Syracuse University has unusually strong ties to the U.S. military, going back to World War I when it established a Student Army Training Corps and then expanding significantly after World War II, when it waived admission requirements for returning servicemen. By 1947, a rush of 9,000 veterans tripled the size of the student body, shaping a campus culture that welcomed their involvement rather than marginalizing it. The new National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC), designed by SHoP Architects, builds on that legacy by bringing together military and civilian students, as well as the public and the university.
The center serves as a home for a broad range of veteran services—including counseling, which requires privacy—while drawing in civilian students and the public to attend events in its 750-seat auditorium or enjoy meals in its banquet space. The architects needed to create a large building that would occupy the width of a full city block and work on the urban scale while at the same time crafting a place that would engage people who wanted to grab a snack at a canteen or view art in a modestly sized gallery.
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