Gluckman Tang Architects, (previously Gluckman Mayner Architects), is a

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based

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firm providing services in architecture,

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, and

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. Established by Richard Gluckman in 1977, the firm is known for minimalist design.

Richard Gluckman

Richard Gluckman,

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, has led museum projects worldwide, including the

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(2014),

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(2007), the downtown location of the

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(2007), Museo Picasso in Málaga, Spain (2004),

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in Tokyo,

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(2003), the renovation and expansion of the

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in New York (1998),

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in Santa Fe,

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(1996), and the Andy Warhol Museum in

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(1994). Described as a “maker of precisely silent frames”, Gluckman's modernist aesthetic is informed by the functionalist simplicity of early 20th-century industrial structures of his hometown Buffalo, NY, specifically

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. Gluckman's involvement with New York minimalist architecture began in the late 1970s with the design of an Upper East Side residence for Heiner Friedrich and Philippa de Menil, founders of the

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. His reputation as the “artists’ architect” grew in 1987 with the renovation of a four-story reinforced concrete warehouse into Dia Center for the Arts, and solidified in the mid-1990s following his conversion of five early 20th-century industrial spaces in

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for gallerists

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, and Paula Cooper. He has completed homes and studios for artists including Chuck Close (in Water Mill, New York), Francesco Clemente (Greenpoint, Brooklyn), Don Gummer (Long Island City, Queens), Ellsworth Kelly (Spencertown, New York), Louise Lawler (Clinton Hill, Brooklyn) and Richard Serra (Nova Scotia, Canada), and collaborated on site-specific installations with artists Walter de Maria (

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, 1977, Broken Kilometer, 1979) and Jenny Holzer. Gluckman received his

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and

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from

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. He has held visiting critic and lecturer positions at universities including

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, Columbia, and

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, and most recently an architecture residency at the

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(2017). Additionally, Gluckman has served on various boards including the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the

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, and as chair of the Architectural Advisory Board for Syracuse University.

Dana Tang

With the firm for about 20 years prior, Dana Tang became a partner in 2015. In recent years, Tang has spearheaded the firm's presence in China, securing and leading the design of three major museums in

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and

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. In addition to a master's degree in Architecture from

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, Tang holds a master's degree in Asian Studies, with an emphasis on Chinese culture and history.

Recognition

Two monographs of the firm's work have been published by The Monacelli Press: ''Framework: Gluckman Mayner Architects'' (2009) and ''Space Framed: Richard Gluckman Architect'' (2000). Gluckman Tang Architects has received a number of awards from the

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, including a 2017 AIA Small Projects Award, a 2017 AIANY Honor Award for Architecture, an AIANYS Honor Award and Building Type Award in 2017 and 2008, a 2007 AIANYS Design Award for Architecture, and a 2007 AIA College Committee Honor Award for Excellence in Architecture. In 2005, Richard Gluckman was presented with a National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. He was also inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1999.

Selected projects

Staten Island Museum Staten Island Museum (officially the Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences) is Staten Island’s oldest cultural institution, and the only remaining general interest museum in New York City. Founded in 1881 by fourteen of New York City’s ...

(2015) - New York, NY *

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(2014) - New York, NY *

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, Dineen Hall (2014) - Syracuse, NY *

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (or MCASD), in San Diego, California, US, is an art museum focused on the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of works of art from 1950 to the present. Mission The stated mission of ...

(2007) - San Diego, CA *

- Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building (2007) - Philadelphia, PA *

Museo Picasso Málaga The Museo Picasso Málaga is a museum in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, the city where artist Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born.The Mori Art Museum (2003) - Tokyo, Japan *

(1997) - Santa Fe, NM *

Andy Warhol Museum The Andy Warhol Museum is located on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the largest museum in North America dedicated to a single artist. The museum holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archive ...

(1994) - Pittsburgh, PA * Dia Center for the Arts (1987) - New York, NY

References

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