Project Name

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

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Project Location

310 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13502, United States

Year of Completion

1960

Building Type

Institutional

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Philip Johnson

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Student Author

Shijing Zhu

Archived Year

10-10-2018

Climate

Warm-summer humid continental climate

Application

Exterior

Material and its Properties

The Museum of Art stands as a three-story symmetrical structure, embedded into a site that slopes down towards its rear. The exterior is visually striking. A monolithic cubic mass wrapped in dark grey Canadian granite floats above a continuous curtain wall.

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Other Sources

https://www.archdaily.com/492133/ad-classics-munson-williams-proctor-arts-institute-philip-johnson

Environmental Response

The exterior is visually striking. A monolithic cubic mass wrapped in dark grey Canadian granite floats above a continuous curtain wall.

Recommended Citation

Johnson, Philip, "Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute" (1960). Building Case Studies. 351.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/351