Sydness Architects is a New York City-based
architecture firm founded by K. Jeffries Sydness AIA in 1996.
["K. Jeffries Sydness, Principal"]
on the Sydness Architects website. Accessed: January 27, 2011. Other senior members of the firm are Associates Matthew M. Ruopoli, AIA and Melissa Carolina Cheing, AIA.
Prior to forming Sydness Architects, Sydness was a partner at
Johnson/Burgee Architects
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John Burgee (born August 28, 1933) is an American architect noted for his contributions to Postmodern architecture. He was a partner of Philip Johnson from 1967 to 1991, creating together the partnership firm Johnson/Burgee Architects. ...
, whose founding principals were
Philip Johnson and
John Burgee
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John Burgee (born August 28, 1933) is an American architect noted for his contributions to Postmodern architecture. He was a partner of Philip Johnson from 1967 to 1991, creating together the partnership firm Johnson/Burgee Architects. ...
. He began at the firm in 1979, and was made partner in 1988.
["About the Company: Strategic Partners"]
on the LGA Worldwide website. Accessed: January 27, 2011. In his thirteen years at Johnson/Burgee, Sydness designed several landmark buildings including the
Takashimaya Building in New York,
500 Boylston Street
500 Boylston Street is a 1.3-million square foot postmodern building located in the Back Bay section of Boston and part of the city's High Spine, completed in 1989. It sits next to the landmark Trinity Church, Boston. It dominates the western hal ...
in
Boston,
Puerta de Europa
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in
Madrid, Spain and the
Conrad International Hotel in
Singapore.
One of Sydness Architects' first projects, completed in 2001, was the 37-story, 328-room
St. Regis Shanghai Hotel, in
Shanghai, China. ''
Architectural Digest
''Architectural Digest'' is an American monthly magazine founded in 1920. Its principal subjects are interior design and landscaping, rather than pure external architecture. The magazine is published by Condé Nast, which also publishes internati ...
'' called the hotel's design, which won an international design competition,
"
brilliant as it is simple."
In 2005, the firm took on the restoration of the 104-year-old
Second Church of Christ, Scientist on
Central Park West and
West 68th Street in
Manhattan, New York City. Their work was scheduled to clean the facade, reinforce the
stained-glass windows
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...
, fix leaks which had developed in the copper dome and illuminate the skylight.
Sydness Architects designed two contemporary luxury condominium towers for the
Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, near the
United Nations: The Alexander, a 24-story building for 250
East 49th Street, and the Alexander Plaza, a 25-story tower at 315
East 46th Street, which was under construction, but was put on hold after six stories had been built – although the purchase of the site by the
United Arab Emirates has put the fate of the project in doubt.
The firm won an invited design competition to re-design the grand banking hall and lobby at 700 Louisiana Street in Houston. Built in 1983, the iconic building, originally the Republic Bank Tower, is a landmark in the city. "The estimated $20 million project...will add 35,000 square fee to the already 1.25 million-square-foot-property."
"Architectural Icon In Downtown Houston Getting A $20M Update"
on Forbes.com. Accessed: October 1, 2018.
Sydness Architects has a large portfolio of corporate interiors work in dozens of Manhattan office buildings, as well as lobby renovations. The firm continues to design a wide variety of project types including residential, hospitality and commercial buildings.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.sydnessarchitects.com
Architecture firms based in New York City