Centerbrook Architects & Planners is an American architecture firm founded in 1975 and based in Centerbrook, Connecticut. Centerbrook is one of 37 active firms nationwide to have won the Architecture Firm Award, annually bestowed by the American Institute of Architects.[1]
History
The forerunner to Centerbrook was Moore Grover Harper, named after partners Charles Moore, William H. Grover and Robert L. Harper.[2] Moore, noted for his postmodern architectural designs,[3] turned the firm over to Grover, Harper, Glenn Arbonies, Jeff Riley, Mark Simon and Chad Floyd. The firm changed its name to Centerbrook in 1984. Today Centerbrook has 60 employees and is led by principals Riley, Simon, Floyd, Jim Childress and Todd Andrews.
Work
Centerbrook has designed built projects in 27 U.S. states, Canada and China.[4] Its portfolio includes Rhode Island's Ocean House, one of only 13 triple Five Star resorts in the world;[5] the Biomass Heating Facility at Hotchkiss School, named a Top 100 project by ArchDaily;[6] and the Mystic Seaport Museum Thompson Exhibition Building, a Top 100 wood project in the U.S. by ArchDaily.[7]
Selected Projects:
Ocean House, Rhode Island[8]
Mystic Seaport Museum, Thompson Exhibition Building[9]
Yale University, Kroon Hall, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies[10]
Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine[11]
Fairfield University Art Museum[12]
Hotchkiss School Biomass Heating Facility[13]
Quinnipiac University, People's United Center[14]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Hillside Research Campus[15]
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy Andover[16]
Norton Museum of Art expansion[17]
Adler Residence[18]
Lakewood House[19]
Essex, Connecticut residence[20]
Museum & Archives, LancasterHistory [21]
Casa Ambar, Cabo San Lucas [22]
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Awards
In addition to the 1998 Architecture Firm Award, Centerbrook projects have earned more than 380 honors, including 149 from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Centerbrook has earned 13 national and 25 regional AIA awards.[23]
References
- ^ "Architecture Firm Award". aia.org.
- ^ Keim, Kevin. An Architectural Life: Memoirs and Memories of Charles W. Moore. Bullfinch Press. pp. 10, 141–154. ISBN 0-8212-2167-1.
- ^ "A Tribute to Architect Charles Moore". The Washington Post. January 15, 1994.
- ^ "Representative Clients". Centerbrook. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ "About". Ocean House. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ "ArchDaily Launches Top 100 Projects". ArchDaily. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "100 Best Wood Architecture Projects in the US". ArchDaily. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "A Grande Dame Hotel Is Reborn in Rhode Island". Conde Nast Traveler.
- ^ "New Exhibition Hall for Seaport in Mystic, Conn., Has Nautical Inspiration". New York Times.
- ^ "The Treehugger's Ivory Tower Gets Plantinum LEED". Fast Company.
- ^ "Jackson Lab Building As Innovative As The Work They Do". Hartford Courant.
- ^ "A University's New Art Museum". New York Times.
- ^ "Top 100 Projects in the U.S." ArchDaily.
- ^ "NEHJ Rink Guide: Game Changers". New England Hockey Journal (September 2016): 28–30.
- ^ "Long Island Laboratory's Hides in (and Under) Six Buildings". New York Times.
- ^ "Modern additions enhance old museums". USA Today.
- ^ "Travel Advisory; Norton Museum Now Florida's Largest". New York Times.
- ^ "Chad Floyd Rebuilds a Hillside Massachusetts Retreat". Architectural Digest.
- ^ "The Magic Touch". New England Home.
- ^ "A Retreat for Nature Lovers". New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Lancaster Campus of History". ArchDaily. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ^ "The most spectacular view of Cabo San Lucas". Architectural Digest Mexico. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Complete List of Awards". Centerbrook. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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