Category: Architects

New photos of 50 Ninth Avenue are live on our website. Taken by Christopher Payne/Esto, they start to capture the beautifully restored exterior of the historic row houses. They show the new infill building that sits behind with a complementary terra cotta screen facade. They are joined to create a robust new commercial and retail building. Check out the final exterior photos and some interiors awaiting fit-outs! More to come

Great shots from Albert Vecerka of the recently completed Sendero Verde in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood. The design prioritizes outdoor space, with community gardens and a beautifully landscaped courtyard, designed by AECOM. Designed for Jonathan Rose Companies, L+M Development Partners LLC and Acacia Network. Consultant Team: Steven Winter Associates, Cosentini Associates, DeSimone Consulting Engineering, AECOM, SOCOTEC USA, and many others. Congrats to the Handel project team of Blake…

The excerpt below is from: Buildings Of Excellence Round Four Winners Announced! by Jay Fox, for Passive House Accelerator The winners for the fourth round of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)’s Buildings of Excellence competition were announced this past Tuesday, April 2. Nine projects were selected, and the project teams will receive $8 million in total. The competition has awarded $58 million to sixty-five projects since…

"What would I have done without this place?" echoed through the crowd at yesterday's ABC No Rio Groundbreaking Ceremony. Known internationally as a center for political protest, avant-garde art, and community initiatives, ABC No Rio embodies the indomitable spirit of New York’s Lower East Side. Now, it has begun a new chapter with the groundbreaking of its new home. Thanks to the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the…

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…