Please join us at the AIANY’s Center for Architecture on Saturday Dec 16 for an all day Symposium on AI + Architecture – the first major event focusing on AI at the AIA New York | Center for Architecture. Co-organized by SA principal Andre Soluri, the conference go beyond the speculative and focus on what’s actually happening now with the application of artificial intelligence to architecture, it’s practice and the profession. The event will have
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Soluri Architecture wins 2 Awards in the 2023 Architecture Masterprize
Soluri Architecture is thrilled to announce they are receiving 2 awards in the 2023 Architecture Masterprize! Our speculative project entitled “113 w136 St – A Prototype for Modular Affordable Housing on Small NYC Lots” won a Design of the Year in “Architectural Design” within the “Social Housing” category of the 2023 Architecture Masterprize. The project shows how modular construction used in small urban infill lots in NYC can help solve the city’s housing crisis. To
Principal Andre Soluri Receives AIA NY State 2021 Presidential Citation
Today, during the annual Honor Awards event held by AIA York State, SA principal Andre Soluri, was awarded a 2021 Presidential Citation for his efforts helping others during the Pandemic through the “AIA New York Unified Task Force City and State”. The honor was bestowed upon Andre and the other Taskforce members during an online Zoom ceremony by the 2021 AIA New York State president Illya Azaroff, FAIA. Through the Taskforce, Andre helped to co-found
Principal Andre Soluri to Speak at ‘A22 – The 2022 National AIA Convention in Chicago
We are pleased to announce that SA Principal Andre Soluri will be speaking at the 2022 National AIA Convention in Chicago in June. The accepted proposal was organized and prepared by Andre for a 90 minute moderated panel called “AIA Unified Crisis Taskforce – Safer Communities”. The panel, which will be moderated by Andre, will focus on how architects can rapidly make their communities safer and affect positive change during a crisis … and then
Soluri Architecture Receives 2021 “Best in Business” Award from INC. Magazine
We’re thrilled to announce that Soluri Architecture has received an Honorable Mention in the 2021 “Best in Business” Awards from INC. Magazine and named of the 196 “Most Inspiring Companies of the Year” The Best in Business Awards recognize “the most inspiring and innovative companies of the year” that are “smart, strategic leaders in their industries” that also “..have heart – and they’re pouring it into the people and communities around them.” The magazine selects
Soluri Architecture Wins Two 2021 SARA NY Design Awards
We are honored to have received 2 Design Awards of Honor from the NY Council of the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) at their awards gala held at the fabulous TWA Hotel! The projects honored were: MPCA – a new 8 floor mixed-use building for a non-profit school in Harlem serving at-risk children. Still in the design phase, the project uses design thinking to tackle the spatial and economic challenges of designing and developing
Design Corps a Finalist in Architizer A+ Awards
The Design Corps was named a Finalist in the prestigious international Architizer A+ Awards in the “Architecture +For Good” category. Soluri Architecture principal Andre Soluri is one of the co-founders of the Design Corps, and this award is the result of a group submission by all the co-founders including NYC EDC, AIANY, Design Advocates and NYCxDESIGN. The Design Corps was launched in the summer of 2020 as a platform for the architecture and design community
Design Corps Wins “Outdoor Dining” at NYCxDESIGN Awards
The Design Corps ha been named a winner in the prestigious 2021 NYCxDesign Awards in the “Outdoor Dining” category! The award is the result of a group submission by all of the co-founders including NYC EDC, AIANY, Design Advocates and NYCxDESIGN. The Design Corps was launched in the summer of 2020 as a platform for the architecture and design community in NYC to provide pro-bono services to restaurants and other small business struggling to survive
MPCA is an Honoree in the 2021 NYCxDESIGN Awards
For the third year in a row, Soluri Architecture has been named a Finalist and Honoree in the NYCxDesign Awards! This year, our work-in-progress submission for the mixed-use building we are currently designing for MPCA in Harlem has been named an Honoree in the “Work on the Boards – Commercial” category! MPCA is a non-profit school in Central Harlem that teaches disadvantaged, at- risk children who require specialized attention not possible in typical schools. Our
NYC EDC Features our Pro Thai Project & Design Corps on their Website
The New York City Economic Development Corporation is featuring Soluri Architecture’s outdoor dining project for Pro Thai in an article about the Design Corps as part of their NYCEDC Stories series on their website. The article highlights the work and mission of the Design Corps as well as the background of why Pro Thai needed help and how Soluri Architecture and the Design Corps helped her. The article outlines the many challenges presented by the