MdeAS Architects, formerly Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects, is a New York-based architecture firm under the direction of principals Leon Moed, Raul de Armas, Dan Shannon and Mike Zaborski. The firm's primary concentration is on core and shell, particularly exterior walls, for large-scale projects, both new construction and re-cladding/rehabilitation, and its size is capped at 30 professionals.
Partners Leon Moed and Raul de Armas founded the firm in 1991 after leaving their positions as senior partners at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Dan Shannon, an associate at SOM, joined Moed de Armas Architects at its founding. In 1997, he became a partner and the firm changed its name to Moed de Armas & Shannon. Mike Zaborski joined the firm in 1998 and became a partner in 2012. The firm officially changed its name to MdeAS Architects in October 2014.They have jointly completed 510 Madison Avenue, Gotham Center, the rejuvenation of the GM Building Plaza, and the redevelopments of 100 Park Avenue and 330 Madison Avenue. The firm also designed a glass spandrel system to replace the deteriorating marble façade of Canada's tallest building, First Canadian Place in Toronto.
The firm has a particular focus on facade replacements, public spaces and lobby renovations.
100 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009 160 Fifth Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009 200 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2008 245 Park Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 1996 300 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2001 310 East 53rd Street – New York, New York, 2006 330 Madison Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2012 340 Madison Avenue Redevelopment– New York, New York, 2005 350 Madison Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009 350 West Broadway – New York, New York, 2009 400 South Hope Street Lobby & Atrium – Los Angeles, California, 2011 430 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2004 450 Park Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 2004 485 Lexington Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 2006 510 Madison Avenue – New York, New York, 2010 520 Madison Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 2009540 Madison Avenue Retail Base and Lobby – New York, New York, 1997 545 Madison Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009 575 Fifth Avenue Retail Base and Atrium – New York, New York, 2010 888 Seventh Avenue Lobby & Plaza – New York, New York, 2009 950 Third Avenue Lobby & Entry Pavilion – New York, New York, 2005 1095 Avenue of the Americas Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2008 The Grace Building Plaza – New York, New York, 2012 1120 Avenue of the Americas Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2007 1270 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, 20091330 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, 2008 1350 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, 2008 1440 Broadway Lobby – New York, New York, 2001 1450 Broadway Base Recladding – New York, New York, 2002 1740 Broadway Lobby – New York, New York, 2005 Apollo Real Estate Advisors Offices – New York, New York, 1996-2002Children's Hospital @ Montefiore – Bronx, New York, 2001Joan and Sanford Weill Education Center, Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York, 1998 First Canadian Place Recladding – Toronto, Ontario, 2012 Gotham Center – Long Island City, New York, 2010 Greene Medical Arts Pavilion @ Montefiore – Bronx, New York, 1994Tower 56 Lobby – New York, New York, 2011 Weill Cornell Medical College Master Plan – Education City, Qatar, 2004Main Airport Center Lobby – Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2004Rockefeller Center Elevator Cabs – New York, New York, 2008-2010Credit Lyonnais Offices – New York, New York, 19911325 G Street NW Lobby and Recladding – Washington, D.C., 2004101 West End Avenue, Park Hudson Building – New York, New York, 2001 525 West Monroe Street Lobby & Atrium – Chicago, Illinois, 2005757 Third Avenue Lobby & Storefronts – New York, New York, 2012 First Canadian Place Podium, Concourse & Lobby – Toronto, Ontario, Fall 2012120 West 42nd Street – New York, New York, Winter 2012 1290 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, Spring 20131330 Avenue of the Americas Plaza & Pre-built Offices – New York, New York, Fall 2012 The Town School Windmill Installation – New York, Fall 2012400 Park Avenue Window Replacement – New York, New York, Winter 20121177 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, Spring 2013 527 Madison Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, Winter 2012 2 Grand Central Tower Plaza – New York, New York, Spring 2013 110 Fifth Ave. – New York, New York