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This materials page serves to help expand the role of materials education to SUSOA students, faculty, alumni and other practitioners. Our sample collection and this website gives everyone an opportunity to research, explore, and experiment with materials. We hope our Materials Collection will serve as an inspiration and have an important pedagogical role for our students and faculty, who are interested in learning about aesthetic, physical, and performative properties of new materials in contemporary architectural contexts.

General Information

King + King Library Syracuse University Slocum Hall, 3rd floor Syracuse, NY 13244. Phone 315-443-3518. General Queries to arrstaff@syr.edu . Books Related queries to baopar@syr.edu

Materials Collection

The various materials in our collection and their respective codes include Wood Products (WP), Masonry (MA), Concrete (CON), Glass (GL), Metal (ME), Polymers (PO), Textiles (TX) and Composites (CP). These materials are available in room 008 of Slocum Hall, and are open for check out on a 1-day loan period. To locate a material found... Read more

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Campus Scenes
The Architecture Reading Room, located on the 3rd floor of Slocum Hall, serves the needs of the School of Architecture, the faculty, and its students for quick access to course reserves, current periodical titles, and reference works.

Selected Articles on Materials

Select articles on materials continue to be updated as they are acquired. These articles can be found in the attached link or in our journal collection in the Architecture Reading Room (KING+KING Library). Let us know if there are any materials articles that we should look into. Koga, D. “Biofilms and Lichens on Eroded Marble... Read more

Location of Materials

After the 2018 renovation, the Materials Collection has been relocated to the basement of Slocum Hall, room 008. Materials can be accessed with the assistance of King + King Architecture Library staff.