Key people Robert Siegel Founded 1991 | Website website Type Architectural firm | |
Headquarters New York City, New York, United States | ||
Robert Siegel Architects is a New York City based architecture firm with the business in 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.
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Robert Siegel Architects has designed a variety of building types, including major 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 also designs residential buildings for 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 former Chairman of the New York City Chapter AIA Committee on the Environment.
Projects
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Awards
2011 AIA New York State Design Award, Award
U.S. Land Port of Entry in Calais, Maine
2010 U.S. General Services Administration Design Excellence Award, Award
U.S. Land Port of Entry in Calais, Maine
2008 FHWA Transportation Planning Excellence, Honorable Mention
U.S. Land Port of Entry in Calais, Maine
2007 AIA New York City Design Award, Award
U.S. Land Port of Entry in Calais, Maine
2007 AIA Westchester Design Honor Award for Historic Preservation, Award
Dance Conservatory at SUNY Purchase
Award of Excellence, Best Building, Low Rise, NAIOP Northern Virginia Awards
Capital One Auditorium
Award of Merit, Best Interiors, Building Common Area (for Atrium), NAIOP Northern Virginia Awards
Capital One Auditorium
2003 Pohang City Hall Design/Build Competition, 2nd Place
Design build competition for the city hall
2001 AIA New York State Design Award, Award
Bard College Residence Halls
1999 AIA/Boston Sustainable Design Awards, Special Award for Urban Intervention
Urban Playground, Bronx, NY
1996 AIA New York City Design Award, Award
Recycled Ground – An Urban Playground
1995 Korean Embassy in China Design Competition, 1st Place Design Commission
Korean Embassy in Beijing, China
1995 National Museum of Korea Competition, Honorable Mention
1994 AIA New York City Design Award, Award
Recycled Ground – An Urban Playground
1992 Pittsburgh Housing Competition, Honorable Mention
Publications
2012 New American Luxury "Taking It Up an Octave," March 2012
2012 OA Perspectives "Environmentally Friendly Pre-Fabricated Housing," March 2012
2012 AECCafe "United States Land Port of Entry in Calais, Maine by Robert Siegel Architects," March 2012
2011 Bangor Daily News "Ground Broken on New Eco-friendly Van Buren Port of Entry," June 2011
2011 Eco-Structure "Red, White, Blue, and Green: Calais, Maine," March/April 2011
2011 Facilities Management News "GSA Awards Showcase the Best in Public Architecture," January 2011
2011 Metropolis Magazine "Roadside Attractions," January 2011
2011 Awareness Into Action "Green, Safe and Secure: America's 21st Century Civic Architecture," January 2011
2010 "Metropolitan Home Design 100: The Last Word on Modern Interiors," October 2010
2010 Vanity Fair "Architecture in the Age of Gehry," August 2010
2010 Architect "U.S. Land Port of Entry," June 2010
2010 Bedford-Katonah Patch "New Guide Offers Visitors a View of Modern Katonah," June 2010
2010 re:view "U.S. Land Port of Entry in Calais,Maine - a landmark created by Robert Siegel Architects," Summer 2010
2009 Bangor Metro "First Impressions," December 2009
2009 GSA "GSA Greens the US Border, Opens LEED-Gold Border Station in Calais, Maine," November 2009
2009 GSA "GSA Helps Unveil Historic Land Port," November 2009
2009 Bangor Daily News "New Calais Border Crossing Opens," November 2009
2009 Bangor Daily News "Calais Border Crossing Opens 9 a.m. Monday," November 2009
2009 Architect "The Stimulus in 10 Minutes," June 2009
2009 Metal Architecture "A Contradiction of Design," May 2009
2009 Portland Press Herald "Not a usual 'government job' -- it's award-winning," March 2009
2009 Calais Advertiser "New Land Port of Entry is Architectural Gem," January 2009
2009 Bangor Daily News "Customs Facility in Calais on Track to Open Next Fall," January 2009
2008 Architonic "Unsung America: Less Callous in Calais," December 2008
2008 Architectural Record "Small Town in Maine Gets a New, $48-Million Border Station," September 2008
2008 AIA e-Oculus "Names in the News," June 2008
2008 Interior Design "Ground Breaking Begins on Major U.S. Border Station," May 2008
2008 AIArchitect "AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Honors Area Architecture," January 2008
2007 Interiors & Sources “Empowered Design,” July/August 2007
2007 Real Estate Weekly "Architects Perform Structural Gymnastics in Asia," February 2007
2004 Metropolitan Home “Living the High Life: Kawaja Penthouse,” July/August 2004
2004 Metropolitan Home "Leaping Forward," Jan/Feb 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 "Bard College Residence Hall," December 2000
2000 Architectural Record "Lessons from America’s Best Managed Firms," January 2000
1999 International Herald Tribune (New York Times) "Architectural Designs for Living and Giving" December 18–19, 1999
1998 Architectural Record "New Products," November 1998
1998 Oculus “New Designs for Existing Buildings: The Swiss Center,” April 1998
1998 DesignArchitecture.com "Conversations with Emerging Architects" 1998
1998 Oculus “Incremental Greening: From Playgrounds to Embassies,” January 1998
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,” April 1996
1996 Architecture "On the Boards: Korean Embassy in China,” May 1996
1995 Oculus "Technically Speaking, Plastic Lumber?" February 1995
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
Exhibitions
2007 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
Lectures
2012 Movement, University of Maryland
2012 Movement, New Jersey Institute of Technology
2012 School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture Spring Lecture Series, Auburn University
2011 Form After the Object?, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2010 Movement, Roger Williams University
2002 Green Design & Green School Design, AIA Long Island Chapter
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