Innovating in Architecture, Schools and More, MBB Earns Honors for New Projects and Founding Architects
NEW YORK (PRWEB) June 20, 2018 -- Reflecting its longstanding commitment to innovative design solutions, the leading architecture firm MBB (Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects) has been recognized recently by a number of leading organizations in architecture and design. MBB’s award-winning Primary School 330Q in New York City has been selected for national design honors this year from the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA), and its renovation and preservation of St. Patrick’s Cathedral has received The American Architectural Award for 2018 from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
In addition, two of the firm’s leaders have been recognized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for, “exceptional work and lasting contributions to architecture and society,” as its two partners, Jeffrey Murphy and Mary Burnham, have been elevated to the College of Fellows of the AIA.
Beginning with Murphy in 2016 and Burnham this year at the 2018 AIA Conference on Architecture, selection for Fellowship represents the highest level of achievement for U.S. architects. With Mary Burnham’s election to Fellow -- which will be officially consummated with an investiture in June, coincidentally taking place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral -- MBB’s latest news reinforces the firm’s growing international reputation for excellence in design. Burnham has served on the Honors Committee of the AIA New York Chapter and is a member of the board of The Architectural League of New York.
Other honors and professional recognitions have been announced recently for the women-owned firm MBB. The firm’s associate, Quinn Lammie, AIA, has been nominated to join the AIA New York Chapter’s prestigious Civic Leadership program. The group of ten, “talented and civically-minded emerging practitioners,” is selected for six months of mentoring and training on the civic process, according to AIANY. In addition to the MBB’s civic and community focus, the firm is known for sustainable design and highly rigorous energy-efficient design techniques. The MBB associate John Mealy, for one, recently passed the examination to become a Certified Passive House Designer, a mark of technical proficiency in healthy, energy-efficient building design.
The three partners, Murphy, Burnham, and Sara Grant, have established a reputation for decidedly modern, sophisticated design solutions offering both sustainable outcomes and humanistic, user-centered benefits. MBB’s interventions in historic settings have been lauded for their sensitivity and memorable qualities. This forward-thinking design focus is seen in its work for independent educators including Meeting Street and for institutions such as Park Avenue Synagogue, where Burnham now leads the design of several new facilities including the recently dedicated Eli M. Black Center for Lifelong Learning, a six-story, 1912 townhouse remade as an 18,000-square-foot multipurpose education building. The firm also recently began working on a renovation and preservation of the 1846 Trinity Church near Wall Street in Manhattan.
On the global design scene, a new breakout project by MBB will expand the noted Garitage Park mixed-use residential development in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, setting a new precedent in scale for MBB’s civic and urban works. The design project including a school, park, and residential and commercial towers, is led by Jeffrey Murphy and Taylor Akin, AIA.
MBB has been widely published, winning various awards for design excellence including the AIA’s National Honor Award. Many of these laurels reflect the firm’s expertise in educational buildings, for which MBB has earned dozens of design honors as it has cultivated a reputation for close partnerships with pioneering, mission-driven educators.
The results are innovative buildings and spaces that support both independent and public school leaders, as well as specialized research to better understand the performance of learning environments, as seen in MBB’s ongoing study with Medgar Evers College.
The firm’s partners frequently present to varied educational groups, including the recent FitKids symposium and a talk in June this year for the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in New York. In addition, the firm is developing an award-winning school furniture solution with UNICEF to support schools in Sub-Saharan Africa, including in Rwanda and Malawi.
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About Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects
Recognized internationally for its award-winning work, Murphy Burnham & Buttrick (MBB) Architects is a multidisciplinary architecture firm offering a full range of design services for a broad spectrum of building types. MBB’s diverse portfolio includes educational, institutional, cultural, residential and civic projects, which range from planning and new construction to renovation and adaptive reuse. The three partners—Jeffrey Murphy, Mary Burnham, and Sara Grant—bring unique perspective and skill to client projects, sharing an urban sensibility that manifests in a highly contextual approach to design. Integral to MBB’s approach is a belief that sustainability is essential to architecture and extends beyond environmental stewardship to express the vital connection between our buildings and their surroundings. Visit mbbarch.com.
Chris Sullivan, C.C. Sullivan, http://www.ccsullivan.com, 914-462-2096, [email protected]
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