![]() MILLIØNS conceives of architecture as a speculative medium for exploring the central categories of contemporary life: technology, politics, energy, media, and information. MILLIØNS is a Los Angeles-based architectural practice founded by John May and Zeina Koreitem. These projects were made possible by generous contributions through The Everson. Recently completed facility improvements include the Danial Family Education Center, a state-of-the-art auditorium renovation, and the Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Ceramics Center. This project is part of a strategic initiative to restore and enhance the Everson’s building with the aim of positioning the historic structure as a source of civic pride, while simultaneously creating a dynamic and innovative museum for a 21st-century audience. In May, MILLIØNS (Zeina Koreitem and John May, Los Angeles), FreelandBuck (David Freeland and Brennan Buck, Los Angeles/ New York, NATURALBUILD (Yanfei Shui and Yichi Su, Shanghai), and Norman Kelley (Thomas Kelley and Carrie Norman, Chicago/New Orleans) were selected as finalists. ![]() The international competition, organized by Syracuse University School of Architecture Dean Michael Speaks and Assistant Professor Kyle Miller began in March with invitations to offices from Canada, China, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United States to submit conceptual images and statements of interest. Together we are creating a café space and experience unlike any other in the world.” Construction of the new café will begin in 2020 with an expected opening in late summer of the same year. We are all so very excited to work on this project with MILLIONS. They not only thoughtfully engage Pei’s style they have highlighted its unique characteristics while simultaneously giving Louise’s collection the prominence and respect it deserves. MILLIØNS included prismatic glass towers in their design, brilliantly combining function with architectural flair and conceptual rigor. Pei’s iconic Everson design brings to mind Pei’s own daring intervention into the Louvre. “Their approach to the café design within I.M. “MILLIØNS brings a striking individuality to their work,” says Dunbar. MILLIØNS’s rendering of the renovated cafe at the Everson Museum of Art (Courtesy MILLIØNS) This is an exciting new chapter for the Everson, a respectful nod to its past and a reassuring step towards the future.” MILLIØNS’ strategy is looking to give coherence to the museum experience by subtly inserting a contemporary design in the iconic building representative of very different times and attitudes towards art and life. ![]() Rosenfield, along with Kate Nutting, Principal and Managing Member of VIP Architectural Associates Fouad Dietz, Everson Museum Chair of Buildings and Grounds Committee and Karyn Korteling, owner of Pastabilities restaurant in Syracuse, NY, served as advisors to the jury.Ĭompetition juror Oana Stănescu observes that, “MILLIØNS, through the incredible breadth of research and experimental design approach, pointed to unexpected ways in which this intervention can reverberate throughout the existing building. In addition to providing daily lunch service and hosting special events, the new Everson Museum café will also serve as a venue to showcase the The Rosenfield Collection, a 3,000+ piece functional ceramic art collection gifted to the Everson Museum of Art by Dallas-based ceramic artist and collector Louise Rosenfield. ![]() Everson Museum Director and CEO Elizabeth Dunbar, Everson Museum Curator of Ceramics Garth Johnson, Sean Anderson (MoMA), Aric Chen (Design Miami), Jing Liu (SO-IL), Matt Shaw (The Architect’s Newspaper), and Oana Stănescu (Harvard GSD) comprised the jury that selected the firm. SYRACUSE, NY (October 29, 2019) The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York and Syracuse University School of Architecture are pleased to announce MILLIØNS as the winner of the Everson Museum Café Design Competition. MILLIØNS’s design for the renovation of the Everson Museum of Art’s atrium. Students: Please email you have questions about your current Dean’s List status.Led by Zeina Koreitem and John May, Los Angeles-based architecture firm MILLIØNS has been named as the winner of the Museum’s Café Design Competition To be eligible for Dean’s List recognition, the minimum semester grade point average must be 3.40 or higher, must have earned a minimum of 12 graded credits and must have no missing or incomplete grades. In recognition of superior scholarship, the following students have been entered on the Engineering and Computer Science Dean’s List for Fall 2020. ![]()
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