students in NYC and Syracuse. Files can be stored here for up to 24 hours, but may be deleted earlier if the folder runs low on space. Files are deleted after 24 hours.
- The G drive hosts the following network folders:
IMPORTANT: The School will not provide backups of data left on the server or studio computers. It is essential that you make multiple backups of your work.
How to Connect to the Network G Drive from Your Laptop
https://su-jsm.atlassian.net/wiki/x/YirqC
Printing and Plotting
Network printers are located inside the plot room, which is accessed through the studio.
Printing Equipment
Printing equipment includes the following:
• HP DesignJet T1530 color plotter (Homer2), outputs large format prints
• HP DesignJet T7100 color plotter (Lisa2), outputs large format prints
• HP Color LaserJet M856dn color laser printer (Bart), outputs 8.5x11” and 11x17”
• HP LaserJet M5725 black and white laser printer (Maggie), outputs 8.5x11” and 11x17”; also provides scanning to a shared network folder called “Student Scans” on the G drive (see the section ‘Network Scanning’ below).
Paper
Only the supplied paper may be used in the equipment. No other type of paper is permitted in any of the printers or plotters (this includes transparencies, vellums, labels, cardstock, etc.). Special paper is sometimes supplied for end-of-semester reviews; check with the Program Manager for availability. There is no sheet feeding of paper permitted on the plotters.
- Both plotters (Homer2 & Lisa2) use HP Coated 26lb, 36” rolled paper.
- The color laser printer (Bart) uses HP Premium 32lb, 8.5”x11” and Hammermill 28lb, 11”x17”color laser paper.
- The black and white laser (Maggie) uses Xerox 20lb plain paper.
Maximum Printing Dimensions and File Sizes
On the plotter, the maximum paper size from the roll feed is 36” by 129”. Large file sizes (> 250 mb) sent to the printers and plotter are automatically deleted. Learn how to optimize your files before sending them to print.
How to connect your personal laptop to the network printers and release print jobs
See the following links for detailed instructions on how to add the plot room printers to your laptop, and how to release your print jobs.
- Windows - https://su-jsm.atlassian.net/wiki/x/vBvqC
- macOS - https://su-jsm.atlassian.net/wiki/x/uhvqC
How to release print jobs from a lab computer
- After sending the print, open a web browser and go to https://arch-print.syr.edu
- Login with your NetID credentials.
- On the Jobs Pending Release screen, click [print] by your job or click Release All when multiple jobs are queued.
Printing Fees
- Fees are charged for all printing and plotting on school-owned devices. These fees are used to pay for plotter maintenance, supplies and equipment replacement. Printing material not connected with architectural course work is prohibited.
- Fees for printing are automatically deducted from your plot account balance as you print, according to the fee structure below.
- Each student printing account is given annually a $25.00 (or $12.50 for one semester) credit to compensate for times when the printer jams, runs out of ink or toner, or crashes in the middle of the print job. This credit shows up as a ‘free quota’ in the printing system. The free quota will automatically be tapped before the account balance is used.
Plotting and printing fee structure
How to add money and check your printing account balance
- Log into the Architecture Papercut website at https://arch-print.syr.edu and go to the ‘Add Credit’ tab to add funds. You can use a credit card or a debit or gift card with the Visa or MasterCard logo.
- Printing fees:
Network Scanning
The printer called Maggie (HP LaserJet M725) provides scanning up to 11"x17” in color and b/w. Scanned documents are automatically placed on the G drive in the Student Scans folder on the network, where they can be retrieved for 24 hours before automatic deletion.
How to Scan
- Place document on glass
- On the control pad, press ‘Save to Network Folder’
- On the left under ‘Quick Sets’, there are a few PDF scan configurations that are set up.
- The default file name for scanned files is ‘scan-file’. You can rename it or accept the default.
- You can change the settings by pressing ‘More Options’. You can change the output file type, resolution, or switch between color/b&w. Please do not save the changes to the existing configurations.
- When you are ready to scan, push the green Start button on the printer.
- After scanning is complete, retrieve the files from the G:\Students Scans\ on the network. You may need to use the timestamp of the files to determine which ones are yours.
- Files are auto-deleted from the G:\Students Scans\ after 24 hours.
Workstation Computers
Six Dell Precision computers are available for use in studio. These computers are similar to the lab computers back in Syracuse in that they have all the same software. They are actually part of the same computer lab environment as those in Slocum Hall. Please use your SU NetID and NetID password to login. While logged in, you can reach the same network drives as on your laptop and print to the network printers and plotters using the pay-per-plot system. The computer specs include a Xeon multi-core cpu, 16-32gb of RAM, 1tb SSD, and 27” monitor with 2560x1440 resolution.
Software installed includes everything at this link: http://soa.syr.edu/resources/technology/computing/computer-labs/.
Digital Platforms and Resources
- Learn about the tools and methods used in remote and in-person learning (including Zoom, Blackboard, Conceptboard and more).
- Additional computing resources for students include how to install software, use of the render farms, and more.
Equipment Available for Sign-out
See the Program Manager to sign out the following:
- Cameras: Canon DSLR Rebel T7 with 55mm and 250mm lenses (PDF manual)
- Camera tripods
- Tascam Digital Recorder (PDF manual)
- Logitech Meetup webconferencing system + tripod
The basic workflow for using the Meetup is:
- Attach the Meetup to the tripod by clipping in the shoe.
- Place tripod at end of conference table or wherever is convenient.
- Plug in AC power.
- Optionally plug in the extra puck mic (you may or may not need this, as the Meetup’s built in mics are pretty powerful).
- Plug in USB-C cable and attach to laptop.
- There is no need to install special software on the laptop—the Meetup’s camera, mic and speaker will all appear as choices in Zoom, Teams, etc. (They will need to be selected to avoid using the laptop’s built in devices.)
- The remote control for the camera functions when the Meetup is plugged into power *and* a laptop. You can then use the remote to move the camera lens around and zoom in or out. Sometimes the camera moves around on its own, so you may need to periodically reposition it using the remote.
Neighborhood Restaurants
- Bareburger
- Bread & Butter
- Cask Bar + Kitchen
- Cup Cup
- Eataly
- Food Gallery 32
- Franchia
- Grace Street
- Her Name is Han
- La Vie en Szechuan
- Le Parisien
- Piccolo Cafe
- Pocha 32
- Poke Chan
- Sapori
- Woorijip Authentic Korean
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