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Exterior of the Nancy Cantor Warehouse.

The Nancy Cantor Warehouse Facilities

All of the School of Design’s programs are housed in the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, Syracuse University’s eight-floor building located in downtown Syracuse.

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A student uses a woodworking tool on a table in a wood shop.

The Warehouse’s open, industrial space was renovated to contain professional studio facilities for each design program; two shared computer labs; a printing lab; and a digital fabrication lab (also known as the "Digifab Lab"). A student lounge, café and the Sue & Leon Genet Gallery are conveniently located on the first floor.

The Warehouse has a security desk staffed by Community Service Officers of the University’s Department of Public Safety Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Students also have continually running shuttle bus service to and from Main Campus, including express service.

Warehouse Shops

Equipment in the Wood Shop.

Wood Shop

The Warehouse wood shop offers a range of woodworking equipment. Tooling includes two sawstop table saws, two wood lathes and the University’s largest planer/joiner, as well as a full range of stationary and hand-held woodworking equipment. Knowledgeable shop technicians staff this shop full time, and all students and faculty who have received the appropriate shop authorization are welcome to utilize this space during shop hours.

Equipment at the Metal Shop.

Metal Shop

The Warehouse metal shop is staffed full time by knowledgeable shop technicians. All students and faculty who have received the appropriate training are welcome to utilize this space during shop hours. Tooling in this shop includes MIG, TIG and gas welding setups, as well as a plasma cutter. There are also cold-forming tools, such as a jump shear and a bending break, as well as other standard stationary metalworking tools. The space also houses a state-of-the-art metal lathe and vertical mill for cutting metal with extreme precision. 

A room with digital fabrication equipment.

Digital Fabrication

This space offers 2D and 3D digital output with five large-format printers that can print up to 58 inches wide on a variety of print media, including clear acetate and adhesive-backed vinyl. 3D output includes both SLA and FDM 3D printing in a variety of colors and print media. There is also a large-format FDM printer with a print envelope (23.5 by 23.5 by 23 inches) for very large prints.

The print lab also houses a vinyl cutter, 3D scanners and VR headsets that students can check out and take to their studios to use, as well as a VR cave. Housed in a separate room are two Universal brand laser cutters (18-by-32-inch print bed) and two Techno brand CNC mills. All students can submit files to be run by shop technicians.

Genet Gallery and Costume Collection

A person enters a gallery door.

The Sue & Leon Genet Gallery is a student-managed space hosting exhibitions from the school’s students, faculty and alumni. Programing seeks to engage the University and downtown Syracuse community with exhibitions inspired by and related to the field of design.

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Three students stand among racks of clothing. One student has pulled an item of clothing from a rack.

Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection

This collection of historic dress was established at Syracuse University as the American Costume Collection in 1934 with historic garments from the Higgenbothem estate in Oneida, New York. The collection grew through donations from alumni and friends of the University and is now comprised of over 5,000 women’s garments and accessories from the periods of 1820 to the present.

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