Robert Siegel Architects
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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 , 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.
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 .
United States Land Port of Entry - Calais, Maine
Bard College Residence Halls - Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Swissair First Class and Business Class Lounge - John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York
SUNY College at Purchase Dance Conservatory - Purchase, New York
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Press coverage:
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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 , 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.
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 .
Projects
(most recent on top)United States Land Port of Entry - Calais, Maine
Bard College Residence Halls - Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Swissair First Class and Business Class Lounge - John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York
SUNY College at Purchase Dance Conservatory - Purchase, New York
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
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
Publications
2007Interiors & 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
2007AIA/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
2007Growing 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 Chapter2000 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
ArchitectsSamoo 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
External links
- Robert Siegel Architects website
Press coverage:
- Interior Design article, February 2008
- Architectural Record article, September 2008