Abruzzo Bodziak Architects is an architecture firm in
Brooklyn
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, New York City, which was founded in 2009 by Emily Abruzzo and Gerald Bodziak, who first met as graduate students at the
Princeton University School of Architecture
Princeton University School of Architecture is the name of the school of architecture at Princeton University. Founded in 1919, the School is a center for teaching and research in architectural design, history, and theory. The School offers an und ...
. Abruzzo Bodziak’s work is known for a focus on contextually, use of light and color, and for material experimentation and graphic articulation.
The firm’s work is divided into “projects” (built works) and “investigations” (research-based initiatives and speculative proposals). The cross-pollination between the two is evident in projects such as Fitnation, a traveling exhibit that began at the New York
Center for Architecture
The Center for Architecture is located in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village at 536 LaGuardia Place, between West 3rd Street and Bleecker Street in Manhattan, New York City. The center was designed by architect Andrew Berman and completed ...
highlighting architectural projects that support health and wellness, for which Abruzzo and Bodziak served as both curators and designers. The office’s projects include civic buildings and cultural spaces, houses, installations, innovative educational spaces and urban design. The firm’s investigations have focused on topics such as homelessness, unmeasurability in building, data-driven urban design, and new forms of housing. Projects such as “Storefront Library,” completed in 2018 for
Storefront for Art and Architecture combine the firm’s interest in cultural programming with their investment in civic space.
Recognition
* 2017 ''Groundbreakers Award,''
Curbed
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* 2016 ''Design Vanguard,''
Architectural Record
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* 2014 ''
Arnold W. Brunner Grant
The Arnold W. Brunner Grant is awarded annually by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Chapter, through the Center for Architecture Foundation, for advanced study in an area of architectural investigation "that will effectively cont ...
,'' (4D Lightful Gardens),
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to su ...
New York
* 2013 ''AIANY Design Award,'' Merit Award, Projects (Landscape (Triptych)), American Institute of Architects New York
* 2012 ''AIA New Practices New York,'' American Institute of Architects New York
* 2010 ''
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Architectural League of New York
The Architectural League of New York is a non-profit organization "for creative and intellectual work in architecture, urbanism, and related disciplines".
The league dates from 1881, when Cass Gilbert organized meetings at the Salmagundi Club for ...
John Hill, “ReSource”.
“archidose.blogspot.com”. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 29 2018.
References
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External links
Abruzzo Bodziak Architects website
Design companies established in 2009
Architecture firms based in New York City
2009 establishments in New York City