ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
Nichols Construction Team was called upon to construct improvements to the department’s entries, hallways, and stairwells. Given the department’s name, all work scopes required detailed features that underscore the area’s emphasis on color and creativity.
SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS AND SCIENCES
An 8,000 square foot renovation for the Rochester Institute of Technology School of Photographic Arts & Sciences (SPAS), from November 2020 to present. New spaces and facilities upgrades as part of the renovation include:
- A new professional sound room for recording interviews and audio editing.
- A new motion media room outfitted with high-performance computers for video editing.
- A new 4D media room equipped for the creation of stop-motion video.
- The current student lounge (Airport Lounge) will be transformed into an ultra-modern space — with new furniture and an adjacent study center — for impromptu meetings, working and relaxing.
- Upgrades to the school’s 20 darkrooms, which will be accompanied by a new classroom area for teaching and critiques.
- An upgraded computer lab — complete with enhanced screens, computers and scanning and printing capabilities — for individual work and teaching.
- Expanded footprint to accommodate additional equipment for the school’s Photo Cage, an equipment rental space that offers the latest gear and accessories for checkout.
AM PRINT CENTER
Build-out of an empty area on the 4th floor of Institute Hall, to create offices, lab space, and an entrepreneurial center for 3D Printing Research & Design. Enable organization to make prosthetics among other products with 3D printers.
