2024-05-16T23:24:39-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150295278/cooper-robertson-tapped-to-lead-major-downtown-utica-redevelopment-project Josh Niland 2022-01-19T16:55:00-05:00 >2022-01-21T19:29:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f9fec561a3ad46c10deaad604d7f8564.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>An important but underutilized piece of the cultural fabric of Upstate New York is getting a makeover thanks to a new master plan for Utica&rsquo;s Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute from <a href="https://archinect.com/cooperrobertson" target="_blank">Cooper Robertson</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>The 103-year-old institute&rsquo;s campus features a <a href="https://archinect.com/pratt" target="_blank">Pratt</a>-affiliated school, performance center, and centerpiece International Style art museum designed by Philip Johnson in 1960. The master plan will address space issues within the existing campus buildings in addition to authoring changes that will aid the institute in its expanded effort to offer itself to the surrounding community as an enhanced public resource.&nbsp;</p> <p>"This project will be about making the entire Munson-Williams environment into a more welcoming destination,&rdquo; Cooper Robertson's Mike Aziz said in a statement. &ldquo;We see so many opportunities for the campus to open up, embrace a broader community, and strengthen its role as an anchor for the neighborhood, the city, and the region.&rdquo;</p> <p>The project will also include the constructi...</p>