Buffalo State College -

Burchfield-Penney Art Center

Category: New Construction > 25,000 sq.ft.

Client: Burchfield-Penney Art Center

Architecture Firm: Gwathmey Siegel & Associates

Consultants:

• Civil Engineer - Semmens Associates

• Structural Engineer - Ysrael Seinuk, NY

• General Contractor - LPCiminelli

• Lighting Designer - Hillmann DiBernardo Leiter Castelli

• M/E/P Engineers - Kallen & Lemelson

• Audio visual & Acoustics - Harvey Marshall Berling Assoc.

Photographer: Biff Henrich/Keystone Film Productions

Jury Comments: As one on a number of institutional buildings, this building appears to stake-it’s-claim as a landmark design worthy of it’s context, yet representative of it’s time. Missing from this design are the intrusive building services that are almost completely concealed from view. The white-on-white interior highlighted with points of visual interest plays well with the gallery function – not to be overlooked is the diminishing crease / shadow line on the surface of the wall in the main concourse. Circulation throughout the public spaces allows visitors the opportunity to engage the Art.