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I have been receiving photos on the progress of the Annex ‌ and it ďŹ ts in perfectly, in my opinion, from an aesthetic point of view. In an age of overdesigning structures, it is good to see that there is still an architect who realizes that, upon occasion, less can be more. Paul Kelly, Kelly Writers House University of Pennsylvania
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UPLIFTING PEOPLE, RESPECTING PLACE The mission of Atkin Olshin Schade Architects is to create spaces that honor people. This is a commitment we take seriously, and it informs how we plan and design buildings. We begin each project with an intensive discovery period to learn about the people who will use our buildings, beginning with the culture and values of their institution or community followed by their technical and functional needs. We expect you as our client to tell us what you find important and to hold us accountable for realizing your goals in both our collaborative process and in the work we provide to you. Buildings that grow out of a community’s values are cherished for generations. It is our job to translate your values into a well-tuned response to the physical environment; this can result in buildings that are historically sympathetic to their surroundings or ones that speak to our contemporary life or even offer a new perspective on our future. Whatever their expression, the built environments we produce for you will reflect your identity and serve you well for many years.
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We are an architecture, interiors and planning firm that designs buildings, campuses and communities across the United States. We approach architecture and site planning as a means to give life and purpose to new and existing structures. We engage with the culture and history of our clients and the sites we are asked to work with, and we explore their contemporary uses and contexts. We celebrate the diversity of our clients and find inspiration in the specific goals and conditions of each project we undertake.
Since beginning our practice in 1979, we have had the privilege to work with academic, religious, and cultural institutions as well as local communities who want to balance growth with a commitment to the preservation of the character and scale of their existing buildings and site. This has led us to design significant contemporary buildings for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Duke University and the Penn Alexander School, which has been a national model for university-affiliated public schools, as well as new faith buildings and workplaces for nonprofits and developers.
Both as individuals and as a firm, Atkin Olshin Schade Architects holds a deep commitment to environmental and cultural sustainability, whether the project is urban or rural, historic or contemporary. Every member of our team is closely involved with our clients and committed to meeting your budget, environmental and scheduling objectives, while creating places that enrich and sustain the lives of those who use these spaces.
I’ve seen a lot of affordable housing developments over the years, but this one was almost overwhelming in its beauty, the location, and the amount of work that went into the project. The only thing that surpasses the beauty of the development itself is the thought of the many families whose lives will be blessed over the coming years by living there.
Our work with renovating historically significant structures for cultural, academic and civic organizations has led us to question and ultimately devise new approaches to historic preservation. We embrace community renewal as a primary criterion for a project’s success. Some of these projects include renovations to Brown Hall at Princeton University, renovations to College Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, a master plan for Eastern State Penitentiary, and the community revitalization and preservation of the Ohkay Owingeh pueblo near Santa Fe, New Mexico. As we have grown in reach, Atkin Olshin Schade Architects has established a wide geographic presence, with projects found across the United States, and offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Julie Gunter, Senior Community Affairs Officer Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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DORIS DUKE CENTER FOR THE SARAH P. DUKE GARDENS DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA VISITOR AND HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION CENTER BECOMES A GATEWAY TO A LANDMARK BOTANICAL GARDEN The Doris Duke Center is a new visitor center and horticultural educational facility at Duke University, part of the renowned Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Established in 1932, the Sarah Duke Gardens are recognized as one of the most important botanical gardens in America. They cover more than 50 acres and include formal gardens, wooded areas, terraces, and an amphitheater. We worked in partnership with Nelson-Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects to design a thoughtful interplay between a series of buildings and landscapes that provide a beautiful transition from the Center’s entrance into the realm of the gardens. The Center sits gently in the landscape. The generous use of glass in the structure creates a transparent connection between the interior spaces of the building and the terraces and gardens beyond. It is a multipurpose facility that can be used for educational and social functions, featuring a reception and orientation area, and a large events hall for lectures, presentations, and receptions. This central space has generously sized glass doors and windows; these open to adjoining pergola-covered terraces that provide overflow space for larger events when the weather permits. The hall is constructed of a hewn timber frame with an exposed tongue and grooved wood ceiling. The building’s exterior is clad in natural cedar siding and stucco, and topped with a copper roof. The Center also includes two classrooms to accommodate educational workshops for children and adults, a horticultural library, a gift shop and staff offices.
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JOHN JAMES AUDUBON CENTER AT MILL GROVE AUDUBON, PENNSYLVANIA EXPANDING THE PRESENCE OF A PREEMINENT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION Mill Grove is the first home in America of artist and naturalist John James Audubon. It is now owned and operated by the National Audubon Society and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The museum and conservation center serve as a memorial to the great naturalist. The 247-year-old farmhouse and rolling acres of pastoral fields and forests that make up the Mill Grove estate have enormous historical, cultural, and aesthetic significance. Our master site development plan for the John James Audubon Center is the result of a community-based strategic planning effort. It sets forth a comprehensive vision for managing and interpreting the historic, artistic and natural heritage of the property. To make best use of available funding, our master site development plan focuses on improvements to the historic core of the property and incorporates all of its structures, vehicle accesses routes, and primary pedestrian paths. We tied together and built upon prior planning efforts in order to streamline processes and conserve funding. All of these efforts support our central goal of celebrating the legacy of John James Audubon by providing unique and meaningful experiences through teaching environmental stewardship, demonstrating best conservation practices, protecting the site’s rich natural and cultural resources, and enhancing habitats for birds and other wildlife.
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MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION EXPANDS HISTORIC UNIVERSITY MUSEUM The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology contains galleries and storage spaces for its world-renowned collections, as well as teaching spaces for Penn’s Anthropology Department. We have assisted the University Museum with the ongoing renewal and expansion of its landmark structure, which was originally designed by Wilson Eyre, Cope & Stewardson, and Frank Miles Day. The Museum is an eclectic architectural composition that has been added onto many times since opening in 1899. Our work at the Museum has included a Historic Structure Report and planning studies, preservation and rehabilitation of the existing building and courtyard, as well as gallery restorations and reinstallations. These efforts culminated in the 37,000 square foot Mainwaring Wing. The Mainwaring Wing is a new addition housing a stateof-the-art storage facility for the Museum’s celebrated ethnographic collections. In laying out the new wing, we created a clear division between the collection storage areas along the east side and studies, seminar rooms, and offices for scholars on the west side. The two primary facades of the addition reflect the dual nature of the building’s internal program. The east facade is clad in a limestone and bronzepanel rainscreen wall that provides a protective enclosure for the collections while the west facade is composed of brick and limestone which match the adjacent building, and large windows that provide views to the courtyard. In collaboration with OLIN Landscape Architects, Atkin Olshin Schade Architects redesigned the Stoner Courtyard Garden to become a primarily pedestrian, public open space.
International Masonry Institute Award, 2004 GBCA Building Excellence Award, 2003
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MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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ANNE D’HARNONCOURT SCULPTURE GARDEN AND PARKING FACILITY PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTING CITY, ART MUSEUM, PARK AND SCULPTURE GARDEN In concert with OLIN Landscape Architects, we designed a new 442-car parking garage and sculpture garden for the distinguished Philadelphia Museum of Art that exemplifies how architecture, sustainable design and landscape can combine to create beautiful and usable outdoor spaces. The Museum is part of Philadelphia’s Parkway Museums District and stands at the edge of Fairmount Park, one of America’s great urban parks. The garage is almost entirely underground and visually extends a hillside within Fairmount Park. We concealed the remainder of the garage with landscaped boulder walls constructed to match the original historic landscape. The one-acre green garage roof serves as the heart of the sculpture garden and an elegant glass pavilion marks the pedestrian entry to the garage and sculpture garden. Winding paths provide varied views of the sculptures and a gently sloped lawn descends to a paved terrace and fountain with views of the Philadelphia Waterworks and Schuylkill River.
I’m getting very proficient at singing your praises, and it is easy given the fact that it is genuine. Gail Harrity, President and COO Philadelphia Museum of Art
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ANNE D’HARNONCOURT SCULPTURE GARDEN AND PARKING FACILITY PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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HERITAGE CENTER UNION LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA REVITALIZING A HISTORIC CENTER FOR POLITICAL ACTION The Union League of Philadelphia was founded in 1862 as a patriotic society and city club that supported the Union and policies advocated by Abraham Lincoln. We were asked to design its new Heritage Center, which is located on the ground floor of the original Union League Building, a National Register Building constructed in 1865. The Center is the historical repository, museum, and home to the affiliated nonprofit foundations of the League. The two major public rooms of the Center, which were at one time the Oyster Cafe and Barber Shop, were returned to their original configuration. To restore the building, we reopened historic windows and removed various layers of insensitive renovations made over the last century. Although most of the original Victorian finishes were removed in previous renovations, we recreated selected features, such as the patterned metal grill in the soffit, as integral components of the new design. The new interior decoration of the space, which was designed by Eberlein Design Consultants, included many pieces of furniture that were found throughout the League and restored for use in the Heritage Center. The facility includes administrative offices and research areas, a collections storage area designed to meet contemporary museum standards, and a formal reading room. There is an exhibition space for the display of the League’s historical collections, which include an important set of Abraham Lincoln documents, Civil War books, manuscripts, and objects, as well as the archives and memorabilia of this important institution. The Center’s formal rooms are designed to accommodate special events, presentations and meetings. 16
MASTER PLAN FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER The Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial is a local community arts center situated between Philadelphia’s thriving Bella Vista and Queen Village neighborhoods. It is a driving force behind the city’s well-regarded arts scene. Founded in 1898, Fleisher now serves over 16,000 students through a variety of studio classes, workshops, exhibition programs, and public school outreach programs. Fleisher’s campus is an eclectic mix of historic buildings within a single urban block, including rowhouses, a former Romanesque Revival church structure, and a former school building. The sanctuary within the former church is the heart of Fleisher; it serves as an exhibition space, concert hall, community space, art and dance studios, and meeting space. A former funeral home, located a block away, houses Fleisher’s printmaking studios. Our primary goal for the master plan is to create a distinct campus identity for this assortment of existing buildings. Through a series of town hall-style meetings and community feedback, we helped identify opportunities to best meet Fleisher’s Strategic Plan goals and mission. Through the master plan we provide opportunities for accommodating an expanded arts curriculum by maximizing the efficiency of existing facilities and evaluating opportunities for a new building. The master plan envisions a partnership with a local developer whereby Fleisher could address both deferred maintenance and build a new two-story expanded arts facility on a surface parking lot across the street. The new facility accommodates new purpose-built flexible studio spaces, exhibition areas, a café, and rooftop terrace. Streetscape improvements including paving, lighting, outdoor furniture, and plantings highlight the reimagined Fleisher campus.
The AOS master plan shows real deep listening and responsiveness to us. Magda Martinez, Director of Programs Fleisher Art Memorial
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FAHEY HALL AND MCLANE HALL DARTMOUTH COLLEGE HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE STRENGTHENING UNDERGRADUATE RESIDENTIAL LIFE TO FURTHER AN ACADEMIC MISSION OF EXCELLENCE One of the great Ivy League universities, Dartmouth College is renowned for both its academics and residential life, which are integral to its formative undergraduate experience. We were asked to design Fahey Hall and McLane Hall, which together create a new 205–bed undergraduate residence hall. The building faces the historically important Tuck Mall on a site near the center of campus that slopes down a wooded drive toward the Connecticut River. Therefore, it was paramount that we develop a contextually sympathetic design. We oriented the building along an east-west axis to take advantage of the southern exposure; it steps down with the slope of the site and provides wonderful views of the campus. The new building completes a residential cluster with Russell Sage and Butterfield Halls, and it provides interior and exterior spaces for activities and interaction among all of the students in the cluster. A combination of hardscape and planted areas form outdoor areas that serve multiple functions. Inside, the largest commons room accommodates up to 250 people for events such as lectures, presentations, films, and dinners. In addition, there are study lounges, living rooms and kitchens on each floor to accommodate students’ residential, social and academic needs. Dartmouth has a strong commitment to energy conservation, and we used an integrated approach to building systems, including groundsource heat rejection, to obtain LEED Gold certification.
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CORBETT CENTER NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TRANSFORMS THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE FOR A STUDENT UNION Constructed in 1967, the Corbett Center Student Union at New Mexico State University had been expanded and renovated numerous times, resulting in a disorganized and unloved building with little connection to the University’s culture. Our firm developed the conceptual design for renovations to the Corbett Center to respond to the diverse interests of NMSU community. During programming, we met with University administrators, building managers and tenants, and students. These collaborative interactions led to proposals for a dramatic transformation of this building that will turn it into the true heart of the campus. The project involves reprogramming the vacated bookstore into the home for student activities and programs as well as a large flexible lounge that will become the University’s living room. The second floor of the building will be transformed into a dynamic center for studying and socializing, which is needed for the large number of nonresident commuter students at the University; currently less than 20% of undergraduates live on campus. We connected a variety of lounge and educational spaces along the Center’s primary circulation, including a state-of-the-art computer center and reorganized offices for student government, student services, and various departments. These offices will be renovated on an ambitious and fast paced schedule, to coincide with the academic year.
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SMU-IN-TAOS CAMPUS SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY TAOS, NEW MEXICO FURTHERING A UNIVERSITY’S ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES Southern Methodist University is a highly respected private university that was founded in Dallas, Texas. In 1973, SMU acquired a 423-acre site in Taos, New Mexico, which was originally founded as Fort Burgwin, a military base that had been active between 1852 and 1860. SMU originally purchased the property to use as an archaeological field school, but over time, the campus has become home to a broader curriculum and is a popular site for summer programs. Drawing upon our deep skills with historic preservation and academic building design, we were asked to provide SMU with a plan that both guides the repair and renovation of the existing structures and anticipates the use and architectural language for new structures and landscapes of this remarkable place. We have subsequently continued on to assist the University with renovating and expanding the Taos campus. The first phase of our work addressed the residential experience; it included renovating six student casitas as well as building one new student casita. The renovations and new construction promote the University’s strategy of reducing the number of beds per casita and improving the quality of residential life. The second phase renovated the faculty casitas, the auditorium and the student center, which was also expanded. The project reflects the University’s commitment to sustainable design and practices regarding fire protection, recycling, and minimizing the environmental impact of campus operations on the high desert site. Phase I was one of the first higher education projects in New Mexico to receive LEED Gold certification.
The second phase addresses the renovation of the faculty casitas, the auditorium, and the renovation and expansion of the Student Center. We also improved the site’s accessibility for the disabled. Our practice is to promote both cultural and environmental sustainability, so that buildings and places are integrated with their surrounding context and community. We included water harvesting, energy-efficient HVAC systems, increased insulation, natural materials, lowflow fixtures, and native drought-resistant vegetation in both phases of the buildout, creating a fully integrated approach to resource conservation.
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HAFFNER HALL BRYN MAWR COLLEGE BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA FIRST NEW RESIDENCE HALL IN FIFTY YEARS SETS NEW MODEL FOR BRYN MAWR’S COCURRICULAR EXPERIENCE ME
Bryn Mawr is a highly regarded women’s liberal arts college. Its 132-acre campus, long recognized as one of the most beautiful in the country, is characterized by a rolling landscape and distinctive Collegiate Gothic buildings that form a wonderfully scaled experience for those who study and work there. The existing residence halls are much loved by students for their unique features and are considered one of the best assets of the College’s student life. Atkin Olshin Schade Architects worked with Bryn Mawr College on the design of Haffner Hall, the first new residence hall built on campus in over fifty years. This posed an opportunity to evaluate how to provide contemporary amenities while upholding Bryn Mawr’s ongoing legacy.
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BROWN HALL PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY NEW PORTAL IMPROVES CAMPUS CONNECTIONS Atkin Olshin Schade Architects was asked to renovate the David B. Brown Hall at Princeton University, an upperclassmen residence hall that houses 134 students. The four-story brick and granite structure was designed in 1890 in the Renaissance Revival style by the Boston architect, John Lyman Faxon. A significant renovation in the 1970s added two concrete fire stairs in the building’s central courtyard. Our work involved general infrastructure renovation, the modernization of student amenities, and most importantly for campus life, the creation of a new portal through the building from the courtyard’s south end. The courtyard was formerly accessible only at the north end of the building. To complement the building’s design features, the new south portal design is inspired by the existing arched opening on the north side of the building. We used a combination of salvaged and new granite to unify the south opening with the existing façade. The addition of the new portal improves Brown Hall’s connections to campus pedestrian circulation in general, but particularly for walking south to Cuyler Hall, east to Prospect House and the Gardens, and north to the University Art Museum.
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SADIE TANNER MOSSEL ALEXANDER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL MODEL FOR UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS One of the most important steps taken by the University of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia to revitalize West Philadelphia was the establishment of the Penn Alexander School, which has become a national model for how higher education institutions can meaningfully contribute to the betterment of the communities in which they reside. The Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School is a new K-8 public school located on a five-acre site in the Spruce Hill neighborhood of West Philadelphia. We designed a new, freestanding structure that provides classroom space for 700 students. This community school offers a rich academic program for neighborhood children and serves as a demonstration facility for the Philadelphia School District and the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. An important goal for the project was the development and conservation of the site, which had formerly been the Philadelphia Divinity School. It included landmark historic buildings in a park setting that contained many ‘centennial’ trees. By placing the new building in the center of the site and removing an existing parking lot, large areas of the site were preserved for playgrounds, playfields and outdoor recreation. Our team designed a wetlands garden that serves as part of the stormwater collection system for the site. The garden, which received a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service grant, is used as an outdoor classroom and offers a unique opportunity for students to observe and understand conservation and water cycles firsthand.
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AIA Philadelphia Design Award, 2003 Urban Land Institute Award for Design Excellence, 2003 Classrooms are arranged in divisible clusters that facilitate team teaching and allow flexible groupings of students based on grade and subject. All of the clusters are organized around a central atrium, which promotes communityoriented interaction at the School. The new building steps down the sloping site, resulting in a multilevel complex that connects the students directly to the landscape. The School’s diverse function spaces, such as the cafeteria, ‘gymnatorium’, library and atrium, are used for neighborhood events after hours and on weekends.
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CENTER FOR LAW, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA INTERDISCIPLINARY SPACE ENCOURAGES INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURISM In considering how to approach the design of the Center for Law, Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Villanova University’s Law School, our design team assessed the kinds of interaction that foster teamwork and creative thinking among individuals and groups. We were asked to refashion an existing 1,500 square foot space on the second floor of the School of Law. Our design provides open and flexible work, study, and lounge spaces. Glass-framed workstation walls create an environment conducive for video-conferencing and collaborative group work. Glass partitions were used to replace solid walls; they bring abundant daylight into the space and provide visual connections to surrounding spaces. We selected all of the center’s movable furniture and other furnishings, which encourage collaboration in a flexible, lively work environment.
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SWEENEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROVIDES UPLIFTING ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN Sweeney Elementary School is a 650-student, K-5 public school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Its entire student body is comprised of children from low income, economically disadvantaged households, and 59% of its students are designated as English language learners. In a situation like this, school can hold even greater meaning for a community, because there are few other services readily available to residents. Our firm designed developed a long-term master plan to bring cohesion to the campus and plan for future growth and a 25,000 square foot addition to the existing school. The first phase of work adds new general classrooms, an art room, a science room, and a music room. In addition, the project includes renovations to existing classrooms, a multipurpose room, computer lab and offices to update them and make them accessible and code compliant. The master plan for future work will improve grade cohesion and campus circulation by creating classroom clusters, so similar grades will be grouped together and share resources. These clusters are planned to use circulation space— hallways and passages—as informal breakout spaces, where students can sit, socialize and study. We have proposed a new student gallery next to the art and science rooms, and the kindergarten wing will be provided with multipurpose space for large indoor group activities. A comprehensive circulation plan connects these areas with the rest of the school and improves sightlines, which allows better oversight for all students, both indoors and outdoors.
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TEMPLE ADATH ISRAEL MERION STATION, PENNSYLVANIA ENHANCING A MIDCENTURY MODERN BUILDING Temple Adath Israel is a conservative synagogue in suburban Philadelphia. Atkin Olshin Schade Architects worked with Temple Adath Israel on an extensive, multiple phase renovation and addition project for their well-known Pietro Belluschi-designed synagogue, which is distinguished by its openness and striking stained glass ceiling. As other synagogues in the area closed, Temple Adath Israel welcomed their members to their congregation. Consequently, the campus has grown over the years resulting in a confusing entry and circulation system. The congregation needed additional space and a more flexible sanctuary that could accommodate contemporary worship styles. Our design enhances the characteristic features of Belluschi’s modernist building and addresses current functional and programmatic issues. The renovated sanctuary includes new and restored finishes, lighting, audiovisual systems, and furniture. A new moveable bimah, ark, and glass installation by artist Paul Housberg complement the modernist architecture.
From the moment I entered the sanctuary, I felt at peace. The sanctuary is not just gorgeous but every part of it seems to work together. Every comment I heard was positive. Thank you to everyone who put their time, effort and their hearts into this project. It was worth it.
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ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA ENDOWING A HISTORIC GOTHIC CHURCH WITH A CAMPUS SETTING TO EXTEND ITS MISSION OF OUTREACH AND SERVICE St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is located in a residential neighborhood north of downtown Indianapolis; it is dedicated to serving local youth and the community. Its church is a simple Gothic building constructed in 1949. We worked with St. Paul’s to expand their existing facilities and to unify their buildings in a campus-like setting. The new program spaces support the worship, educational outreach and social programs of the 2,000-member parish. Early in the design process, we collectively decided that the worship space should be reoriented 180 degrees from its existing direction and an addition should created on the south end of the existing building to accommodate a new organ and a larger chancel. The reorientation allows for the new organ to fill the sanctuary with sound and reconfigures the path that congregants take from the parking area to the sanctuary. To provide a welcoming campus environment, we conceived a new site design. We worked with the City of Indianapolis and neighbors to close 61st Street, which previously separated the church from the parish center, redevelop the area as a garth, or enclosed garden, that links the two buildings and provides an intimate outdoor gathering space.
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CHRIST CHURCH SANTA FE SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO NEW CHURCH CAMPUS SERVES AS COMMUNITY AND LEARNING CENTER Christ Church Santa Fe is a community center, library, chapel, auditorium, and school designed for a growing Presbyterian congregation of 500 people. Atkin Olshin Schade Architects worked with Jay Bush Design to program, design, and oversee construction of over 20,000 square feet of additions to the existing 11,000 square foot sanctuary, which transformed the property into a campus, while allowing the Church to operate with minimal disruptions. We designed a new 90-seat chapel, a 150-seat auditorium, eight classrooms—including two loft-style youth rooms— commercial kitchen, a library, and new offices for the parish staff. The pedestrian circulation throughout the complex was reworked, most notably by adding a large new atrium lobby that provides a central entry point and flexible event space with views of the extraordinary northern New Mexico mountains and sky. The auditorium and loft space are used by the community for musical performances and special meetings. The redesigned campus remedied problems with overcrowding and incompatible building uses located next to each other; the reconfigurations improve comfort, day lighting, energy efficiency and usability for the congregation. New learning spaces now serve youth as well as the elderly, addressing a longstanding deficiency in the Church’s programs. We successfully resolved a central challenge of the expansion—how a full church campus fits into a residential neighborhood—by minimizing the scale of the additions, so residents are not so aware of the complex.
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MOTHER BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND CENTER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been a center since the late 18th century for the African Methodist Church and the African American community in Philadelphia; it rose out of the pastoral mission of Bishop Richard Allen in the 1780s. The congregation’s current church, Mother Bethel A.M.E., is a National Historic Landmark constructed in 1890. It is the fourth church built on the site, which was first purchased in 1791 and is said to be the oldest parcel of land in the country continuously owned by African Americans. Atkin Olshin Schade Architects has worked with Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church for over a decade on long-term planning for restoration and expansion of its facilities. We initially provided a Historic Structure Report and then designed the project’s first phase, which included an exterior restoration encompassing a complete roof replacement, reconstruction of portions of the steeple, and restoration of the extraordinary stained glass windows. The congregation, private donors, and numerous grants, including a Save America’s Treasures Grant, funded the first project.
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CONGREGATION BETH HAMEDROSH WYNNEWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA PROVIDING A CENTER FOR FAITH AND LEARNING Congregation Beth Hamedrosh, a modern orthodox Jewish congregation, asked Atkin Olshin Schade Architects to design a new synagogue on a former estate in a suburban Philadelphia neighborhood. The new 300-seat sanctuary that we designed recalls the volume and shape of the 17th and 18th century wooden synagogues of Eastern Europe, most of which were destroyed in World War II. A large light monitor brings daylight over the centrally located bimah to accentuate the liturgical importance of reading from the Torah scrolls. The sanctuary is connected to the existing 1920s stone house through a new lobby and several support spaces. Durable, economical materials that are compatible with the existing stone walls and clay tile roof have been used for the new addition. We renovated the existing house, including all of its building systems, to provide administrative offices, classrooms, a library, a chapel, and a kitchen for the congregation and its shul.
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BRYN MAWR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA RENOVATION ENHANCES CHURCH ACOUSTICS AND MUSIC PROGRAM Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church is a large community church known for its visual arts and music programs. Our sanctuary renovation features acoustic, mechanical and aesthetic improvements to the existing structure, which was completed in 1927 and was originally designed by noted Philadelphia architects Karcher & Smith in the style of a traditional English parish church. The interior sanctuary walls had originally been lined with hollow acoustical tile, considered in the 1920s to be a stateof-the art interior surface material for ecclesiastical projects. Over time, the Church discovered that the tile’s hollow cavity did not sustain the sound produced by the pipe organ and choir. We also discovered that these problems were compounded by how the sanctuary’s ceiling had been fabricated. In response, we used a carefully balanced combination of new ceiling and wall finishes to correct the sanctuary’s previously flawed acoustics, which enhanced performances by the congregation’s superb music program. A new decorative painting scheme and accent up-lighting for the ceiling dramatically enhance the quality of light in the space. The additional improvements we designed include a re-engineered choir loft for a new pipe organ with a balcony extension to support a larger console. Our team designed new air conditioning and fire protection systems to increase both the comfort and safety of the congregation. The new building fabric conceals all ductwork and sprinkler piping. AIA Philadelphia Design Award, 2005 Faith & Form Magazine Merit Award, 2005
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OWE’NEH BUPINGEH PRESERVATION PROJECT OHKAY OWINGEH, NEW MEXICO RETHINKING THE PRACTICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION TO NOURISH A COMMUNITY Ohkay Owingeh, or “Place of the Strong People,” was established on the Rio Grande over 600 years ago. Located thirty miles north of Santa Fe, it is the largest of the Tewa pueblos. Its historic core contains over 100 buildings, including ancient homes, an 1890 chapel, and tribal facilities from the 1970s. The buildings were in poor condition and 30% of the dwellings were uninhabitable. Such deterioration was not only a life safety hazard; it threatened the ongoing existence of an entire community. We worked closely with the Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority on a preservation plan for Owe’neh Bupingeh, which is the Tewa name for the plazas. Our plan provides for quality housing within restored and new buildings, while returning the area to its traditional form. It also provides meaningful educational and workforce training for the Pueblo residents. The project began after we secured a grant from the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division through which we trained Pueblo students in GIS technology and mapped the village. The plan included assessments of all dwellings and preservation standards developed collaboratively with the tribe. Oral histories from tribal elders regarding the physical history of the Pueblo were integrated into our findings. The first phase of construction, funded through HUD grants, including a federal stimulus award, was recently completed. The renovations include modern amenities and adobe restoration, including the reintroduction of mud plaster to the buildings’ fabric. Pueblo residents were trained in these restoration techniques, and as a result of this program, have found jobs restoring adobe structures both locally and as experts leading projects in other countries. 48
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MASTER PLAN EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA A NEW PURPOSE FOR A HISTORIC PRISON STRUCTURE TRANSFORMS A PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD The Eastern State Penitentiary is the most historic prison in the United States and is designated as a National Historic Landmark. It opened in 1829 as a new model for rehabilitating criminals through solitary detention. By the time of its closure in 1971, Eastern State Penitentiary had become a dreadful place into which our most dangerous criminals were locked away. Much of the site remains in ruinous condition, a fitting reminder of the failure of this experiment. Our master plan positions Eastern State Penitentiary as a leader in building conservation, historical interpretation, and in contemporary discussion of crime and punishment. It balances the need for ongoing stabilization and conservation of the historic buildings and grounds while accommodating support facilities for an anticipated 250,000 annual visitors. We worked with the exhibit planners Interpretive Solutions to produce a new interpretive plan that identifies the key aspects of the site’s historical and contemporary significance, and positions six interpretive themes that guide educational efforts. Our comprehensive preservation plan identifies and prioritizes repairs to stabilize the ruins and ensure safety for staff and visitors. The master plan merges the recommendations of these two documents into clear actionable projects, including recommendations for a visitor center expansion and related renovations; reusing the Industrial Building as an event center—selective period restorations of cells, mess halls, and other spaces—and designating areas of the complex to deteriorate further, both to conserve funding and to mark the passage of time.
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ALFRED NEWTON RICHARDS MEDICAL RESEARCH BUILDING UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA REPOSITIONING A LANDMARK LOUIS I. KAHN LABORATORY FOR MODERN MEDICAL RESEARCH The University of Pennsylvania’s Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research Laboratory is an important building by Louis I. Kahn, one of the greatest 20th century architects. The site includes four original laboratory towers and a central service tower. Two additional towers, the Goddard Laboratories, complete the complex. Atkin Olshin Schade Architects is redeveloping medical research space for six floors in the Richards building and one in Goddard. The design of Richards, while groundbreaking, never fully served the original laboratory program to its best advantage. The University has embarked on an ambitious restoration and renovation project for the buildings that includes replacing the exterior glazing and mechanical/electrical systems, and establishes design and preservation standards for interior renovations. Key to the success of this new program is the removal of wet labs from the buildings and replacing them with other medical research uses that require less plumbing and fewer air changes. The renovations will significantly reduce energy usage in the buildings. Part of our work has involved tailoring research spaces for five unique users in Towers C and D; each has specific spatial needs and technology requirements. We are adapting the spaces to meet the needs of individual user groups while following the established preservation guidelines. The original concrete truss construction will be fully exposed and all new mechanical and electrical systems will be carefully integrated to respect Kahn’s original design intent.
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COLLEGE HALL UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA REHABILITATING THE CENTERPIECE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAMPUS College Hall, constructed in 1872, is integral to student life at the University of Pennsylvania. Centrally located and at one time housing all of the University’s functions, the building serves as a historic, symbolic and physical heart of the campus. Numerous campaigns to restore and modernize the building have been pursued over the last twenty years, but over 40,000 square feet of the building remained in poor condition and without contemporary building systems. Atkin Olshin Schade Architects was asked to complete the restoration of the exterior and modernize its interior. The project scope includes replacement of the remaining failing serpentine stone with new cast stone; restoration of the roof, windows, and interior finishes; upgrading the electrical, mechanical, plumbing, air conditioning, and life safety systems; providing new elevators, and addressing other ADA requirements. We reorganized the interior of the building to meet current space needs while restoring historic corridors and significant rooms. We have completed two phases of the renovation to date. The first phase included temporary stabilization of masonry, windows, and roof to extend the life of the building envelope while funds are raised for finishing the $36 million restoration. The second phase included life safety improvements such as the installation of fire protection systems and code improvements to egress stairs, as well as renovating the interior to meet contemporary workplace and public functions.
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537 NORTH 3RD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA CONTEMPORARY WORK AND MAKER SPACES BRING NEW LIFE TO AN UNUSUAL BUILDING 537 North 3rd Street, originally built as a coffin factory, is a three-story building at the edge of the Northern Liberties neighborhood in Philadelphia. Until recently, this late 19th century building housed a bar, restaurant, and banquet hall. The masonry and heavy-timber structure’s open plan is wellsuited to adaptive reuse possibilities. We are working with a local developer to create office and maker spaces for this booming high-tech corridor along 3rd Street. The project adds two stories to the existing 23,000 square foot structure to provide office and street level retail space. The interior of the existing building has been completely renovated to provide state of the art open-plan offices with exposed brick walls, wood floors, and readily accessible infrastructure connections. A vegetated green roof and rooftop garden and lounge provide additional amenities and breakout spaces to building occupants.
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NORTH PHILADELPHIA LAW CENTER COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA DEMONSTRATING RESPECT TO AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY Community Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm whose mission is to help low-income Philadelphia residents obtain equal access to justice by providing them with advice and representation in civil legal matters. When CLS outgrew their existing space in North Philadelphia, they purchased a lot in the same neighborhood for a new, larger building. They asked us to design a building that would enhance the neighborhood, which has suffered from decades of neglect. A major design goal was to create a welcoming facility that improved accessibility and provided a higher level of service for their clients. The new building’s qualities of light, space and openness provide an enjoyable work environment for the attorneys and their clients while a patterned glass window wall on the front facade provides both transparency and privacy. We designed an efficient U-shaped plan around a central courtyard, which allows daylight and fresh air to enter all occupied areas of the three-story, 20,000 square foot building. A courtyard garden provides a peaceful and secure space for waiting clients and CLS staff. To optimize energy performance, the design employs a highly efficient heating and cooling system, sophisticated lighting controls, and a high-performance building envelope clad with terra cotta and fiber cement rainscreen panels.
The building Atkin Olshin Schade Architects designed for us is not only energy efficient, sustainable and highly functional, but wonderfully beautiful—filled with light, with a lovely courtyard and trees. It has made a wonderful statement about the value of our work, and the respect with which our clients and the community are treated. Amy Hirsch, Managing Attorney Community Legal Services
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KEWA SAFETY COMPLEX SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL NORMS INTEGRATED INTO A MODERN PUBLIC SERVICES FACILITY The Kewa Safety Complex serves the Santo Domingo Pueblo, which is located between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico. It provides new facilities for the Kewa tribe’s growing Emergency Medical Services and Volunteer Fire Department and houses a police substation for the state, county, tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs police departments. The building demonstrates the sophisticated technology requirements of today’s emergency response teams, while also respecting the traditional values and architectural heritage of the Pueblo. In planning the building, we met with the Safety Complex staff, who apprised us of the architectural principles used by the Pueblo communities, such as giving visual access within the interiors to the mountains and sky to provide a sense of connection to nature. We paid special attention to building orientation and living spaces, which are positioned above apparatus bays and have long views across the landscape. Rainwater collected from the building’s roof is held in large tanks for future reuse.
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EL MIRADOR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO THERAPEUTIC GOALS INFORM THE DESIGN OF A TRAINING CENTER SERVING THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED El Mirador is the Northern New Mexico Chapter of Easter Seals, the national nonprofit that serves children and adults with disabilities. We designed their new 21,000 square foot facility in Santa Fe, which houses day care and home care training facilities for developmentally disabled individuals and their families. Our team sited the two-story building along the edge of an existing slope to take advantage of the sweeping views and passive solar heating and cooling opportunities. A multipurpose courtyard provides a central node for different functions and uses and a second story portal creates a protected point of entry. The building is designed to support therapeutic goals through the use of natural light and natural and local materials and color. Water and energy-saving features include passive solar design, a butterfly roof for rain harvesting, landscape design incorporating native plantings, high-efficiency fixtures and equipment, and a highly insulated building envelope. The building’s first floor contains several naturally day lit zones for client and therapist interaction, and a separate wing for the training center, which accommodates up to 250 attendees. The training center enables El Mirador to provide specialized training to a broad base of organizations serving the developmentally disabled community throughout the country. The training wing houses a very large, open area for training and functions, as well as a manager’s office and other support spaces. The day-services activity areas, training wing, and entry all open out to the courtyard which is used as an outdoor classroom and gathering area.
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PRINCIPALS TONY ATKIN, FAIA, approaches architecture as a way of making places that engage people in meaningful activities. As the founding partner of Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, Tony has a passion for helping our clients find fulfillment and joy in the spaces we design for them. Tony has led design for many of our firm’s projects, which have ranged geographically from an eco-hotel in China to academic buildings in New England and the Southwest. He has extensive education, museum and arts experience; many of these projects have won significant design awards. Tony has assisted the Cornerstones Community Partnerships of Santa Fe with documenting and developing preservation and expansion plans for the buildings of the Acoma and Zuni Pueblos; these efforts have received national awards and citations. Tony is on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Design and has authored and edited three books, including Structure and Meaning in Human Settlements (2005) for which he contributed a chapter on the evolution of settlement at the Zuni Pueblo. He studied anthropology as an undergraduate at the University of Utah and received his Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.
SAMUEL OLSHIN, AIA, believes that the practice of architecture is about finding the balance between the history that informs the site and the people who use it. Sam enjoys forging a personal connection with his clients and understanding how a building will function over its lifespan. He likes drawing by hand to visualize projects and communicate ideas, because it best conveys the spirit and potential held within our designs. Sam is responsible for a wide range of educational, religious and preservation projects. He has led the design of many of the firm’s award-winning projects, including the restoration of the former Rogers Locomotive Works for the New Jersey Community Development Corporation and renovations to Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, as well as projects at University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Lafayette College. Sam received a Bachelor of Arts in Design of the Environment and a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is an assistant lecturer at Bryn Mawr College. He is a past recipient of AIA Philadelphia’s Young Architect Award and currently serves on the boards of the Philadelphia Art Alliance and the Youthbuild Philadelphia Charter School.
MICHAEL SCHADE, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, values the ability architecture has given him to solve problems. He likes the daily experience of translating what he hears from clients and other team members into action, be it through understanding technical issues or by building consensus. Mike coordinates the sustainable design initiatives for Atkin Olshin Schade Architects and is our technical and quality control director, where his skills in facilitation and promoting knowledge across the practice come to the fore. He has led the design and documentation phases on a variety of projects, including the Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden and Parking Facility at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the North Philadelphia Law Center for Community Legal Services, the Union League Heritage Center, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Indianapolis, and the Brown Hall renovation at Princeton University. Mike received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia and a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a frequent speaker at design and sustainability conferences.
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ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS LISA DUSTIN, AIA, engages with architecture as the interplay between bringing people to common ground and helping them solve the difficult problems that arise in planning and design. For Lisa, managing a project is about discerning our clients’ goals and making sure they are communicated and carried through, from early planning through construction completion. With her fellow designers, Lisa attunes the vision of the design team to the situation and organizational context. Lisa manages many of our projects for higher education and religious institutions; she recently completed renovations to Brown Hall at Princeton University, which included the integration of a newly restored courtyard with interior and exterior building renovations. Her other projects include the Tennis Pavilion at the Episcopal Academy, the master plan for St. Peter’s Church in Philadelphia, and additions and renovations to St. Paul’s Epicopal Church in Indianapolis. Lisa is currently working on a dormitory for the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut and Bryn Mawr College’s Haffner Hall. She received her Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.
SHAWN EVANS, AIA, has learned that architecture performs best when it comes from a deep engagement with the community it serves. His goal is to untangle the many issues that can impede the vision and execution of a project, so we can give communities of all shapes and sizes the voice that they deserve in the process. In addition to leading both architectural and planning projects, Shawn is our director of preservation and cultural projects. He has led master plans for many large and complex historic sites and institutions, including the Cherokee Castle in Colorado, Ohkay Owingeh in New Mexico, Fort Apache in Arizona, the Eastern State Penitentiary, and the Penn Museum in Pennsylvania. Shawn has managed the recent restoration of two National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia: Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church and Fort Mifflin, both funded by the Save America’s Treasures program. Shawn studied architecture at Texas A & M University as an undergraduate and received his Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught architectural design at Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of New Mexico. Nationally recognized as a leader in historic preservation, he has spoken at numerous regional and national preservation and museum conferences and received the prestigious James Marston Fitch Mid-Career Grant, through which he is studying the contemporary preservation practices of the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest.
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ASSOCIATES PAUL AVAZIER, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, enjoys when architecture and planning projects run like well-balanced machines. He takes a thoughtful approach to resolving the myriad complexities encountered during planning, design and construction, because he finds that success is ultimately defined by meeting client expectations while producing something visionary. Paul has been the project manager for a number of academic projects, for clients such as Friends Select School, Santiago Christian School, The Episcopal Academy, Camelot Schools of Pennsylvania, and Russell Byers Charter School. He is currently project manager for renovations at Lafayette College, and the Azalea Apartments at the University of Pennsylvania. Paul played a key role in renovating the Locust Street elevation of the Academy of Music, the design and documentation of renovations at the Interior Museum of the US Department of the interior, and a number of church renovation projects including Arch Street United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. He is a former board member of AIA Philadelphia. Paul received his Bachelor of Architecture cum laude from Drexel University, where he was a finalist for the Michael Pearson Thesis Prize and the John Stewardson Memorial Competition in Architecture; he also received the Anthony and Lewis Marzullo Traveling Scholarship.
DANIEL BARBOA, RA, recognizes that engaging with communities is central to the practice of meaningful architecture and site planning. In working with our clients, he takes the time to look at who they are in order to decipher how best to serve them. Daniel takes pride in being sensitive to our clients’ cultures and values, because these are the vehicles for making strong and contextually appropriate designs. He has worked widely throughout rural New Mexico, including projects on Pueblo and Navajo tribal lands, as well as private residences and buildings for academic and religious institutions. Daniel enjoys focusing on historic preservation projects, and is working toward a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation and Regionalism at the University of New Mexico. He participated in the Baca County Courthouse renovation, and the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Resource Inventory. Daniel was project manager for the I-Sah’-Din’-Dii Housing Development for the Mescalero Apache, and is the job captain for the for Sandia and Cochiti Pueblo’s housing rehabilitation projects. He has also been involved in designing a new railroad museum project for the City of Española, which will incorporate a recreation of the city’s historic depot building. He maintains an ongoing relationship as a pro-bono member of THE LAND/an art site, where he has offered master planning and design/build services. Daniel has a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of New Mexico.
JAMIE BLOSSER, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, is a nationally recognized leader in public interest design. She advocates for practicing architecture as a means of bringing dignity to our client’s lives, building healthy communities, and advancing social activism. Jamie oversees the firm’s housing, tribal, preservation and sustainable development projects in the Southwest. She is the founder of the Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative, an initiative of Enterprise Community Partners, and has received many honors for her work; as a recipient of the Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellowship, Jamie worked at the Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority on the development of Tsigo Bugeh Village, an award-winning tribally-owned affordable housing project. Jamie is currently a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and lectures nationally about cultural and environmental sustainability. She is a past recipient of the Building Design + Construction 40 Under 40 ward. Jamie received a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and has served on the Enterprise Green Communities technical advisory group, as a project reviewer for SEED certification through Design Corps, and on the board of the Santa Fe Community Housing Trust.
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AWARDS 2014 AIA NEW JERSEY DESIGN MERIT AWARD for Brown Hall at Princeton University NTHP/ACHP AWARD FOR FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION for the Owe’neh Preservation Project HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL, HONORING NATIONS AWARDEE for the Owe’neh Bupingeh Preservation Project 2013 GBCA AWARD FOR BEST COMMERCIAL PROJECT UNDER $10 MILLION for North Philadelphia Law Center, Community Legal Services 2012 AIA PENNSYLVANIA SILVER MEDAL for the Owe’neh Bupingeh Preservation Project AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE READERS CHOICE AWARD for Owe’neh Bupingeh Preservation Project ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION AWARD for the Owe’neh Bupingeh Preservation Project NEW MEXICO CULTURAL PROPERTIES HERITAGE PRESERVATION AWARD for the Owe’neh Bupingeh Preservation Project SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AWARD for the Owe’neh Bupingeh Preservation Project 2011 FAITH AND FORM AWARD for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, IN AIA PENNSYLVANIA AWARD (BUILT) for the Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden and Parking Facility at the Philadelphia Museum of Art AIA SANTA FE HONOR AWARD for the Owe’neh Bupingeh Preservation Project
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2008 EPA RECOGNITION AWARD for Philadelphia Museum of Art Landscaped Parking Facility and Sculpture Garden AIA PENNSYLVANIA AWARD for Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Renovations AIA SANTA FE AWARD for New Mexico Rail Corridor Strategic Plan 2007 CITY OF PATERSON HISTORIC PRESERVATION HERITAGE AWARD for The Senator Frank Lautenberg Transportation Opportunities Center and Independence House AIA PENNSYLVANIA AWARD (UNBUILT) for the Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden and Parking Facility at the Philadelphia Museum of Art 2006 ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTOR’S AWARD for Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church 2005 AIA PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER AWARD for Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church FAITH AND FORM AWARD for Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church NEW JERSEY STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD for the Senator Frank Lautenberg Transportation Opportunities Center and Independence House NEW JERSEY FUTURE SMART GROWTH AWARD for the Senator Frank Lautenberg Transportation Opportunities Center and Independence House AIA PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER DESIGN AWARD for Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AWARD for Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
CLIENTS Acoma Pueblo, NM All Saint’s Episcopal Church, FL Arch Street United Methodist Church, PA Baca County, CO Brooklyn Museum, NY Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, PA Camelot Schools, PA Carnegie Museum of Art, PA Cathedral Christ the King, ON Center for Contemporary Arts, NM Christ Church of Bradenton, FL Cliveden of the National Trust, PA Colorado College, CO Community Legal Services, PA Congregation Beth Harmedrosh, PA Congregation Kesher Israel, PA Dartmouth College, NH Deerfield Academy, MA Duke University, NC Eastern State Penitentiary, PA Elfreth’s Alley, PA Elisabeth Morrow School, NJ Episcopal Academy, PA Fairmount Park Commission, PA First Presbyterian Church, PA First United Methodist Church, NC Fleisher Art Memorial, PA Fort Apache, AZ Fort Mifflin, PA Fort Stanton, NM Free Church of Saint John, PA Friends Select School, PA Lafayette College, PA Lawrenceville School, NJ Lehigh University, PA Lindy Property Management, PA Lower Merion Conservancy, PA Lower Merion Township, PA Lyman Allyn Museum, CT Midwood Management Corp, NY Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, PA NJ Community Development Corporation, NJ New Mexico State University, NM Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, NM OLIN, PA
Parish of Christ Church, MA Paterson Free Library, NJ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, PA Pennsylvania State University, PA Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA Princeton University, NJ Renfrew Center, FL, PA Rhode Island School of Design, RI Rosenbach Museum and Library, PA Russell Byers Charter School, PA Rutgers University, NJ Saint David’s Episcopal Church, PA Saint David’s Episcopal Church, TX Saint John on the Mountain, NJ Saint John the Evangelist, PA Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, FL Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, IN Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, PA Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, SC Saint Peter’s Church and School, PA Santiago Christian School, Dominican Republic School District of Philadelphia, PA School District of Santa Fe, NM Seminary of the Southwest, TX Shiloh Baptist Church, PA Southern Methodist University, TX South Orange Public Library, NJ Springside School, PA Temple Adath Israel, PA Temple Chayai Shalom, MA Temple University, PA The Academy of Music, PA The Loomis Chaffee School, CT Thomas Jefferson University, PA Tishman Speyer Properties, PA Trinity Church, NJ Trinity Memorial Church, PA Union League of Philadelphia, PA University of Denver, CO University of New Mexico, NM University of Pennsylvania Museum, PA University of Pennsylvania, PA Usdan Center for the Performing Arts, NY Wesleyan University, CT Zuni Pueblo, NM
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