Robert Siegel Architects

Robert Siegel Architects
Type Architect firm
Founded 1991
Headquarters New York City, United States
Key people Robert Siegel
Website website

Robert Siegel Architects is a New York City based architecture firm, and is dedicated to architectural innovation and creation of public buildings, academic and cultural facilities, and commercial and residential interiors. The company is an award-winning, international architecture firm with projects throughout the United States, Korea, China, and Japan.

Robert Siegel Architects has conducted with success a variety of building types, including major award-winning civic commissions such as the U.S. Land Port of Entry in Calais, Maine and the Korean Embassy in Beijing, China. University projects include the Miller Theater at Columbia University [1], new Residence Halls for Bard College, and major renovations to the seminal Dance and Music buildings at SUNY Purchase. Robert designed the new auditorium building for Capital One, the Swissair First / Business Class Lounge at JFK Airport, and interiors for Tishman Hotels. The firm has extensive residential experience designing sumptuous modern homes, apartments, lofts, duplexes and penthouses for a passionate group of private clients.

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About Robert Siegel

Robert Siegel established his private practice in 1991 after earning his Master of Science in Architecture from Columbia University and his Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University. He has taught architectural design and building technology at Parsons School of Design, Syracuse University, the Boston Architectural Center, Pratt Institute, City College, and NJIT. Robert is the former chair of the AIA New York Chapter Committee on the Environment and is a founding member of the Advisory Board for Syracuse University’s Study Abroad program. Appointed by the Commissioner of the United States Public Building Service, Robert Siegel serves as a National Peer Reviewer for Design Excellence in Architecture.

Robert Siegel is registered in New York State and is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He is also a member of the New York City Chapter AIA Committee on the Environment [2].

Projects

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United States Land Port of Entry - Calais, Maine

Bard College Residence Halls - Annandale-on-Hudson, New York [3]

Swissair First Class and Business Class Lounge - John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York [4]

SUNY College at Purchase Dance Conservatory - Purchase, New York [5]

SUNY College at Purchase Music Conservatory - Purchase, New York

Razor and Tie - New York, New York

Pohang City Hall - Pohang, Korea

Capital One Auditorium - McLean, Virginia

53 North Moore Lobby - New York, New York

Sunwall - Washington, DC

Egyptian Museum Competition - Egypt

King Penthouse - New York, New York

Private House Addition - United States

Kawaja Penthouse - New York, NY

Dixon Loft - New York, NY

Biblioteca de Mexico - Mexico City

Balsam Loft - New York, New York

Bauman Apartment - New York, New York

Korean Embassy - Beijing, China [6]

Korean Foreign Ministry - Seoul, Korea

National Museum of Korea - Seoul, Korea

Higashi-Gotanda Master Plan - Tokyo, Japan

Swiss Center Façade & Shared Facility for Swissair, Switzerland Tourism and Reusch International - New York, NY

Pfizer Conference Center - Jersey City, NJ

Modular Urban Housing - Pittsburgh, PA

New York Comprehensive Care Center - New York, NY

W Residence - New York, NY

Urban Playground - Volunteers of America Bronx Early Learning Center

Becker House - Gloucester, MA

Recognition

Publications

2007 Interiors & Sources “Empowered Design,” July/August 2007

2004 Metropolitan Home “Living the High Life: Kawaja Penthouse,” July/August 2004

2003 Metropolitan Home “Suspended Glass Stair,” July/August 2003

2002 Oculus “Choi/Kussie House,” 2002

2001 Oculus “Other Places for People Going Places,” Summer 2001

2000 Oculus “Incremental Greening: From Playgrounds to Embassies,” February 2000

Architectural Record "Lessons from America’s Best Managed Firms," January 2000

1999 International Herald Tribune "Architectural Designs for Living and Giving" December 18-19,1999

1998 Architectural Record "New Products," November 1998

Oculus “New Designs for Existing Buildings: The Swiss Center,” April 1998

DesignArchitecture.com "Conversations with Emerging Architects" 1998

Oculus “In the Galleries: ‘Groundwork’ Exhibit Review” January 1998

1997 New York Construction News "AIA NY Awards Celebrate Design Excellence,” Urban Playground, January 6, 1997

1996 Oculus "On the Drawing Boards: Korean Embassy in China,” 1996

Architecture "On the Boards: Korean Embassy in China,” May 1996

1995 Oculus "Technically Speaking, Plastic Lumber?" February 1995

New York Construction News "AIA NYC Design Awards Recognize 22 Projects," Urban Playground, January 30, 1995

1994 The New York Times "Modest Public Designs Win Architect’s Praise," Urban Playground, December 8, 1994

Awards

2007 AIA/New York City Project Award United States Land Port of Entry in Calais, Maine

2007 AIA/Westchester Honor Award Dance Conservatory at SUNY Purchase

2006 AIA/New York City Citation for Public Outreach Committee on the Environment

2003 Pohang City Hall Design/Build Competition 2nd Place

2001 AIA/New York State Design Award Bard College Residence Hall

1999 AIA/Boston Sustainable Design Awards Special Award for Urban Intervention Urban Playground, Bronx, NY

Van Alen Institute East River Competition Honorable Mention

1996 AIA/NYC Design Award Recycled Ground - An Urban Playground

1995 Korean Embassy in China Competition First Place

1995 National Museum of Korea Competition Honorable Mention

1994 AIA/NYC Project Award Recycled Ground - An Urban Playground

1992 Pittsburgh Housing Competition Honorable Mention

Exhibitions

2007 Growing Country, Growing Needs: Federal Architecture and Art Virginia Center for Architecture

2006 Thresholds Along the Frontier: Contemporary U.S. Border Stations Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.

1999 Groundwork University of Tennessee

1998 Groundwork Syracuse University

1997 Groundwork Parson's School of Design

1996 Alumni Exhibition Syracuse University School of Architecture

Lectures

2002 Green Design & Green School Desig, AIA Long Island Chapter

2000 Making High Tech Buildings with Low Tech Parts, AIA New York Chapter

1997 Recycled Ground - An Urban Playground, New York City Department of Design and Construction

1991 Recent Work - New Jersey Institute of Technology

Collaborators

Architects Samoo Architects Kunwon International Architects Kunwon Architects Engineers & Planners Ray Beeler Tae Ho Byun Soeda Hiroshi Chris Kilbridge Jihyon Kim John Kim Shig Ogyu Sal Tranchina

Acoustic & theatre design Arup Acoustics Charles Cosler Theatre Design Peter George Associates ARTISTS Howard McCalebb

Audio/visual design Audio Video Crafts Cello Music & Film

Civil engineering Morris Associates

Code / zoning analysis Construction Consulting Associates Rolf Jensen & Associates

Construction management Atlantic Construction IDI Construction JAB Construction George B.H. Macomber Company Mullaney Corporation F.J. Sciame Construction

Cost esatimating Accu-Cost Pete & Company M.T. Peters & Associates V.J. Associates

Curtainwall technology URTAINWALL TECHNOLOGY James Gainfort Robert Heintges Rayme Kuniyuki Permansteelisa Pacific

Geotechnical engineering Gregory Pillori Maxim Technologies RA Consultants

Bendheim Architectural Glass Bent Glass Design John Depp Inc.

Graphic design Abby Goldstein Design INTERIOR DESIGN Ronald Bricke & Associates

Landscape architecture Judith Heintz Landscape Architecture Olin Partnership Quennell Rothschild Associates

Lighting design Cline Bettridge Bernstein Donald Holder Lighting Design L'Observatoire International

Mechanical engineering Ove Arup & Partners Flack & Kurtz Consulting Engineers, LLP Jack Green Associates Kallen & Lemelson RG Vanderweil Engineers

Photography Jeff Goldberg, ESTO Photographics

Preservation Building Conservation Associates Anthony Crosby

Specifications Construction Specifications Inc.

Structural engineering Anastos Engineering Gilsanz Murray Steficek Ove Arup & Partners Weidlinger Associates

Theatre Design Charles Cosler Theater Design

References

  1. ^ [1]. Miller Theater at Columbia University, project profile in www.architectsusa.com.
  2. ^ [2]. New York City Chapter AIA Committee on the Environment web page.
  3. ^ [3].Bard College Residence Hall Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, project profile in www.architectsusa.com.
  4. ^ [4]. Swissair First & Business Class Lounge at JFK International Airport, project profile in www.architectsusa.com.
  5. ^ [5]. Renovation of Dance Conservatory at SUNY Purchase, www.aia.org.
  6. ^ [6]. Korean Embassy in China, Beijing, project profile in www.architectsusa.com.

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