Peter Aaron

Hudson Valley Residence / HGX

April 16, 2024

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Architects: HGX
Area: 7300 ft²
Year: 2022
Manufacturers: Erco, Arclinea, B&B Italia, Fantini, Karen Pearse Global , +5OpenAWD , Sullivan Source, Toto, Viabizzuno, VitrA-5
Professionals: Pete Mostaccio, DiSalvo Erickson, Crawford Associates, Wagner Hodgson, Claude R. Engle Lighting Consultant

Sterling Forest House / Alexander Gorlin Architects

July 15, 2021

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Architects: Alexander Gorlin Architects
Year: 2021
Professionals: Melick-Tully and Associates P.C, Lanc & Tully Engineering and Surveying P.C., Silman, GC Eng & Associates P.C., RS Lighting Design, +3

AIA Announces Winners of 2019 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture

February 02, 2019

Nine projects have been recognized this year by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in the 2019 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture. A five-member jury evaluated entries’ sense of place and purpose, ecology and environmental sustainability, and history to choose this year’s most innovative interior spaces.

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Apple Store, Upper East Side / Bohlin Cywinksi Jackson

January 19, 2019

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Architects: Bohlin Cywinksi Jackson
Year: 2015
Manufacturers: Lutron, Pyrok, Erco, FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, 9 Stone Marble & Tile, +12Aurora Lampworks, BASWA acoustic, Cassina, EverGreene Architectural Arts, Fetzer Woodworking, Indiana Limestone, Lucifer Lighting, Mistral Architectural Metal + Glass, Nicholson & Galloway, Otis, SUPA Doors, Tennessee Marble-12
Professionals: WSP Group, ISP Design, Arup, CTS Group, Eckersley O’Callaghan, +5

Irish Hunger Memorial / 1100 Architect

April 17, 2017

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Architects: 1100 Architect
Area: 16320 ft²
Year: 2001
Manufacturers: Vectorworks, Kilkenny Limestone
Professionals: Cashin Associates, Lilker Associates, Metrotech Contracting Corp., Piscatello Design Centre, Signe Nielsen, +2

The Winners for The 2016 Modernism in America Awards Have Been Announced

June 25, 2016

Docomomo US has announced the winners of its 2016 Modernism in America Awards, which honor projects around the country that highlight and advocate for the restoration of postwar architecture and landscapes.

The Modernism in America Awards is the only national program that celebrates "the people and projects working to preserve, restore and rehabilitate our modern heritage sensitively and productively. The program seeks to advance those preservation efforts; to increase appreciation for the period and to raise awareness of the on-going threats against modern architecture and design."

The 2016 Modernism in America Award winners are:

Interview with Enrique Norten: "Architecture is Not a Competition of Strange Objects"

January 05, 2016

Founded in 1986 in Mexico City, Enrique Norten's practice TEN Arquitectos is not known for a signature style, preferring to make each project a modernist-infused response to its own specific conditions. Nonetheless, they have become one of the most widely-recognized architectural practices emerging from Mexico, with projects throughout North America. In the latest interview in his "City of Ideas" column, Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Norten in New York to find out how the architect's past has influenced his current design work, and to discuss the future trajectory of architecture.

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AIA Names 6 US Libraries as 2015's Best

April 02, 2015

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has revealed six libraries they believe to be the year's best. In collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), the AIA/ALA Library Building Awards are intended to promote and honor exceptional designs in library architecture. Taking into account the evolving role of the library, these six award recipients are believed to have elevated the institution to one of congregation and community-specific programs.

See the winning designs after the break.

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The Benefits of Modern Design

April 23, 2013

To become an architect is to learn to fall in love with clean lines, pure functionality, and minimal simplicity. Which is why it’s so hard for us to understand why the majority of clients remain so tied to their “traditional” homes. You must understand that, for the typical home-buyer, a modern home seems “cold” and “austere” - even “clinical.”

Biblioteca de Julian Street / Joel Sanders

October 04, 2011

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Architects: Joel Sanders Architect
Area: 3100 ft²
Year: 2012
Manufacturers: Lutron, dormakaba, Avanti Door Group, Beckenstein Fabrics, Benjamin Moore, +12Best, Eaton's Lighting Division, Epic Millwork, Gordon International, Herman Miller, Koroseal, Lindner, Okalux, Rajack, Selux, USAI, Walter Knoll-12