Dattner Architects is a women-owned design firm. This is a milestone for our practice, which was founded 60 years ago. Our long-standing commitment to equity and inclusion has organically fostered women to thrive and achieve at the highest level of leadership. Today the firm is led by 10 partners, half of whom are women; and the women are the majority owners. We are a firm that continues to evolve and advance.
Our core mission is unwavering, and it unites our work and our practice. We proudly take on the planning and design of the region’s most essential projects, creating architecture that enriches the urban experience, transforms environments, and strengthens communities.
Today Dattner Architects is over 100 people, 59% of whom are women, 41% BIPOC, and 17% LGBTQ+ all working together from one office in New York City. A steadfast dedication to our mission, a strong and varied portfolio of that spans sectors, and a thoughtful leadership transition plan allows our 60-year-old practice to continue to remain vital and vibrant—reflecting the diversity and relevancy of our practice.
"Driven to work at the urban scale, I initially sought out Dattner Architects because the firm had designed many of the civic spaces that were formative in my life," notes Gia Maneiro, Principal and Corporate President. "This passion fueled my career here—from junior designer to Principal—supported by the confidence, camaraderie and mentorship that defines the culture of the office. Raising my daughter solidified my commitment to leadership in the future of sustainable public architecture, and I could not be more proud to share in a majority women owned partnership that embodies these values."
Dattner Architects is certified as a WBE with New York State and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Dattner Architects is proud to recognize the exceptional contributions of six distinguished professionals with promotions to new levels of leadership.
In recognition of their outstanding leadership and deep-seated passion for enriching urban environments with projects that respond to the needs of our time, Harriet Andronikides has been promoted to Associate. Heather McKinstry and Rem Bruhn are now Senior Associates. Patrick McAffrey, Shefali Sanghvi and Philippe Martelly have been elevated to Associate Principal. These advancements reflect the dedication, commitment to sustainable and innovative civic architecture, and the high level of professionalism these architects bring to our firm.
“Each of these professionals has excelled in remarkable and individual ways. They all successfully lead complex projects with ease and joy, while providing opportunities for others to shine. We are pleased to be able to recognize their achievements and their commitment with these promotions, and we are excited about their evolved role in the leadership of our firm.”—Kirsten Sibilia, Managing Principal.
Harriet Andronikides, AIA, Associate has worked on a variety of project types, including parks, multi-family residential, and performing arts venues. She strives for clear and meaningful communication through all phases of a project, and particularly enjoys the Construction Administration phase where she can see the building come to life. As a New Yorker, Harriet has an endless fascination for the built environment and the inner workings of the city.
“When I joined Dattner Architects, I saw that I had the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on my home city and community. I knew that this firm was a special place where I could achieve that.”—Harriet
Heather McKinstry, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, Studio Director, Senior Associate believes that architecture’s most important role is to create inclusive, healthy, and sustainable environments for our communities, helping to build a more equitable world. After completing her thesis on disaster relief housing, her commitment to environmentalism and community focused urbanism led her to work creating spaces for all New Yorkers while minimizing the environmental impact of new buildings.
“I'm so proud of how this office has evolved since I started. I was hired to work on the design of 425 Grand Concourse, our first Passive House project, and now we have become passive house experts with many of our housing projects in design aiming for that standard. I'm also thrilled by the progress the office has made to become a women owned business.”—Heather
Rem Bruhn, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate joined Dattner Architects in 2015, eager to work in a mission-driven firm, designing projects positively influence people’s daily lives. He enjoys working with diverse stakeholder groups, and he takes pride in developing a concept that is carefully considered, from the macroscopic down to the smallest details. With each project he seeks to contribute to the sustainable evolution of our cities.
“When I joined Dattner Architects, I was drawn in by the firm’s mission, and the work we do to make New York City a better place to live for everyone, from affordable housing, to infrastructure, to schools and libraries, and so much more—and I was proud to go home and tell people where I worked and the type of work we did. Nine years later, this is as true as ever: as we grow and evolve, I’m still very proud of our work, and grateful for the brilliant and dedicated people that I work with.”—Rem
Patrick McAffrey, AIA, Studio Director, Associate Principal joined the firm as an emerging architect today leads our largest studio. He’s continued to grow with each challenge and excels at every opportunity. Formally trained in both architecture and product design, Patrick’s passion for intelligent urbanism has led him to focus his work on infrastructure and transportation projects, which he believes have profound impact on the building fabric and urban lifestyles they support.
“I am proud of the work we do as a firm, continuing to contribute to the built fabric of New York in a meaningful and civic way. Specifically, in our transportation and infrastructure studio, I have always found it fulfilling to be able to observe how appreciated and used our work is in the public realm. Looking back on my time here, I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given to work with so many talented individuals and the thoughtful mentorship provided by this firm. I am humbled and excited to be a part of this leadership group as we enter a new chapter as a women-owned business.”—Patrick
Shefali Sanghvi, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Fitwel Amb., ENV SP, Director of Sustainability, Associate Principal has over 15 years of experience working in sustainable projects, with an emphasis on resiliency, occupant health and comfort, and energy efficiency. An expert on urban Passive House projects, she is dedicated to designing buildings that are socially, environmentally, and financially sustainable. As the firm’s Director of Sustainability, Shefali serves as a thought leader across Dattner Architects’ studios, and beyond, championing sustainability as integral to architecture. She is a person who identifies opportunities to do things better—and puts in the work to develop a system to make it happen. Like each of the folks being promoted, Shefali is always looking out for the firm.
“Dattner Architects’ Sustainable Practice Group gave me a platform to research issues that I felt really passionate about and talk about them with people who felt the same drive to change the way we design our communities. The reality is that every time we do what we do, we have one chance to do it right, to lessen its impact on the planet. Every time we build a project, it is important that we build the most sustainable version of our project that we can. Dattner Architects provides the opportunity for us to do that, together.”—Shefali
With in-depth expertise managing large, multifaceted projects, Philippe Martelly, AIA, CPHC, Studio Director, Associate Principal is deeply invested in understanding the human experience and social impact of healthy, sustainable, and well-conceived affordable housing. Philippe has not only excelled as a project manager, studio director, mentor and coach but also used his skills for business development—cultivating new and existing clients to bring in new projects. He represents the firm on the board of the prestigious CHPC (Citizens Housing & Planning Council).
“I’ve always believed that Civic Architecture is about giving back, and practicing Architecture in service to society is a beautiful endeavor. It is a complex and difficult job, and we at Dattner Architects are among the privileged few in this society who can actually do it so well. The populations that our projects continue to serve are counting on all of us to get it right. They deserve our very best. They deserve that bright spark of ours that we let shine here each and every day. And our tremendous collective expertise and profound social consciousness places us in a position to give them our best. Our Firm is a very special place, and I am very proud of what we’re doing here. We operate successfully in one of the greatest Cities in the World, and the civic impact of our work extends beyond its borders, across generations, and beyond our own personal timelines.”—Philippe
We are honored to announce that The Architect’s Newspaper has selected Dattner Architects for the 2024 Best of Practice Award (XL Firm – Northeast). AN's Best of Practice program seeks to define an expansive meaning of excellence that not only considers the firm’s individual projects, values and culture but also inclusivity, social impact, sustainability, regional relevance, and technological innovation. This recognition highlights our commitment to addressing the complex challenges faced by the architecture industry today and acknowledges the collective efforts of our team.
As a mission-driven, women-owned design firm, we design impactful architecture that responds to the issues of our time. We have proudly taken on the planning and design of the region’s most essential projects, creating architecture that enriches the urban experience, transforms environments, and strengthens communities. Our approach involves integrating sustainable practices and prioritizing projects that serve the broader community, reflecting our dedication to inclusivity and social responsibility.
Dattner Architects has long fostered equity and inclusion, and we have championed employee professional growth and recognition. Our commitment to diversity includes a team of over 100 people, 59% women, 41% BIPOC, and 17% LGBTQ+.
Our innovative buildings have enriched NYC's urban fabric, positively impacting countless New Yorkers. We are humbled to see the warmth, appreciation, and life brought to our projects by those who inhabit, recreate, learn, and work in these buildings.
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View the full list of winners:
https://www.archpaper.com/2024/06/announcing-the-winners-of-ans-2024-best-of-practice-awards/
Recognizing the outstanding achievement of a top marketing professional for contributions to their firm’s success and the advancement of the profession, this leadership award is a testament to Kirsten Sibilia’s positive influence within Dattner Architects and her dedication to supporting the practice of architecture. Kirsten will be honored in June during the chapter’s Annual Awards Gala.
Recognizing the outstanding achievement of a top marketing professional for contributions to their firm’s success and the advancement of the profession, this leadership award is a testament to Kirsten Sibilia’s positive influence within Dattner Architects and her dedication to supporting the practice of architecture. Kirsten will be honored in June during the chapter’s Annual Awards Gala.
On Monday, May 18th at 3 PM, our Director of Interiors will participate in a panel discussion at the 27th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair. The talk, Leading New York Voices in Commercial Design, will discuss the current outlook of commercial design, the design process, and the future for these spaces. Running from May 16-19 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, ICFF offers opportunities for architects, interior designers, developers and visual merchandisers to learn more about what is happening in the industry.
On Monday, May 18th at 3 PM, our Director of Interiors will participate in a panel discussion at the 27th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair. The talk, Leading New York Voices in Commercial Design, will discuss the current outlook of commercial design, the design process, and the future for these spaces. Running from May 16-19 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, ICFF offers opportunities for architects, interior designers, developers and visual merchandisers to learn more about what is happening in the industry.
Principal Bill Stein FAIA has been invited to moderate a panel discussion at this year's New York State Association for Affordable Housing Conference on May 13th at the Marriott Marquis in Manhattan. The panelists will explore the elements that lead to the design of buildings that are state-of-the-art, resilient and cost effective at the same time. Net Zero and Passive House will be topics, as will navigating through the variety of sustainable programs available.
Principal Bill Stein FAIA has been invited to moderate a panel discussion at this year's New York State Association for Affordable Housing Conference on May 13th at the Marriott Marquis in Manhattan. The panelists will explore the elements that lead to the design of buildings that are state-of-the-art, resilient and cost effective at the same time. Net Zero and Passive House will be topics, as will navigating through the variety of sustainable programs available.
The Center for Active Design has awarded the New Settlement Community Campus with a 2015 Excellence Award. The Excellence Award recognizes the benefits of designing for a healthy lifestyle within the built environment and public spaces, and encourages innovative ways to intersect design and health. On May 11th, this community school will be featured along with other winners during FitCity 10 at The New York Academy of Medicine. The FitCity conference is hosted in collaboration between American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and the New York City Health Department on the important role that design can play in health and wellness.
The Center for Active Design has awarded the New Settlement Community Campus with a 2015 Excellence Award. The Excellence Award recognizes the benefits of designing for a healthy lifestyle within the built environment and public spaces, and encourages innovative ways to intersect design and health. On May 11th, this community school will be featured along with other winners during FitCity 10 at The New York Academy of Medicine. The FitCity conference is hosted in collaboration between American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and the New York City Health Department on the important role that design can play in health and wellness.
On April 17 from 8-10 AM, Principal Bill Stein FAIA will be at the Center for Architecture on a panel discussing four zoning amendments which have been proposed to increase the generation and preservation of affordable housing in the City, helping to realize the Mayor’s Housing New York plan (released in May 2014). The panel is organized by the AIANY's Planning and Urban Design Committee and the NYC Department of City Planning.
On April 17 from 8-10 AM, Principal Bill Stein FAIA will be at the Center for Architecture on a panel discussing four zoning amendments which have been proposed to increase the generation and preservation of affordable housing in the City, helping to realize the Mayor’s Housing New York plan (released in May 2014). The panel is organized by the AIANY's Planning and Urban Design Committee and the NYC Department of City Planning.
Take a sneak peak at the new Number 7 Line station, which is scheduled to open later this year. Once complete, the “beautifully done” three-level station will be an integral part of the New York City Department of City Planning’s redevelopment plan for the far west side of Manhattan and the creation of the Hudson Yards Special District.
Take a sneak peak at the new Number 7 Line station, which is scheduled to open later this year. Once complete, the “beautifully done” three-level station will be an integral part of the New York City Department of City Planning’s redevelopment plan for the far west side of Manhattan and the creation of the Hudson Yards Special District.
Beth Greenberg FAIA will be a featured speaker at the upcoming MED-Ed Facilities conference in Boston, a two day program that will focus on topics that feature real-world, solutions-based case studies of healthcare facilities across the country. In a discussion about educational healthcare facilities for the 21st century, Beth will talk about the New York Presbyterian Hospital Skills Acquisition and Innovation Laboratory, its design process, and the takeaways from designing a medical simulation center within an existing facility. The conference will take place on April 7th and 8th.
Beth Greenberg FAIA will be a featured speaker at the upcoming MED-Ed Facilities conference in Boston, a two day program that will focus on topics that feature real-world, solutions-based case studies of healthcare facilities across the country. In a discussion about educational healthcare facilities for the 21st century, Beth will talk about the New York Presbyterian Hospital Skills Acquisition and Innovation Laboratory, its design process, and the takeaways from designing a medical simulation center within an existing facility. The conference will take place on April 7th and 8th.
The Built x Women exhibit, organized by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, is now on view at the Center for Architecture. The Number 7 Line Extension, Hudson River Park, and Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 are among the highlighted projects, all of which represent the work of women in the building professions. Our very own Beth Greenberg FAIA and Gia Mainiero AIA LEED AP BD+C are featured honorees. The exhibit will be up for the remainder of March.
The Built x Women exhibit, organized by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, is now on view at the Center for Architecture. The Number 7 Line Extension, Hudson River Park, and Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 are among the highlighted projects, all of which represent the work of women in the building professions. Our very own Beth Greenberg FAIA and Gia Mainiero AIA LEED AP BD+C are featured honorees. The exhibit will be up for the remainder of March.
Principal Joseph Coppola AIA will be a panel speaker at “Cocktails at the Post Office: Adaptive Reuse of Public Institutions”, an event sponsored by the Historic District Council. Panelists will discuss the ways in which adaptive reuse can both preserve beloved landmarks while imbuing them with new life, in turn activating surrounding neighborhoods. The panel will be held at MoMA PS1 on Wednesday, March 25— tickets are available in advance.
Principal Joseph Coppola AIA will be a panel speaker at “Cocktails at the Post Office: Adaptive Reuse of Public Institutions”, an event sponsored by the Historic District Council. Panelists will discuss the ways in which adaptive reuse can both preserve beloved landmarks while imbuing them with new life, in turn activating surrounding neighborhoods. The panel will be held at MoMA PS1 on Wednesday, March 25— tickets are available in advance.
Kirsten Sibilia Assoc. AIA, LEED AP will co-host a session, "Marketer as Change Agent," at the 2015 SMPS Northeast ÜBER Conference. Marketers are positioned to visualize and effect change from within their firms. Kirsten Sibilia and Shen Milsom Wilke's Meredith Lovejoy discuss their experiences effecting change in their organizations, how they have grown professionally in the process, and the lessons they have learned. Join them in Boston during April 22-24 for the event.
Kirsten Sibilia Assoc. AIA, LEED AP will co-host a session, "Marketer as Change Agent," at the 2015 SMPS Northeast ÜBER Conference. Marketers are positioned to visualize and effect change from within their firms. Kirsten Sibilia and Shen Milsom Wilke's Meredith Lovejoy discuss their experiences effecting change in their organizations, how they have grown professionally in the process, and the lessons they have learned. Join them in Boston during April 22-24 for the event.
Bill Stein FAIA joins a distinguished panel at The Steven L. Newman Real Estate institute to investigate affordable housing. He will discuss Gateway Elton III, which developed by Hudson Companies with Related and CAMBA and designed by Dattner Architects, will bring 287 units of sustainable, affordable housing to East New York.
The symposium titled "Implementing Affordable: New York's Affordable Housing Crisis" addresses the Mayor's 10-year plan to build or preserve 200,000 affordable apartments across all five boroughs, with a potential investment of $41 billion over the 10-year period. The symposium begins at 8:00 am on February 18, 2015 at the The William and Anita Newman Conference Center at 151 East 25th Street.
Bill Stein FAIA joins a distinguished panel at The Steven L. Newman Real Estate institute to investigate affordable housing. He will discuss Gateway Elton III, which developed by Hudson Companies with Related and CAMBA and designed by Dattner Architects, will bring 287 units of sustainable, affordable housing to East New York.
The symposium titled "Implementing Affordable: New York's Affordable Housing Crisis" addresses the Mayor's 10-year plan to build or preserve 200,000 affordable apartments across all five boroughs, with a potential investment of $41 billion over the 10-year period. The symposium begins at 8:00 am on February 18, 2015 at the The William and Anita Newman Conference Center at 151 East 25th Street.
Congratulations to Beth Greenberg for being elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects. Fellowship, the highest honor a professional can achieve, is bestowed by the AIA in recognition of outstanding contributions and for advancement of the profession. It is a testament to Beth's body of work and leadership. Beth and her fellow inductees will be recognized in May during the 2015 National AIA convention in Atlanta. Beth is a passionate urbanist who creates dynamic architecture transforming the civic realm. Her expertise in the public process and users’ spatial experience guides her leadership of complex projects, engaging communities and revitalizing neighborhoods.
Beth leads significant public projects that have revitalized neighborhoods with new urban transit, parks, university campuses and housing, promoting accessibility and improving quality of life. Her projects—from Dallas to Philadelphia to New York City—are informed by a keen understanding of how the public uses and moves through space. These projects have reinvigorated underutilized neighborhoods, integrating building and landscape and activating and enriching local communities.
Congratulations to Beth Greenberg for being elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects. Fellowship, the highest honor a professional can achieve, is bestowed by the AIA in recognition of outstanding contributions and for advancement of the profession. It is a testament to Beth's body of work and leadership. Beth and her fellow inductees will be recognized in May during the 2015 National AIA convention in Atlanta. Beth is a passionate urbanist who creates dynamic architecture transforming the civic realm. Her expertise in the public process and users’ spatial experience guides her leadership of complex projects, engaging communities and revitalizing neighborhoods.
Beth leads significant public projects that have revitalized neighborhoods with new urban transit, parks, university campuses and housing, promoting accessibility and improving quality of life. Her projects—from Dallas to Philadelphia to New York City—are informed by a keen understanding of how the public uses and moves through space. These projects have reinvigorated underutilized neighborhoods, integrating building and landscape and activating and enriching local communities.
The New Jersey Alliance for Action has named PATH Harrison one of the state’s leading infrastructure projects of 2015. Award recipients are acknowledged for their impacts on New Jersey’s economy and quality of life. Upon completion in 2017, the replacement and upgrade of the PATH Harrison Station will be a critical component of the Harrison Waterfront Redevelopment Plan, serving as a catalyst for further development of the surrounding area.
The New Jersey Alliance for Action has named PATH Harrison one of the state’s leading infrastructure projects of 2015. Award recipients are acknowledged for their impacts on New Jersey’s economy and quality of life. Upon completion in 2017, the replacement and upgrade of the PATH Harrison Station will be a critical component of the Harrison Waterfront Redevelopment Plan, serving as a catalyst for further development of the surrounding area.
Data compiled by real estate publication YIMBY puts Dattner Architects in the top ten architectural firms with the most residential unit filings in 2014. Dattner contributed 1,521 of the units represented by the top ten firms. With the volume of housing units in New York City increasing substantially, the overall density of new residential developments also rose notably from 2013 to 2014. Read more about last year's new construction here.
Data compiled by real estate publication YIMBY puts Dattner Architects in the top ten architectural firms with the most residential unit filings in 2014. Dattner contributed 1,521 of the units represented by the top ten firms. With the volume of housing units in New York City increasing substantially, the overall density of new residential developments also rose notably from 2013 to 2014. Read more about last year's new construction here.
Ground was broken on Gateway Elton - Phase III today. Located in Brooklyn's East New York, the 2.54 acre site is the final phase of a new mixed-use neighborhood developed by Hudson Companies with co-developers CAMBA and Related. Gateway Elton III will include two mid-rise, affordable buildings with 287 apartments. It will also have the largest Solar PV installation on a multifamily development in New York State.
Ground was broken on Gateway Elton - Phase III today. Located in Brooklyn's East New York, the 2.54 acre site is the final phase of a new mixed-use neighborhood developed by Hudson Companies with co-developers CAMBA and Related. Gateway Elton III will include two mid-rise, affordable buildings with 287 apartments. It will also have the largest Solar PV installation on a multifamily development in New York State.
We are pleased to announce that Ruth Ro AIA, LEED AP BD+C and Douglas Freeman AIA, LEED AP have been appointed as Associates. Eric Epstein AIA, LEED AP has been promoted to Senior Associate, Sara Agrest AIA, IIDA has been named Director of Interiors, and Steve Frankel has been promoted to Associate Principal. We thank these individuals for their demonstrated project leadership, commitment to our high standards of design and technical quality, and contributions to culture of Dattner Architects.
We are pleased to announce that Ruth Ro AIA, LEED AP BD+C and Douglas Freeman AIA, LEED AP have been appointed as Associates. Eric Epstein AIA, LEED AP has been promoted to Senior Associate, Sara Agrest AIA, IIDA has been named Director of Interiors, and Steve Frankel has been promoted to Associate Principal. We thank these individuals for their demonstrated project leadership, commitment to our high standards of design and technical quality, and contributions to culture of Dattner Architects.
Principal Jeffrey Dugan and our collaborating teammate Kimberly Murphy from Edelman Sultan Knox Wood / Architects and New Settlement client Jack Doyle came together to discuss the New Settlement Community Campus.
The AIANY Architecture for Education Committee organized a panel called "Community Schools: Process, Program, and Promise" that convened at the Center for Architecture on December 10 to discuss schools that included community input during their design. The panel addressed reciprocity between community input and the schools' returns to the community. The event was reported in eOculus.
Principal Jeffrey Dugan and our collaborating teammate Kimberly Murphy from Edelman Sultan Knox Wood / Architects and New Settlement client Jack Doyle came together to discuss the New Settlement Community Campus.
The AIANY Architecture for Education Committee organized a panel called "Community Schools: Process, Program, and Promise" that convened at the Center for Architecture on December 10 to discuss schools that included community input during their design. The panel addressed reciprocity between community input and the schools' returns to the community. The event was reported in eOculus.
A 100+ year old former school is being converted into a mixed-income mixed-use development in Harlem. Public School 186’s original Italian Renaissance Revival style exterior will be restored, along with character-defining interior features, and the historic building will find a new life as The Residences at PS186 and a new Boys & Girls Club facility.
Today, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been joined the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, Monadnock Development, and Alembic Community Development to celebrate the start of construction on the redevelopment of PS 186 into 78 units of affordable housing and a new Harlem Boys and Girls Club in Manhattan. The adaptive reuse of the dilapidated site is one of the first affordable housing deals financed under Mayor de Blasio’s Housing New York: A Five-Borough, 10-Year Housing Plan.
A 100+ year old former school is being converted into a mixed-income mixed-use development in Harlem. Public School 186’s original Italian Renaissance Revival style exterior will be restored, along with character-defining interior features, and the historic building will find a new life as The Residences at PS186 and a new Boys & Girls Club facility.
Today, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been joined the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, Monadnock Development, and Alembic Community Development to celebrate the start of construction on the redevelopment of PS 186 into 78 units of affordable housing and a new Harlem Boys and Girls Club in Manhattan. The adaptive reuse of the dilapidated site is one of the first affordable housing deals financed under Mayor de Blasio’s Housing New York: A Five-Borough, 10-Year Housing Plan.
Coney Island Commons has received the New York State Association for Affordable Housing award for Project of the Year (Downstate). Dattner Architects is proud to be part of the Coney Island Commons team with The Kretchmer Companies, ELH Mgmt, and Galaxy General Contracting. The award recognizes projects that address: community need, capacity to catalyze economic development in the surrounding neighborhood, financing, MWBE partnerships in development or construction, affordability, design, construction techniques, and energy efficiency.
Coney Island Commons has received the New York State Association for Affordable Housing award for Project of the Year (Downstate). Dattner Architects is proud to be part of the Coney Island Commons team with The Kretchmer Companies, ELH Mgmt, and Galaxy General Contracting. The award recognizes projects that address: community need, capacity to catalyze economic development in the surrounding neighborhood, financing, MWBE partnerships in development or construction, affordability, design, construction techniques, and energy efficiency.
On Saturday (November 1) the AIANY Architecture Tour Committee toured the "Lower West Side" and stopped at Dattner Architect's Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage. The tour covered the western part of the former Printing District of Hudson Square and continued below Canal Street into TriBeCa.
On Saturday (November 1) the AIANY Architecture Tour Committee toured the "Lower West Side" and stopped at Dattner Architect's Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage. The tour covered the western part of the former Printing District of Hudson Square and continued below Canal Street into TriBeCa.
“A city-owned building in East Harlem may soon be a haven for seniors looking for an affordable place to live,” opens NY1 in their coverage of Draper Hall. NY1 interviewed Stephanie Knepper of developer SKA Marin about the vacant, decrepit, former nursing dormitory at East 99 and First Avenue in Manhattan's East Harlem that could be revitalized as affordable housing. Dattner Architects is designing the renovation of the tower and platform to provide 100% affordable housing for independent living seniors. The 200 units of housing will be accompanied by space for a community center.
“A city-owned building in East Harlem may soon be a haven for seniors looking for an affordable place to live,” opens NY1 in their coverage of Draper Hall. NY1 interviewed Stephanie Knepper of developer SKA Marin about the vacant, decrepit, former nursing dormitory at East 99 and First Avenue in Manhattan's East Harlem that could be revitalized as affordable housing. Dattner Architects is designing the renovation of the tower and platform to provide 100% affordable housing for independent living seniors. The 200 units of housing will be accompanied by space for a community center.
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Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage is receiving its green roof. The 53,180 square foot roof makes it the firm's largest, making it the firm’s largest – after Riverbank State Park. Comprising 25 distinct drought-resistant species cultivated over the last two years, the roof is being delivered in 13,250 trays. The innovative infrastructure building is slated to open this year.
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Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage is receiving its green roof. The 53,180 square foot roof makes it the firm's largest, making it the firm’s largest – after Riverbank State Park. Comprising 25 distinct drought-resistant species cultivated over the last two years, the roof is being delivered in 13,250 trays. The innovative infrastructure building is slated to open this year.
We are happy to report that the Society of American Registered Architects has recognized two of our projects for the 2014 Celebration of Architecture and Design Program. The Skills Acquisition & Innovation Lab at the New York Presbyterian Hospital has been recognized with a Merit Award, and the Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden Discovery Center at the Dallas Arboretum has received an Excellence Award.
[caption id="attachment_4137" align="alignnone" width="560"] Weill Cornell Surgical Practice Expansion & Renovation Phase III – Skills Acquisition and Innovation Laboratory[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_4138" align="alignnone" width="560"] Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden Discovery Center at the Dallas Arboretum[/caption]
We are happy to report that the Society of American Registered Architects has recognized two of our projects for the 2014 Celebration of Architecture and Design Program. The Skills Acquisition & Innovation Lab at the New York Presbyterian Hospital has been recognized with a Merit Award, and the Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden Discovery Center at the Dallas Arboretum has received an Excellence Award.
[caption id="attachment_4137" align="alignnone" width="560"] Weill Cornell Surgical Practice Expansion & Renovation Phase III – Skills Acquisition and Innovation Laboratory[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_4138" align="alignnone" width="560"] Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden Discovery Center at the Dallas Arboretum[/caption]
Presidential libraries were signed into law in 1955 and have since been prized commissions. The Guardian US Opinion asked Dattner Architects and three other firms to sketch unofficial proposals for President Barack Obama’s Library; proposals that would go beyond traditional form and program. Each designer took one of the proposed sites, with Richard Dattner choosing a University of Chicago location between Jackson Park and Lake Michigan. The spiral structure sits lightly in the park on piloti, allowing the park to flow freely around and through it. Envisioned as a sustainable facility, it features a green roof with outdoor terraces, expanses of glass for natural daylight, and light sensitive spaces and programs located based on solar orientation. While President Obama still has two years to go, it’s never too early to get a head start.
Presidential libraries were signed into law in 1955 and have since been prized commissions. The Guardian US Opinion asked Dattner Architects and three other firms to sketch unofficial proposals for President Barack Obama’s Library; proposals that would go beyond traditional form and program. Each designer took one of the proposed sites, with Richard Dattner choosing a University of Chicago location between Jackson Park and Lake Michigan. The spiral structure sits lightly in the park on piloti, allowing the park to flow freely around and through it. Envisioned as a sustainable facility, it features a green roof with outdoor terraces, expanses of glass for natural daylight, and light sensitive spaces and programs located based on solar orientation. While President Obama still has two years to go, it’s never too early to get a head start.
On October 9, 188 projects in New York City and 39 countries will dominate the corridor walls of the West 4th Street Station to illustrate the diversity of buildings, cities, and everything between being designed by New York-based architects. We are proud to include two projects in "New York New Design": Coney Island Commons and the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden Discovery Center in the Dallas Arboretum. The exhibition runs through November 5.
On October 9, 188 projects in New York City and 39 countries will dominate the corridor walls of the West 4th Street Station to illustrate the diversity of buildings, cities, and everything between being designed by New York-based architects. We are proud to include two projects in "New York New Design": Coney Island Commons and the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden Discovery Center in the Dallas Arboretum. The exhibition runs through November 5.
Two of our projects will be included in the 12th Annual Open House New York Weekend during October 11-12, 2014. On Saturday, October 11, Principal Daniel Heuberger AIA, LEED AP will provide guided tours of the Bronx Library Center. While on Sunday October 12, our associate architect WXY Architecture + Urban Design will provide tours of the Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Sanitation Garage. Full schedules are available at the Open House New York Weekend website.
Two of our projects will be included in the 12th Annual Open House New York Weekend during October 11-12, 2014. On Saturday, October 11, Principal Daniel Heuberger AIA, LEED AP will provide guided tours of the Bronx Library Center. While on Sunday October 12, our associate architect WXY Architecture + Urban Design will provide tours of the Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Sanitation Garage. Full schedules are available at the Open House New York Weekend website.
Join us on Saturday October 4 from 10:45- 12:15 at the National Organization of Minority Architects 42nd Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Venesa Alicea AIA, LEED AP BD+C will present Via Verde in a session titled “A Tale of Two Cities: Via Verde and Paseo Verde as Affordable Housing Models.” NOMA increases the level of participation in the social, political and economic benefits afforded the citizens to make full participation attainable. Chapters give members a base from which to be involved in politics, to visit schools and reach out to children, to conduct community and civic forums and to responsibly practice in our professional capacities.
Join us on Saturday October 4 from 10:45- 12:15 at the National Organization of Minority Architects 42nd Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Venesa Alicea AIA, LEED AP BD+C will present Via Verde in a session titled “A Tale of Two Cities: Via Verde and Paseo Verde as Affordable Housing Models.” NOMA increases the level of participation in the social, political and economic benefits afforded the citizens to make full participation attainable. Chapters give members a base from which to be involved in politics, to visit schools and reach out to children, to conduct community and civic forums and to responsibly practice in our professional capacities.
This year’s Society for Marketing Professional Service THE Marketing Event, “Big Ideas,” reflects on lessons learned and success gained by SMPS past leaders while charting a course for the future of A/E/C marketing. Join our own Kirsten Sibilia Assoc. AIA, LEED AP during the first breakout session, “Marketer as Change Agent,” on November 7 at 10:30 at the CUNY Graduate Center. The panel will discuss the marketer’s role in changing corporate culture, service offering, firm identity and brand.
This year’s Society for Marketing Professional Service THE Marketing Event, “Big Ideas,” reflects on lessons learned and success gained by SMPS past leaders while charting a course for the future of A/E/C marketing. Join our own Kirsten Sibilia Assoc. AIA, LEED AP during the first breakout session, “Marketer as Change Agent,” on November 7 at 10:30 at the CUNY Graduate Center. The panel will discuss the marketer’s role in changing corporate culture, service offering, firm identity and brand.
The Center for Active Design recently featured New Settlement Community Center, a new Pre-K through 12th grade school and community center in the Bronx, as one of their case studies. Some of the campus’ active design features include indoor and outdoor learning spaces and activity hubs, a healthy food program, stairwells with windows to admit natural light. Natural light is a way of turning any drab space into a space of activity. A unique feature of the building is its dual program of community center and school allows both programs to take advantage of shared spaces such as a pool, gymnasium, roof top garden, and outdoor amphitheater. Read more about the case study at the Center for Active Design website.
The Center for Active Design recently featured New Settlement Community Center, a new Pre-K through 12th grade school and community center in the Bronx, as one of their case studies. Some of the campus’ active design features include indoor and outdoor learning spaces and activity hubs, a healthy food program, stairwells with windows to admit natural light. Natural light is a way of turning any drab space into a space of activity. A unique feature of the building is its dual program of community center and school allows both programs to take advantage of shared spaces such as a pool, gymnasium, roof top garden, and outdoor amphitheater. Read more about the case study at the Center for Active Design website.
Architect magazine has released its Top 50 lists, and Dattner Architects is proud to be included in the Top 50 Design category. Compiled by an independent jury reviewing recent design portfolios as well as awards received and even the number of licensed architects in each firm, the national list includes architecture firms of varying sizes practicing in different markets. We are pleased to be one of a handful of New York City firms included.
Architect magazine has released its Top 50 lists, and Dattner Architects is proud to be included in the Top 50 Design category. Compiled by an independent jury reviewing recent design portfolios as well as awards received and even the number of licensed architects in each firm, the national list includes architecture firms of varying sizes practicing in different markets. We are pleased to be one of a handful of New York City firms included.
The Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden is listed in National Geographic Channel’s Smart Cities programs. Ian MacFarlane, consultant for the program, identifies a smart city as having “heart and soul—typically the center, where people congregate for work and leisure.
Smart cities are well-connected locally and internationally, have a sustainable lifestyle, and are places where people come first.”
With over 150 exhibits aimed at school-aged children, 8 acres of nature and varying topography in a large urban and flat city, we certainly view the project as a smart component of the city.
The Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden is listed in National Geographic Channel’s Smart Cities programs. Ian MacFarlane, consultant for the program, identifies a smart city as having “heart and soul—typically the center, where people congregate for work and leisure.
Smart cities are well-connected locally and internationally, have a sustainable lifestyle, and are places where people come first.”
With over 150 exhibits aimed at school-aged children, 8 acres of nature and varying topography in a large urban and flat city, we certainly view the project as a smart component of the city.
GreenSource, The Magazine of Sustainable Design has picked up Via Verde for "Going the Green Way" in its project section. The article describes the background of the site, the competition, and its opening before launching into the sustainable and community building measures for which the building has become so well-known.
While mentioning the green roof, the article focuses on the photovoltaic systems and energy consumption.
GreenSource, The Magazine of Sustainable Design has picked up Via Verde for "Going the Green Way" in its project section. The article describes the background of the site, the competition, and its opening before launching into the sustainable and community building measures for which the building has become so well-known.
While mentioning the green roof, the article focuses on the photovoltaic systems and energy consumption.
Dattner Architects’ 13-story residential building at 81 Fleet Place, known as The Giovanni, is under construction. Red Apple Group’s new housing development, which will contain 200 apartments—20% of which will be affordable—is located in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood, an area which NewYorkYIMBY.com describes as being in “particular need of density and some semblance of urbanity.” The development will increase pedestrian connectivity and provide 10,000 square feet of retail space.
Dattner Architects’ 13-story residential building at 81 Fleet Place, known as The Giovanni, is under construction. Red Apple Group’s new housing development, which will contain 200 apartments—20% of which will be affordable—is located in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood, an area which NewYorkYIMBY.com describes as being in “particular need of density and some semblance of urbanity.” The development will increase pedestrian connectivity and provide 10,000 square feet of retail space.
The Dallas Arboretum plays an increasingly important role as an educational facility for Dallas-area schoolchildren and the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden plays a large role in that. In addition to 8-acres of landscaped foliage and the 10,000 square foot Discovery Center, the project includes a number of water features.
A recent article at Landscapeonline.com explores the multiple facets of the outdoor experience.
The Dallas Arboretum plays an increasingly important role as an educational facility for Dallas-area schoolchildren and the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden plays a large role in that. In addition to 8-acres of landscaped foliage and the 10,000 square foot Discovery Center, the project includes a number of water features.
A recent article at Landscapeonline.com explores the multiple facets of the outdoor experience.
The city of White Plains is redeveloping its housing stock. Jonathan Rose Companies is incrementally renewing Winbrook Campus into Brookfield Commons. The Dattner Architects-designed "The Prelude," as the name implies, is the first of several new towers to come. This first phase includes 104 units and a community center. The building, which broke ground earlier this year, is expected to open next year. New York YIMBY covers the story in their Revealed column.
The city of White Plains is redeveloping its housing stock. Jonathan Rose Companies is incrementally renewing Winbrook Campus into Brookfield Commons. The Dattner Architects-designed "The Prelude," as the name implies, is the first of several new towers to come. This first phase includes 104 units and a community center. The building, which broke ground earlier this year, is expected to open next year. New York YIMBY covers the story in their Revealed column.
Winding its way through the arboretum, the 200-foot-long steel-structured Skywalk provides a bird's-eye view of the treetops and the lush under foliage.
Learn more about the use of steel in this component of our project for the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden at the Dallas Arboretum. Principal Beth Greenberg AIA recently penned an article about her project for Metal Architecture magazine.
Winding its way through the arboretum, the 200-foot-long steel-structured Skywalk provides a bird's-eye view of the treetops and the lush under foliage.
Learn more about the use of steel in this component of our project for the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden at the Dallas Arboretum. Principal Beth Greenberg AIA recently penned an article about her project for Metal Architecture magazine.
Kirsten Sibilia Assoc. AIA, LEED AP appears as a guest contributor this month on "Design on the Haus" with an article about communicating a firm's mission and vision. The article is part of a series highlighting topics presented at the SMPS Regional Conference in Atlantic City.
Kirsten Sibilia Assoc. AIA, LEED AP appears as a guest contributor this month on "Design on the Haus" with an article about communicating a firm's mission and vision. The article is part of a series highlighting topics presented at the SMPS Regional Conference in Atlantic City.
Richard Dattner FAIA reviewed "10 Stories of Collective Housing" by A+T Research Group for Architectural Record this month. The authors, also the publishers, are a Spanish collective that traced the development of ten collective housing projects from 1919 to the 1970s. Richard describes the books as "a superlative example of how well-organized and stunning graphics can allow for comparisons between projects; and a manifesto for promoting humane high-density living." Not only do the authors draw each project, they analyze the political and socio-economic advantages and liabilities.
Richard Dattner FAIA reviewed "10 Stories of Collective Housing" by A+T Research Group for Architectural Record this month. The authors, also the publishers, are a Spanish collective that traced the development of ten collective housing projects from 1919 to the 1970s. Richard describes the books as "a superlative example of how well-organized and stunning graphics can allow for comparisons between projects; and a manifesto for promoting humane high-density living." Not only do the authors draw each project, they analyze the political and socio-economic advantages and liabilities.
Dattner Architects' design for Camba Gardens II has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal and Curbed. 293 affordable and supportive housing units will occupy the site of the former psych ward at Kings County Hospital Center. The new building will join Camba Gardens I, which opened in October 2013. The 257,000 square foot building will be sustainable and include a number of amenities. Camba Gardens II will open in 2016.
Dattner Architects' design for Camba Gardens II has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal and Curbed. 293 affordable and supportive housing units will occupy the site of the former psych ward at Kings County Hospital Center. The new building will join Camba Gardens I, which opened in October 2013. The 257,000 square foot building will be sustainable and include a number of amenities. Camba Gardens II will open in 2016.
Recognizing the outstanding achievement of a top marketing professional for contributions to their firm’s success and the advancement of the profession, this leadership award is a testament to Kirsten Sibilia’s positive influence within Dattner Architects and her dedication to supporting the practice of architecture. Kirsten will be honored in June during the chapter’s Annual Awards Gala.
On Monday, May 18th at 3 PM, our Director of Interiors will participate in a panel discussion at the 27th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair. The talk, Leading New York Voices in Commercial Design, will discuss the current outlook of commercial design, the design process, and the future for these spaces. Running from May 16-19 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, ICFF offers opportunities for architects, interior designers, developers and visual merchandisers to learn more about what is happening in the industry.
Principal Bill Stein FAIA has been invited to moderate a panel discussion at this year's New York State Association for Affordable Housing Conference on May 13th at the Marriott Marquis in Manhattan. The panelists will explore the elements that lead to the design of buildings that are state-of-the-art, resilient and cost effective at the same time. Net Zero and Passive House will be topics, as will navigating through the variety of sustainable programs available.
The Center for Active Design has awarded the New Settlement Community Campus with a 2015 Excellence Award. The Excellence Award recognizes the benefits of designing for a healthy lifestyle within the built environment and public spaces, and encourages innovative ways to intersect design and health. On May 11th, this community school will be featured along with other winners during FitCity 10 at The New York Academy of Medicine. The FitCity conference is hosted in collaboration between American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and the New York City Health Department on the important role that design can play in health and wellness.
On April 17 from 8-10 AM, Principal Bill Stein FAIA will be at the Center for Architecture on a panel discussing four zoning amendments which have been proposed to increase the generation and preservation of affordable housing in the City, helping to realize the Mayor’s Housing New York plan (released in May 2014). The panel is organized by the AIANY's Planning and Urban Design Committee and the NYC Department of City Planning.
Take a sneak peak at the new Number 7 Line station, which is scheduled to open later this year. Once complete, the “beautifully done” three-level station will be an integral part of the New York City Department of City Planning’s redevelopment plan for the far west side of Manhattan and the creation of the Hudson Yards Special District.
Beth Greenberg FAIA will be a featured speaker at the upcoming MED-Ed Facilities conference in Boston, a two day program that will focus on topics that feature real-world, solutions-based case studies of healthcare facilities across the country. In a discussion about educational healthcare facilities for the 21st century, Beth will talk about the New York Presbyterian Hospital Skills Acquisition and Innovation Laboratory, its design process, and the takeaways from designing a medical simulation center within an existing facility. The conference will take place on April 7th and 8th.
The Built x Women exhibit, organized by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, is now on view at the Center for Architecture. The Number 7 Line Extension, Hudson River Park, and Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 are among the highlighted projects, all of which represent the work of women in the building professions. Our very own Beth Greenberg FAIA and Gia Mainiero AIA LEED AP BD+C are featured honorees. The exhibit will be up for the remainder of March.
Principal Joseph Coppola AIA will be a panel speaker at “Cocktails at the Post Office: Adaptive Reuse of Public Institutions”, an event sponsored by the Historic District Council. Panelists will discuss the ways in which adaptive reuse can both preserve beloved landmarks while imbuing them with new life, in turn activating surrounding neighborhoods. The panel will be held at MoMA PS1 on Wednesday, March 25— tickets are available in advance.
Kirsten Sibilia Assoc. AIA, LEED AP will co-host a session, "Marketer as Change Agent," at the 2015 SMPS Northeast ÜBER Conference. Marketers are positioned to visualize and effect change from within their firms. Kirsten Sibilia and Shen Milsom Wilke's Meredith Lovejoy discuss their experiences effecting change in their organizations, how they have grown professionally in the process, and the lessons they have learned. Join them in Boston during April 22-24 for the event.
Bill Stein FAIA joins a distinguished panel at The Steven L. Newman Real Estate institute to investigate affordable housing. He will discuss Gateway Elton III, which developed by Hudson Companies with Related and CAMBA and designed by Dattner Architects, will bring 287 units of sustainable, affordable housing to East New York.
The symposium titled "Implementing Affordable: New York's Affordable Housing Crisis" addresses the Mayor's 10-year plan to build or preserve 200,000 affordable apartments across all five boroughs, with a potential investment of $41 billion over the 10-year period. The symposium begins at 8:00 am on February 18, 2015 at the The William and Anita Newman Conference Center at 151 East 25th Street.
Congratulations to Beth Greenberg for being elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects. Fellowship, the highest honor a professional can achieve, is bestowed by the AIA in recognition of outstanding contributions and for advancement of the profession. It is a testament to Beth's body of work and leadership. Beth and her fellow inductees will be recognized in May during the 2015 National AIA convention in Atlanta. Beth is a passionate urbanist who creates dynamic architecture transforming the civic realm. Her expertise in the public process and users’ spatial experience guides her leadership of complex projects, engaging communities and revitalizing neighborhoods.
Beth leads significant public projects that have revitalized neighborhoods with new urban transit, parks, university campuses and housing, promoting accessibility and improving quality of life. Her projects—from Dallas to Philadelphia to New York City—are informed by a keen understanding of how the public uses and moves through space. These projects have reinvigorated underutilized neighborhoods, integrating building and landscape and activating and enriching local communities.
The New Jersey Alliance for Action has named PATH Harrison one of the state’s leading infrastructure projects of 2015. Award recipients are acknowledged for their impacts on New Jersey’s economy and quality of life. Upon completion in 2017, the replacement and upgrade of the PATH Harrison Station will be a critical component of the Harrison Waterfront Redevelopment Plan, serving as a catalyst for further development of the surrounding area.
Data compiled by real estate publication YIMBY puts Dattner Architects in the top ten architectural firms with the most residential unit filings in 2014. Dattner contributed 1,521 of the units represented by the top ten firms. With the volume of housing units in New York City increasing substantially, the overall density of new residential developments also rose notably from 2013 to 2014. Read more about last year's new construction here.
Ground was broken on Gateway Elton - Phase III today. Located in Brooklyn's East New York, the 2.54 acre site is the final phase of a new mixed-use neighborhood developed by Hudson Companies with co-developers CAMBA and Related. Gateway Elton III will include two mid-rise, affordable buildings with 287 apartments. It will also have the largest Solar PV installation on a multifamily development in New York State.
We are pleased to announce that Ruth Ro AIA, LEED AP BD+C and Douglas Freeman AIA, LEED AP have been appointed as Associates. Eric Epstein AIA, LEED AP has been promoted to Senior Associate, Sara Agrest AIA, IIDA has been named Director of Interiors, and Steve Frankel has been promoted to Associate Principal. We thank these individuals for their demonstrated project leadership, commitment to our high standards of design and technical quality, and contributions to culture of Dattner Architects.
Principal Jeffrey Dugan and our collaborating teammate Kimberly Murphy from Edelman Sultan Knox Wood / Architects and New Settlement client Jack Doyle came together to discuss the New Settlement Community Campus.
The AIANY Architecture for Education Committee organized a panel called "Community Schools: Process, Program, and Promise" that convened at the Center for Architecture on December 10 to discuss schools that included community input during their design. The panel addressed reciprocity between community input and the schools' returns to the community. The event was reported in eOculus.
A 100+ year old former school is being converted into a mixed-income mixed-use development in Harlem. Public School 186’s original Italian Renaissance Revival style exterior will be restored, along with character-defining interior features, and the historic building will find a new life as The Residences at PS186 and a new Boys & Girls Club facility.
Today, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been joined the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, Monadnock Development, and Alembic Community Development to celebrate the start of construction on the redevelopment of PS 186 into 78 units of affordable housing and a new Harlem Boys and Girls Club in Manhattan. The adaptive reuse of the dilapidated site is one of the first affordable housing deals financed under Mayor de Blasio’s Housing New York: A Five-Borough, 10-Year Housing Plan.
Coney Island Commons has received the New York State Association for Affordable Housing award for Project of the Year (Downstate). Dattner Architects is proud to be part of the Coney Island Commons team with The Kretchmer Companies, ELH Mgmt, and Galaxy General Contracting. The award recognizes projects that address: community need, capacity to catalyze economic development in the surrounding neighborhood, financing, MWBE partnerships in development or construction, affordability, design, construction techniques, and energy efficiency.
On Saturday (November 1) the AIANY Architecture Tour Committee toured the "Lower West Side" and stopped at Dattner Architect's Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage. The tour covered the western part of the former Printing District of Hudson Square and continued below Canal Street into TriBeCa.
“A city-owned building in East Harlem may soon be a haven for seniors looking for an affordable place to live,” opens NY1 in their coverage of Draper Hall. NY1 interviewed Stephanie Knepper of developer SKA Marin about the vacant, decrepit, former nursing dormitory at East 99 and First Avenue in Manhattan's East Harlem that could be revitalized as affordable housing. Dattner Architects is designing the renovation of the tower and platform to provide 100% affordable housing for independent living seniors. The 200 units of housing will be accompanied by space for a community center.
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Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage is receiving its green roof. The 53,180 square foot roof makes it the firm's largest, making it the firm’s largest – after Riverbank State Park. Comprising 25 distinct drought-resistant species cultivated over the last two years, the roof is being delivered in 13,250 trays. The innovative infrastructure building is slated to open this year.
We are happy to report that the Society of American Registered Architects has recognized two of our projects for the 2014 Celebration of Architecture and Design Program. The Skills Acquisition & Innovation Lab at the New York Presbyterian Hospital has been recognized with a Merit Award, and the Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden Discovery Center at the Dallas Arboretum has received an Excellence Award.
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Presidential libraries were signed into law in 1955 and have since been prized commissions. The Guardian US Opinion asked Dattner Architects and three other firms to sketch unofficial proposals for President Barack Obama’s Library; proposals that would go beyond traditional form and program. Each designer took one of the proposed sites, with Richard Dattner choosing a University of Chicago location between Jackson Park and Lake Michigan. The spiral structure sits lightly in the park on piloti, allowing the park to flow freely around and through it. Envisioned as a sustainable facility, it features a green roof with outdoor terraces, expanses of glass for natural daylight, and light sensitive spaces and programs located based on solar orientation. While President Obama still has two years to go, it’s never too early to get a head start.
On October 9, 188 projects in New York City and 39 countries will dominate the corridor walls of the West 4th Street Station to illustrate the diversity of buildings, cities, and everything between being designed by New York-based architects. We are proud to include two projects in "New York New Design": Coney Island Commons and the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden Discovery Center in the Dallas Arboretum. The exhibition runs through November 5.
Two of our projects will be included in the 12th Annual Open House New York Weekend during October 11-12, 2014. On Saturday, October 11, Principal Daniel Heuberger AIA, LEED AP will provide guided tours of the Bronx Library Center. While on Sunday October 12, our associate architect WXY Architecture + Urban Design will provide tours of the Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Sanitation Garage. Full schedules are available at the Open House New York Weekend website.
Join us on Saturday October 4 from 10:45- 12:15 at the National Organization of Minority Architects 42nd Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Venesa Alicea AIA, LEED AP BD+C will present Via Verde in a session titled “A Tale of Two Cities: Via Verde and Paseo Verde as Affordable Housing Models.” NOMA increases the level of participation in the social, political and economic benefits afforded the citizens to make full participation attainable. Chapters give members a base from which to be involved in politics, to visit schools and reach out to children, to conduct community and civic forums and to responsibly practice in our professional capacities.
This year’s Society for Marketing Professional Service THE Marketing Event, “Big Ideas,” reflects on lessons learned and success gained by SMPS past leaders while charting a course for the future of A/E/C marketing. Join our own Kirsten Sibilia Assoc. AIA, LEED AP during the first breakout session, “Marketer as Change Agent,” on November 7 at 10:30 at the CUNY Graduate Center. The panel will discuss the marketer’s role in changing corporate culture, service offering, firm identity and brand.
The Center for Active Design recently featured New Settlement Community Center, a new Pre-K through 12th grade school and community center in the Bronx, as one of their case studies. Some of the campus’ active design features include indoor and outdoor learning spaces and activity hubs, a healthy food program, stairwells with windows to admit natural light. Natural light is a way of turning any drab space into a space of activity. A unique feature of the building is its dual program of community center and school allows both programs to take advantage of shared spaces such as a pool, gymnasium, roof top garden, and outdoor amphitheater. Read more about the case study at the Center for Active Design website.
Architect magazine has released its Top 50 lists, and Dattner Architects is proud to be included in the Top 50 Design category. Compiled by an independent jury reviewing recent design portfolios as well as awards received and even the number of licensed architects in each firm, the national list includes architecture firms of varying sizes practicing in different markets. We are pleased to be one of a handful of New York City firms included.
The Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden is listed in National Geographic Channel’s Smart Cities programs. Ian MacFarlane, consultant for the program, identifies a smart city as having “heart and soul—typically the center, where people congregate for work and leisure.
Smart cities are well-connected locally and internationally, have a sustainable lifestyle, and are places where people come first.”
With over 150 exhibits aimed at school-aged children, 8 acres of nature and varying topography in a large urban and flat city, we certainly view the project as a smart component of the city.
GreenSource, The Magazine of Sustainable Design has picked up Via Verde for "Going the Green Way" in its project section. The article describes the background of the site, the competition, and its opening before launching into the sustainable and community building measures for which the building has become so well-known.
While mentioning the green roof, the article focuses on the photovoltaic systems and energy consumption.
Dattner Architects’ 13-story residential building at 81 Fleet Place, known as The Giovanni, is under construction. Red Apple Group’s new housing development, which will contain 200 apartments—20% of which will be affordable—is located in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood, an area which NewYorkYIMBY.com describes as being in “particular need of density and some semblance of urbanity.” The development will increase pedestrian connectivity and provide 10,000 square feet of retail space.
The Dallas Arboretum plays an increasingly important role as an educational facility for Dallas-area schoolchildren and the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden plays a large role in that. In addition to 8-acres of landscaped foliage and the 10,000 square foot Discovery Center, the project includes a number of water features.
A recent article at Landscapeonline.com explores the multiple facets of the outdoor experience.
The city of White Plains is redeveloping its housing stock. Jonathan Rose Companies is incrementally renewing Winbrook Campus into Brookfield Commons. The Dattner Architects-designed "The Prelude," as the name implies, is the first of several new towers to come. This first phase includes 104 units and a community center. The building, which broke ground earlier this year, is expected to open next year. New York YIMBY covers the story in their Revealed column.
Winding its way through the arboretum, the 200-foot-long steel-structured Skywalk provides a bird's-eye view of the treetops and the lush under foliage.
Learn more about the use of steel in this component of our project for the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden at the Dallas Arboretum. Principal Beth Greenberg AIA recently penned an article about her project for Metal Architecture magazine.
Kirsten Sibilia Assoc. AIA, LEED AP appears as a guest contributor this month on "Design on the Haus" with an article about communicating a firm's mission and vision. The article is part of a series highlighting topics presented at the SMPS Regional Conference in Atlantic City.
Richard Dattner FAIA reviewed "10 Stories of Collective Housing" by A+T Research Group for Architectural Record this month. The authors, also the publishers, are a Spanish collective that traced the development of ten collective housing projects from 1919 to the 1970s. Richard describes the books as "a superlative example of how well-organized and stunning graphics can allow for comparisons between projects; and a manifesto for promoting humane high-density living." Not only do the authors draw each project, they analyze the political and socio-economic advantages and liabilities.
Dattner Architects' design for Camba Gardens II has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal and Curbed. 293 affordable and supportive housing units will occupy the site of the former psych ward at Kings County Hospital Center. The new building will join Camba Gardens I, which opened in October 2013. The 257,000 square foot building will be sustainable and include a number of amenities. Camba Gardens II will open in 2016.
