New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study
The School comprises five floors of newly renovated space in an historic building on NYU’s Greenwich Village campus. The loft building lends itself to expression of the school’s mission through spatial flexibility and experimentation. Its original aesthetic is enhanced by “floating” program spaces within the larger floor plate at angles to the building façade, creating […]
New York University, Department of Journalism
We took cues from NYU’s School of Communication, placing emphasis on the tasks supported by the building. We focused on cross-fertilization within the space, creating an facility that provides a sense of openness amid NYU’s dense urban campus. Kevin McClurkan, Management Partner The full restoration of the historic arched windows and creation of student lounges […]
New York University, Economics and Politics Department
We worked with New York University to create a sense of campus by visually orienting academic spaces to the City. Joseph Fleischer and Kevin McClurkan, Management Partners On the upper floors, offices for graduate students and faculty feature abundant natural light and views into the full depth of all academic spaces. Clerestory glazing provides full […]
The New York Botanical Garden, Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory
The building’s crisp rectilinear geometry stands in striking contrast to the wooded landscape. Its floating form hovers above the topography and acts as a canvas for the interplay of light and shadow. Susan T. Rodriguez, Design Partner Fused with its sloping site in the Garden’s science precinct, the freestanding laboratory is cantilevered from a central […]
Brooklyn Museum Entry Pavilion and Plaza
The temporal collision between past and present allowed us to celebrate change and newness, and to help the institution recast itself as an open and accessible public place and a Museum for the twenty-first century. James S. Polshek, Design Partner The glass entry pavilion and new plaza create a revitalized public identity for the Museum […]
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre for Manhattan Theatre Club
In 1999, Barry Grove, Executive Producer of the Manhattan Theatre Club, contacted me to help them find a Tony-eligible Broadway venue. Standing outside at the intermission of The Iceman Cometh, I looked across 47th Street and saw the shuttered Biltmore Theater. I knew instantly it was perfect for MTC. Duncan Hazard, Management Partner Moving the […]
American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space
The new Rose Center brings us face to face with something commensurate to our capacity for wonder… this is a mature modern building, a structure unafraid of revealing the deep roots from which modern architecture arose. Herbert Muschamp, Architecture Critic The building is designed as a visible expression of the science it contains. Transparency of […]