We’re excited to see our outdoor dining project for Pro Thai in East Harlem featured on social media feeds by NYCxDESIGN and the New York City Economic Development Corporation’s (NYC EDC). The posts include photos of the pro-bono project that Soluri Architecture (SA) completed through the Design Corps which was also co-founded by SA’s principal Andre Soluri. The Design Corps is a plaform for the architecture and design community in NYC to come together and
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
Construction of our first pro-bono Design Corps project has been completed – the outdoor dining build-out for Pro Thai in East Harlem. The completed project is truly the result of a team effort and a great example of how the architecture, design and construction industries are coming together to help small businesses survive during this pandemic – epitomizing the goals and ideals of the Design Corps. The key challenge at Pro Thai was the steep
In partnership with the AIANY and the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS), Soluri Architecture and a team of industry professionals streamed a webinar called “Back to the Workplace – Practical Ways to Reopen your Office” which is the first in a series on helping small businesses survive this pandemic. The webinar, which was hosted by SBS, is an industry-wide presentation with 10 presenters including architects, interior designers, engineers and change management specialists. The
Construction has been completed at CCM’s new Manhattan mental health clinic. This 4,200sf facility was designed pre-pandemic and was built during the pandemic. This is the 2nd clinic (and 3rd project) that Soluri Architecture has done for CCM, allowing them to expand and continue serving at-risk families during the pandemic by enlarging a network of support that promotes healthy, stable, and enriched lives for their clients and communities. CCM is a Brooklyn based non-profit organization
Many thanks to the Architecture Masterprize for an Honorable Mention in the “Residential Architecture – Multi Unit” category for this year’s award program! The Masterprize is a highly regarded international awards program that attracted over 1500 submissions from 65 countries to this year’s program. The Vidro is our recently completed new building in Harlem containing six-units that demonstrates how small urban infill sites can help solve NYC’s housing crisis by using design-based solutions to add-value,
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
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
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
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.