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The Vidro receives Honorable Mention in “Rethinking the Future” 2020 Awards

October 23, 2020December 23, 2020 by Andre Soluri

We are honored that our work on the Vidro was recognized with an Honorable Mention in Rethinking the Futures’ “Architecture Construction & Design Awards 2020 “! The objective of this award program is to raise awareness around the strategies Architects and Designers are employing to deal with contemporary global challenges, and to bring the best of such projects into the light to inspire the next generation. The Vidro, which means “glass” in Portuguese, is a unique design-based solution to the technical and economic challenges of building on small urban infill lots, that

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Soluri Architecture Advocates to Congress for Small Business

October 13, 2020November 26, 2020 by Andre Soluri

Today Soluri Architecture’s principal Andre Soluri participated in a advocacy video call for small businesses with Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12). The call was organized through Goldman Sach’s 10,000 Small Business Voices advocacy program and comprised of small business owners who live and/or work in New York’s 12th congressional district. Andre was one of the speakers during the call where he expressed the importance of recovery funding for small businesses and pressed for a liability shield

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Vidro Named Among “Most Innovative Architecture Projects of 2020” by Fast Company Magazine

October 1, 2020November 26, 2020 by Andre Soluri

We are thrilled to announce that The Vidro was named one of the top 10 “Most Innovative Architecture Projects of 2020” by Fast Company Magazine after becoming a finalist in their 2020 “Innovation by Design Awards”. A highly sought-after design awards in the industry, “Innovation by Design” is the only competition to honor creative work at the intersection of design, business, and innovation. Located in Harlem, NYC, The Vidro is a new six-unit residential building

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The Vidro is an Honoree & Finalist in Fast Company’s 2020 “Innovation by Design Awards”

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 by Andre Soluri

Soluri Architecture was honored in Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards for 2020 in the “Spaces and Places” category for The Vidro and included in the magazine’s list of “The most innovative architecture projects of 2020” which recognize people, teams, and companies solving problems through design. One of the most sought-after design awards in the industry, Innovation by Design is the only competition to honor creative work at the intersection of design, business, and innovation.

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Design Corps: Pro-bono Services Provided to East Harlem Restaurant

September 24, 2020December 23, 2020 by Andre Soluri

Soluri Architecture has completed the design and construction drawing set for Pro Thai, a restaurant located in east Harlem. Our services for this project are being provided pro-bono through the Design Corps. The sidewalk outside their restaurant is located on a steep hill, which makes it a challenge to comply with DOT requirements for the Open Restaurant program. By creating stepped platforms separated by planters, we were able to overcome the challenges presented by the hill while

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Design Corps: Webinar on Outdoor Dining

September 10, 2020December 23, 2020 by Andre Soluri

Today, Soluri Architecture participated in a Design Corps webinar advising NYC based restaurants on guidelines and best practices for participating in the Open Restaurant program administered by NYC’s Department of Transportation (DOT). The webinar included presentations from the NYC design community (AIANY, Rockwell Group, Design Advocates & Soluri Architecture) and 3 city agencies including the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC), NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS). Our

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Soluri Architecture Produces Design Corps Training Video

August 20, 2020November 26, 2020 by Andre Soluri

As a co-founder of the Design Corps and part of the AIANY’s Unified Task Force, Soluri Architecture’s principal Andre Soluri produced and created a training video for volunteer architects & designers who signed up for the Design Corps to explain how the program works and what they can expect to encounter. The Design Corps allows architects to stand with us and help small businesses in need within our community to reopen during this difficult time.

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Launch & Co-founding of “Design Corps”

August 19, 2020November 26, 2020 by Andre Soluri

We are thrilled to announce the launch of “Design Corps: Small Business Reopening Network” – a platform that connects under-resourced NYC restaurants that are struggling to survive the pandemic with volunteer design professionals offering pro-bono services to help them re-open and stay open safely under NYC’s Open Restaurant program. As a member of the AIANY’s Unified Task Force, Soluri Architecture’s principal Andre Soluri, became one of the co-founders of the Design Corps along with colleagues

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Soluri Architecture forms Small Business Working Group at AIANY Unified Taskforce

July 2, 2020December 23, 2020 by Andre Soluri

Today Soluri Architecture led the first meeting of a recently formed small business working group operating under the umbrella of the Unified New York Task Force at the American Institute of Architects New York (AIANY). The Unified Taskforce was assembled by the AIANY to address emergency needs surrounding Covid-19, and our new working group, which was started by Soluri Architecture’s principal Andre Soluri, will be focused on helping small businesses survive this pandemic. Our main

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CCM Clinton Ave Clinic named “Best New Mental Health Clinic (NYC)” in Build’s 2020 Architecture Awards

June 23, 2020December 23, 2020 by Andre Soluri

We’re pleased to announce that our recently completed 5,600sf mental health clinic for CCM in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood clinic has been named “Best New Mental Health Clinic (NYC)” in the “2020 Architecture Awards” by the UK based Build magazine. CCM is a Brooklyn based non-profit organization that has helped over 100,000 New Yorkers obtain social support services and mental health treatment over the past 30 years. Soluri Architecture is honored to be working for

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