Article source: ikon.5 architects

The McGee Art Pavilion is an expansion to the School of Art and Design at the New York State College of Ceramics in Alfred, New York. The Pavilion is designed as a large ceramic vessel for holding art and light. It is set on a plaza between two existing campus buildings on Academic Alley – the main pedestrian thoroughfare on the campus. Its ceramic façade, made of un-glazed terra cotta tubes, is a solar and rain screen. The unglazed terra cotta tubes that make up the screen are expressive of ceramic vessels and art objects being created inside the School of Art and Design.

Night View (Images Courtesy Brad Feinknopf)

• Architect: ikon.5 architects
• Name of Project: The School of Art and Design at The New York State College of Ceramics
• Location: New York State College of Ceramics, New York
• Images: © Brad Feinknopf
• Software used: AutoCAD

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