Editing Syracuse University (section)

===Downtown Syracuse===
[[File:The Warehouse, Syracuse University (2006).jpg|thumb|[[The Warehouse (Syracuse)|The Warehouse]]]]

In December 2004, the university announced that it had purchased or leased twelve buildings in [[downtown Syracuse]]. Five design programs—Communication, Advertising, Environmental and Interior Design, Industrial and Interactive Design, and Fashion—reside permanently in the newly renovated facilities, fittingly called [[The Warehouse (Syracuse)|The Warehouse]], which was renovated by [[Gluckman Mayner Architects]]. Both programs were chosen to be located in the downtown area because of their history of working on projects directly with the community. The Warehouse also houses a contemporary art space that commissions, exhibits, and promotes the work of local and international artists in a variety of media. Hundreds of students and faculty have also been affected by the temporary move of the [[Syracuse University School of Architecture|School of Architecture]] downtown for the $12&nbsp;million renovation of its campus facility, Slocum Hall.

Since 2009, the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems, led by Syracuse University in partnership with [[Clarkson University]] and the [[State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry]], creates innovations in environmental and energy technologies that improve human health and productivity, security, and sustainability in urban and built environments.<ref name="Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Innovations" /><ref name="Excellence in Environmental and Energy Innovations" /> The [[Department of African American Studies - Syracuse University#Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company (PRPAC)|Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company]] and the [[Department of African American Studies - Syracuse University#Community Folk Art Center (CFAC)|Community Folk Art Center]] will also be located downtown. On March 31, 2006, the university and the city announced an initiative to connect the main campus of the university with the arts and culture areas of downtown Syracuse and The Warehouse.<ref name="Connective Corridor design competition" /> Using natural gas, the Green Data Center generates its electricity on-site, providing cooling for [[Server (computing)|servers]] and for a neighboring building.<ref name="go-green" />

The Connective Corridor project, supported by of public and private funds, will be a strip of cultural development that will connect the main campus of the university to downtown Syracuse, NY. In 2008, an engineering firm is studying traffic patterns and lighting to commence the project. A design competition was held to determine the best design for the project.<ref name="The Connective Corridor—Project Overview" />{{update inline|date=August 2021}}