Davis Brody Bond is an American architectural firm headquartered in New York City, New York, with additional offices in Washington, DC and São Paulo, Brazil. The firm is named for Lewis Davis, Samuel Brody, and J. Max Bond Jr. and is led by five partners: Steven M. Davis, William H. Paxson, Carl F. Krebs, Christopher K. Grabé, and David K. Williams.[1]
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| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture and Planning |
| Predecessor | Davis, Brody & Associates Bond Ryder & Associates |
| Founded | New York City, New York, United States (1952) |
| Founders | Lewis Davis Samuel Brody Chester Wisniewski J. Max Bond Jr. |
Area served | International |
| Services | Architecture Urban Design Master Planning Interior Design Programming Historic Preservation Sustainable Design |
Number of employees | >100 |
| Website | davisbrodybond.com |
The work of the firm includes architectural and urban design projects for major universities, national, state and local governments, and other forms of public, private and institutional clients in the sectors of housing, museums, health care, and education.[2] Notable projects include the National September 11 Memorial & Museum,[3] the Portico Gallery at the Frick Collection,[4] and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.[5]
History
editThe firm was founded by Sam Brody, Lew Davis, and Chester Wisniewski in 1952 in New York. Davis, Brody and Wisniewski (now Davis Brody Bond) gained recognition by realizing social housing projects for New York City, such as Waterside Plaza.[6][7] While the firm has expanded far beyond its original boundaries, the legacy of quality New York City work to the benefit of New Yorkers is still a keystone of the firm's design philosophy. After J. Max Bond Jr. joined the partnership in 1990,[8] the firm became Davis Brody Bond in 1996.[2] From 2006 to 2011 Davis Brody Bond was in partnership with Aedas. In 2010, Davis Brody Bond took an ownership interest in the architectural and interiors firm Spacesmith, a certified Women's Business Enterprise;[9] the firms are housed together within the same office in New York.[1]
Awards
editDavis Brody Bond has been honored with more than 175 design awards including:
- Presidential Award for Design Excellence[10]
- Architecture Firm Award, the highest honor given to an architectural practice by the American Institute of Architects[11]
- Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence
- Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture[12]
Notable projects
edit- National September 11 Memorial & Museum[3]
- Frick Collection addition of the Portico Gallery [4]
- National Mall Union Square redesign[13]
- Manhattanville phase I II implementation of Columbia University's new campus[14]
- New York Public Library Main Branch Major renovations and addition of the South Court[15][16]
- Audubon Ballroom Historic preservation and addition[2]
- District of Columbia Public Library Benning Library, Shaw Library[17]
- Civic Hall at Union Square technology hub in New York City[18]
References
edit- ^ a b "Davis Brody Bond Company Website".
- ^ a b c Dunlap, David W. (19 February 2012). "J. Max Bond Jr., Architect, Dies at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ a b Dunlop, David W. (13 October 2005). "BLOCKS; Finding a Place for Culture In a Quadrant of Mourning". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ a b Heintz, Molly (10 January 2012). "Frick Portico Gallery". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "National Museum of African American History and Culture". architectmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (23 May 2006). "Lewis Davis, Designer of Apartment Towers, Dies at 80". The New York Times.
- ^ Meier, Richard (1999). Building the Getty. University of California Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0520217300.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (October 21, 1990). "Minority Firm Joins Davis, Brody Architects". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "M/W/SBE Registry". Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "White House Presents Presidential Design Awards". Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Architecture Firm Award Recipients". Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture". Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Welton, J. Michael (2 May 2012). "Mall design contest winners named to redo D.C. sites". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "University Selects Davis Brody Bond Aedas as the Architect of Record for Proposed Manhattanville Expansion". Columbia University. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "New York Public Library South Court".
- ^ Barreneche, Raul A. (November 2002). "Davis Brody Bond Gives New Life To a Beaux-Arts Grande Dame, with the Modern New South Court of the New York Public Library". Architectural Record. 190: 134.
- ^ Lentz, Linda C. (February 2012). "Watha T. Daniel – Shaw Neighborhood Library". Architectural Record. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ lincolnvillagesun (2023-11-03). "Union Square 'Tech Hub' touted as diversity uploader". The Village Sun. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
