Indiana University, Global and International Studies Building
Our aim was to draw the community in both day and night – to a place where campus life and the surrounding landscape become a natural extension of the spaces within the building, a vital intersection for cultural exchange at the heart of campus, symbolic of IU’s role in the global and international community. Susan […]
WGBH Public Broadcasting Station Headquarters
WGBH imagines itself as an ‘idea factory,’ and indeed it is a place with a creative nature that is nonetheless straightforward, clear and without pretention. Its building is expressive of the intense and diverse creative efforts that are an everyday occurrence and foster such creativity every way it can. Richard Olcott, Design Partner The bridge-inspired […]
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
The design emerged from opportunities presented by the surrounding landscape in concert with sustainable design principles and the Native American belief in the organic unity of man and nature. Susan T. Rodriguez, Design Partner The design addresses four primary considerations: to create a powerful, three-dimensional image that celebrates the history of the Mashantucket Pequot nation; […]
Bridge for Laboratory Sciences, Vassar College, Integrated Science Commons
https://player.vimeo.com/video/234702925?autoplay=0&loop=0&byline=0&title=0&portrait=0 As architects we think about how people experience our buildings. It is important to engage and propel the user along a journey. The curvilinear design creates a sense of discovery as the views unfold – both in to the sciences and out to the landscape. Richard Olcott, Design Partner An outgrowth of a programming […]
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
The design for the National Museum of American Jewish History publicly expresses its mission to connect Jews more closely to their heritage and to inspire in people of all backgrounds a greater appreciation for the diversity of the American Jewish experience and the freedoms to which Americans aspire. James S. Polshek, Design Partner Responsive to […]
State University of New York at Cobleskill, Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources
Pathways weave around the building, leading to three primary entrances on two levels, creating a campus “crossroads.” An open double-height space connects two floors with a café overlooking a monumental stair that links these prime public levels. To increase social interaction, computer classrooms and a lecture hall are directly adjacent to public spaces; public corridors, inside and […]
Yaddo Facilities Master Plan
Yaddo is a sui generis sanctuary for artistic inquiry and experimentation, a place that we must first restore, then consider altering with trepidation, empathy and most certainly with a thorough grasp of history. Tomas Rossant, Design Partner Prompted by compromised physical conditions, Yaddo commissioned the Facilities Master Plan to focus on improving the physical context […]
Yale University Art Gallery Renovation and Expansion
Above all, it is about enhancing the experience of viewing art. The design prioritizes sequence, pace and context to orchestrate a smooth progression through the galleries, while leaving room for the unexpected discovery of works resurfaced. Richard Olcott, Design Partner For the first time in its history, the Gallery occupies all three buildings – Street […]
Westchester Community College, Gateway Center for English as a Second Language
The design concept weaves together spaces for learning and community gathering with the enveloping landscape, historical references to the original estate, daylight, local materials and color. Susan T. Rodriguez, Design Partner The Gateway Center is a unique educational crossroads and a defining center for campus life. Sited to take advantage of the natural beauty of […]
The Mercersburg Academy, Burgin Center for the Arts
Subtler interventions, none of which rely upon the stagnating reuse of historical architectural form, are occasionally needed to contribute to the evolving hierarchy of meaning and memory in traditional campus contexts. Todd Schliemann, Design Partner The building defines the eastern edge of the central open green space on this arcadian campus, which includes an historic […]