Category: Architects

Congrats to all of the Winthrop Center team members for winning a Green GOOD DESIGN Award from The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design (quite a mouthful!). We’re hopeful that this project will move the needle forward by demonstrating that Passive House performance is possible in predominantly glass buildings. Thanks to our many partners on this project, including…

INTERNAL FORCES It's summer, so interns are out in full force. We're happy to have several students integrated in the studio to learn alongside their mentors! We are lucky to have their help, and we wish them the best. Pictured, Front; Mia Correa, Catinca Balasov, Gabe Dayan; Back; Vivian Li, Nicole, Sangmin Kim Learn More about BKSK

Watch now: Session 2 of the recent Urban Green Council Conference "Turning up the Heat (Pumps) on Hot Water" where MAP's Director of Sustainability Sara Bayer, AIA, CPHC, NCARB, LEED AP and a panel of other experts address building electrification strategies Watch Now

Thank you to the New York Post for including us in this piece on the explosion of passive design in the United States and beyond. We've been building passive houses in New York City for a decade and have had a blast working with Passive House Accelerator since 2019, on events ranging from podcasts and videos to this past March's virtual conference, Reimagine Buildings '24. Under Zachary Semke's direction, Passive…

Urban Land Institute has announced Marcus Garvey Village Extension as a Finalist for the 2024 Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing! This award recognizes unique yet replicable developments that offer or preserve deeper affordability. Marcus Garvey Extension Phase I was selected for modeling the sustainable development of large all-electric geothermal multifamily affordable housing. Building on the legacy of Marcus Garvey Village, the 1970s New York State Urban Development…

Yesterday from 12-1PM, we shut off all office lights, electing for natural light instead, as part of Building Energy Exchange’s Daylight Hour. This initiative promotes sustainability and saves energy while reminding us how easy it can be to decrease carbon emissions and energy consumption. Learn More

We’ve had a busy spring, and we are eager to share our new project openings, recent awards, team updates, and other office happenings! Among our highlights: 🏆HELP ONE wins Interior Design Magazine's 2024 NYCxDESIGN Award for Supportive Housing ⭐Fulton Community Re-Entry Center opens in the Bronx 📜Mark Ginsberg honored by IMPACCT BROOKLYN And so much more! Read our spring newsletter. Read More

C+GA’s sensitive restoration gives new life to this 1907 structure after multiple reincarnations—as a former church house, synagogue, nursing home, drug treatment facility, and minimum-security state prison. The transformed Center now provides a community resource, space for Bronx nonprofits, and a home for older justice-involved individuals with a holistic support structure and a significant onsite kitchen for Osborne’s Fresh Start culinary arts program. The ground-floor central space serves as a…