Exhibition Opening: A Garden Party with Colo Coffee Roasters

April 22 - May 8
Slocum Hall Marble Room
Curated by Instructors Hermine Demaël & Stephen Zimmerer

This installation started with a commission to build a garden in Canada. We thought a lot about the garden as a category, and what it could mean to build with plants. What tectonics do they suggest, what assemblies do they require?

The drawings, models and related implements found inside explore the relationship between architectural technology—lights, humidifiers, air pumps, plastics, chemical fertilizers—and botanical life. Cultivating a garden requires cross-species communication and practices of tending and care. Plants can be demanding and sometimes unwilling collaborators, but they also make architecture more fun.

Have fun, have a coffee, and enjoy the garden party.

Syracuse Architecture would like to acknowledge and thank the following:

• Colo Coffee Roasters for their generous support of the Garden Party
• Michael Giannattasio and the shop team for designing and fabricating the Colo Coffee Roasters cart
• Spill the Tea Café for barista services and coffee workshops
• Ian Herrmann, Gustavo Lopez Mendoza and Sean Lineham for installation assistance
• Students in Fall 2024 Brand Seminar and Ahearn Workshop participants for brand logos and brand concepts
• Aidan Turner and Grater Things for Colo Coffee Roasters/Syracuse Architecture merchandise