This fall, Syracuse Architecture, in partnership with renowned fashion school Polimoda, will launch a series of workshops focused on storefront window design. Students participating in these workshops will design “frames” and curate “collections” for storefront windows, an architecture element and display typology that has returned to prominence as in-person experiences and events have become increasingly important to brands and retailers.
The first workshop will take place during New York Fashion Week, September 12–14, at the Syracuse University Fisher Center in New York City, and will be led by Pablo Sequero, Syracuse Architecture Assistant Professor, titled “There will be no more walls.” In addition to a review and discussion of student storefront window designs on Monday, September 14, the NYC workshop will feature a symposium with keynote speaker Massimiliano Giornetti, Director of Polimoda.
The symposium will include presentations by Jing Liu, partner at NYC–based firm SO–IL and designer of the recently opened Issey Miyake store on Madison Avenue. Other speakers will include Pablo Sequero and Laura Salazar, partners at salazarsequeromedina and designers of the current Chanel Cabane 7L Pavilion at the Festival des Cabanes at Villa Medici in Rome, as well as a recent storefront installation for the Massimo Dutti flagship store in Madrid.
Keynote speaker
- Massimiliano Giornetti, Director, Polimoda
Speakers
- Jing Liu, Partner, SO-IL
- Pablo Sequero and Laura Salazar, Partners, salazarsequeromedina
Respondent
- Paula Vilaplana de Miguel, Assistant Curator, MoMA
These workshops are among several collaborative programs currently being developed by Syracuse Architecture and Polimoda including a post-professional Master of Science degree program, Space | Brand | Strategy, launching in Fall 2026.
