Turkish magazine, KONSEPT PROJELER, profiles our design for Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso in their sustainable issue

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June 3rd, 2011 We are delighted that the cutting edge Turkish architectural magazine, CONCEPT PROJECTS, has featured our design for Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso in its June edition. The issue profiles forward-thinking, eco-friendly, green projects and we are pleased that they chose to include our sustainable art museum to introduce to their global audience.

Turkish magazine, KONSEPT PROJELER, profiles our design for Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso in their sustainable issue2018-07-24T00:52:46+00:00

Louise speaks about the “Elastic Boundaries” between art, architecture and landscape design at Distinguished Professor Gail Levin’s CUNY Twentieth Century Art class

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April 5th, 2011 At the invitation of Gail Levin, Distinguished Professor of Contemporary Art at CUNY, Louise spoke about the overlapping disciplines of art, architecture, and landscape in our current and past work. She discussed the influences of her background in fine arts on her architectural thinking throughout her career to date.

Louise speaks about the “Elastic Boundaries” between art, architecture and landscape design at Distinguished Professor Gail Levin’s CUNY Twentieth Century Art class2018-07-24T00:54:03+00:00

2010 GREEN GOOD DESIGN award winning Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso will be exhibited at “Contemporary Space Athens” in Athens, Greece in April

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March 15th, 2011 The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, along with the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, will be presenting all of the 2010 GREEN GOOD DESIGN Award Winners this April at the "Contemporary Space Athens", curated by Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, in Athens, Greece. We are delighted that the Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso will be profiled along with the other winners of this illustrious award.

2010 GREEN GOOD DESIGN award winning Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso will be exhibited at “Contemporary Space Athens” in Athens, Greece in April2018-10-08T15:04:34+00:00

Louise Braverman joined the AIANY Chapter Panel discussing “Design through Dialogue”

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February 28th, 2011 Louise Braverman joined the AIANY Chapter panel discussion about the relationship between architects and clients during the design and construction process. The context of the panel was based on Karen A. Frank and Teresa von Sommaruga Howard's book, "Design through Dialogue: A Guide for Architects and Clients", in which several of our projects were featured. Louise Braverman and Susan Jacobson, the former curator of the Museum at the Hebrew Home for the Aged in Riverdale, New York, had a lively conversation about their working relationship.

Louise Braverman joined the AIANY Chapter Panel discussing “Design through Dialogue”2018-07-24T03:13:14+00:00

Claire Wilson, in her article “When Small Firms Venture Abroad” in the Winter 2010/2011 Oculus, features Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso and the Village Health Works Women’s Health Pavilion

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February 17th, 2011 Our firm is one of the burgeoning group of small studios that are going global. Claire Wilson discusses how we collaborate on an ongoing basis with local partners in both Portugal and Africa to produce excellent results. As Louise says, "We work on Skype, have meetings, view drawings, and share information every week." Electronic communication is key to designing and implementing international work.

Claire Wilson, in her article “When Small Firms Venture Abroad” in the Winter 2010/2011 Oculus, features Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso and the Village Health Works Women’s Health Pavilion2018-07-24T03:14:36+00:00

The construction of the Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso in Boticas, Portugal is moving along

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December 21st, 2010 Here are some new construction photos of the Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso. The foundation for the majority of the building is now in place. Take a look at the slideshow of the sequence of construction that has brought us to this point.

The construction of the Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso in Boticas, Portugal is moving along2018-07-24T03:33:21+00:00

Check out our client, Village Health Works’, video of life in Kigutu, Burundi, Africa

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November 11th, 2010 We are currently in the process of designing a Women’s Health Pavilion for Village Health Work’s site in Kigutu, Burundi, Africa. The vision of Village Health Works is to bring health to the rural village of Kigutu and surrounding areas through collaborative efforts between the community itself and people in the United States who share the vision that all people, including the most impoverished, are entitled to the highest standards of health in their pursuit of happy and productive lives. The health pavilion will play a large part in bringing modern medicine to this lively community that, thanks to Village Health Works, is on the brink of making a major societal change.

Check out our client, Village Health Works’, video of life in Kigutu, Burundi, Africa2018-07-24T14:41:04+00:00

amNewYork features Poets House as one of five projects of note in the MADE IN NEW YORK exhibit at the West 4th Street subway station

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October 25, 2010 Rolando Pujol, in his article "Designed Locally, Felt Globally," highlights Poets House as a key New York project of the year. As part of the subterranean exhibit in the Greenwich Village subway station sponsored by the AIA New York Chapter, Poets House was highlighted along with our work on the Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso in Portugal. Rick Bell, the executive director of the AIA, noted about our work that "Even a small city firm can have a global impact."

amNewYork features Poets House as one of five projects of note in the MADE IN NEW YORK exhibit at the West 4th Street subway station2018-07-24T15:47:10+00:00

Poets House, one of 20 NYC projects, selected to be included in the XVIII International Architectural Festival Zodchestvo 2010 in Moscow

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October 15th, 2010 Festival Motto – "The Necessary: Not the New, not the Old, but the Necessary." Vladimir Tatlin – 125 years The annual "Zodchestvo&qunt; architectural festival, arranged by the Union of Architects of Russia, is an event of national scale. It provides a unique venue for an overview of the contemporary state of architecture and town planning in both Russia and the world. The festival also contains an exhibition of international work, including our project, Poets House. We are proud to be one of the twenty New York architectural firms whose work has been selected to be included in this noteworthy exhibit.

Poets House, one of 20 NYC projects, selected to be included in the XVIII International Architectural Festival Zodchestvo 2010 in Moscow2018-07-24T15:49:43+00:00

Louise Braverman’s drawings and words are displayed in an exhibition and video comprising a “Visual and Oral History of James Stirling’s Teaching at Yale”

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October 13th, 2010 Opening on October 13th "An Architect's Legacy: James Stirling&apos's Students at Yale, 1959–1983," offers a rare glimpse of a towering figure of 20th-century architecture through the prism of his former students' work. Louise Braverman's drawings were selected by curator Emmanuel Petit to be included among architectural drawings by some 70 YSA alumni who studied with Stirling when he taught at Yale as the Davenport Visiting Professor of Design. She is also profiled on a video documentary that accompanies the show that constitutes an oral history of Stirling's teaching. The exhibit is on view until February 11, 2011 and will run concurrently from October 14, 2010 to January 2, 2011, with another Stirling retrospective, "Notes from the Archive: James Frazer Stirling, Architect, and Teacher," at the Yale Center for British Art.

Louise Braverman’s drawings and words are displayed in an exhibition and video comprising a “Visual and Oral History of James Stirling’s Teaching at Yale”2018-07-24T15:54:13+00:00

Our design for Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso wins 2010 GREEN GOOD DESIGN AWARD

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October 10th, 2010 GOOD DESIGN was founded in Chicago in 1950 by Eero Saarinen and Charles and Ray Eames, to promote and foster a greater public understanding and acceptance for Modern Design. The new GREEN GOOD DESIGN Awards, sponsored by the European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, and the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, aim to recognize outstanding individuals, companies, organizations, governments, and institutions-together with their products, services, programs, ideas, and concepts that have forwarded exceptional thinking and inspired greater progress toward a healthier and more sustainable universe. We are thrilled that our design for Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso was selected to be a winner of such an important award with such an illustrious history.

Our design for Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso wins 2010 GREEN GOOD DESIGN AWARD2018-07-24T15:58:59+00:00

Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso and Poets House featured in MADE IN NEW YORK exhibition at West 4th Street subway station

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October 8th, 2010 MADE IN NEW YORK, an exhibition displaying of-the-moment architecture presented by the AIA New York Chapter opened at the West 4th Street Subway Station. The exhibit is part of Architecture Week 2010, an annual event celebrating the best of architecture and design hosted by the Center for Architecture, Our projects, Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso and Poets House, are featured in this exciting exhibit.

Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso and Poets House featured in MADE IN NEW YORK exhibition at West 4th Street subway station2018-07-25T00:32:45+00:00

Interior Design Magazine’s September Annual New York Issue profiles our design for Poets House

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September 25th, 2010 Our design for Poets House is showcased in Interior Design magazine's annual September New York issue as part of Edie Cohen's special feature, "Taking Care of Business: Workers Get the Job Done in Style." The article features our use of glass as a key element to create a transparent home for this internationally recognized poetry library + learning center.

Interior Design Magazine’s September Annual New York Issue profiles our design for Poets House2018-07-25T00:35:21+00:00

Louise Braverman joins Mark Tsuramaki AIA and Bruce Beinfeld FAIA on the AIA Newark and Suburban 17th Annual Design Awards jury

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September 24th, 2010 Louise Braverman joined Mark Tsuramaki AIA and Bruce Beinfeld FAIA on the AIA Newark and Suburban 17th Annual Design Awards jury to select which projects receive 2010 AIA Chapter Design Awards. After the selection process, the awards were presented at the Montclair Art Museum where Louise and her fellow jurors discussed their own recent work with chapter members.

Louise Braverman joins Mark Tsuramaki AIA and Bruce Beinfeld FAIA on the AIA Newark and Suburban 17th Annual Design Awards jury2018-07-25T00:36:12+00:00

Interior Design Magazine’s high-profile August Art issue showcases the Derfner Judaica Museum

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August 1st, 2010 The Derfner Judaica Museum is featured in Interior Design magazine's prestigious, annual August art issue. The article focuses on our decision to design a dynamic viewing relationship between art objects and the exterior natural landscape, as well our imaginative approach to create a museum that is "ADA-more-than-compliant."

Interior Design Magazine’s high-profile August Art issue showcases the Derfner Judaica Museum2018-07-25T00:37:50+00:00

Our team wins stage 1 of Building Back Better Communities International Design Competition for Haiti

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August 1st, 2010 Louise Braverman, Architect, in collaboration with our engineering colleagues, Liam O'Hanlon Engineering, PC and Plus Group Consulting Engineers, have been selected to participate in Stage One of the International Competition, Building Back Better Communities (BBBC). This competition has been initiated by the Government of Haiti to investigate alternative forms of permanent housing for displaced citizens. We will join a worldwide group of architects, designers, consultants and contractors to visit Haiti this month to contribute to the development of an exemplary housing settlement in Port–Au-Prince.

Our team wins stage 1 of Building Back Better Communities International Design Competition for Haiti2018-07-25T00:44:04+00:00

Karen Franck and Teresa von Sommaruga Howard’s new book, Design Through Dialogue, highlights our explorative approach to design

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July 1st, 2010 Design Through Dialogue: A Guide for Clients and Architects discusses the need for a reciprocal conversation between architect and client in order to achieve the forward-thinking architectural design. The book highlights our collaborative process with our clients. Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso, Chelsea Court and the Highlawn Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library are featured as noteworthy architectural designs that are a product of our explorative process.

Karen Franck and Teresa von Sommaruga Howard’s new book, Design Through Dialogue, highlights our explorative approach to design2018-07-25T00:45:07+00:00

Michael Van Valkenburgh’s Teardrop Park South at Battery Park City opens, creating a delightful indoor/outdoor relationship with Poets House

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May 12th, 2010 Teardrop Park South, located in Battery Park City adjacent to Poets House, a branch of the NYC Public Library and Mercy Corps, opened to the public today. Our design for Poets House auditorium takes full advantage of this adjacency in that we installed an operable glass wall that, when opened, allows Poets House to stage indoor/ outdoor poetry programs with additional seating in the park. In our design process, we closely collaborated with the MVVA team to create ample outdoor seating space for Poets House events that are aesthetically integrated with the naturalistic park design. We further amplified the possibility for program variability by creating multiple speaker locations within the auditorium allowing for greater flexibility for diverse events.

Michael Van Valkenburgh’s Teardrop Park South at Battery Park City opens, creating a delightful indoor/outdoor relationship with Poets House2018-07-25T00:46:54+00:00

Louise Braverman, Architect has been hired by Village Health Works to design their new Women’s Health Pavilion in Kigutu, Burundi, East Africa

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April 1st, 2010 We are thrilled to report that our firm has been hired by Village Health Works to design their new 20, 000 square foot Women's Health Pavilion in Kigutu, a rural village located in Burundi, East Africa. The building will be the newest addition to their campus of health facilities that address the societal needs of a community that is actively rebuilding after many years of enduring the strife of internal warfare. The program for the pavilion consists of a full surgical suite, delivery rooms, inpatient facilities, outpatient facilities, nursery, a multipurpose educational library and ancillary administrative spaces. The site, which is quite rural, is totally off the electrical grid. Consequently, it will require 100 % solar power with an emergency backup generation system to energize the clinic. Village Health Works is a collaborative effort between the population of Kigutu, its neighboring villages and people in the United States. Founded by Deogratias (Deo) Niyizonkiza, whose life story has been chronicled in Tracy Kidder's latest book, Strength in What Remains, this remarkable organization aims to make a critical dent in the advancement of the Kigutu community as well as serve as a model for development for the entire country.

Louise Braverman, Architect has been hired by Village Health Works to design their new Women’s Health Pavilion in Kigutu, Burundi, East Africa2018-07-25T00:48:37+00:00

e-architect features Poets House as a new LEED Gold development in Manhattan

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January 25th, 2010 The British online journal e-architect.com discusses the transparent design and sustainable features of our new design for Poets House, a 50,000 volume, multi-functional, world-class poetry library and learning center situated in Battery Park City.

e-architect features Poets House as a new LEED Gold development in Manhattan2018-07-25T00:49:32+00:00
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