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Historic photo of old firehouse on left paired with a picture of future reuse as a music school designed by MBB Architects
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MBB is working with the Noel Pointer Foundation and NYC agencies to transform a vacant firehouse in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn into a new music school.

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Photo of flexible gathering space at Success Academy Offices
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MBB was engaged by Success Academy, a not-for-profit charter school network in New York City, to design an expansion of their Lower Manhattan offices to accommodate their growing team.

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Diagram showing how architects can integrate ethical sourcing and human rights in design, construction, and post-occupancy
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MBB Partner Sara Grant spoke at “Forced Labor in Supply Chains: Taking Action,” a panel addressing how architects and designers can source building materials more ethically.

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Photo of playground at Congregation Rodeph Sholom synagogue designed by MBB Architects
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As part of our ongoing work with Congregation Rodeph Sholom and its PK-8 school, MBB designed a new terrace, playground, and solar green roof.

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Rendering of Carnegie Global Ethics Hub by MBB Architects
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MBB’s project for the Carnegie Global Ethics Hub has been named a 2024 Design for Freedom Pilot Project to eliminate forced labor from building supply chains.

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Photo of interior of Flatbush Ascend Middle School designed by MBB Architects.
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When our design team was introduced to Ascend, we learned about the school’s inspiring mission—and their desire to advance that mission through planning and design.

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Diagram of sustainability features in MBB Architects’ design for the Eric H. Holder Initiative at Columbia University
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How can we reduce buildings’ embodied carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency at the same time?

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Design as a Tool for Social Equity: UNICEF and Design for Economy and Utility by Fiyel Levent

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In an interview with Madame Architect’s Julia Gamolina, Mary Burnham reflects on leading a women-owned architecture firm. Read “Design That Matters: Taking the Long View.”

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The Right Tool for the Job by Ayman Rouhani

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Intern Harry Hooper shares key experiences from his year-long experience at MBB and provides insight into what future applicants to the firm’s internship program can expect.

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What the Pandemic Can Teach Us About the Urgency of the Climate Crisis by John Mealy, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, CPHD

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Institutions in the Crucible:  Steady Values Amid Shifting Priorities by Taylor Aikin, AIA

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“MBB Architects Renovates Historic Princeton Museum,” The Construction Specifier, April 20, 2020

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Faith & Form, Volume 52, Issue 3, “Cathedral of Sustainability,” by Jeffrey Murphy

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For our project at the Eli M. Black Lifelong Learning Center, one of MBB's goals was communicating Park Avenue Synagogue's mission in this new, multi-generational learning space. Mary Burnham and Amy Reichert discuss their collaborative efforts to translate Park Avenue Synagogue's values into the architecture. Follow the link to read the full article.

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Associate and senior project architect Taylor Aikin contributed thoughts on defining sacred spaces through architecture in the most recent issue of Faith & Form. Follow the link to read more about designing houses of worship that can slip nimbly from sacred sites to community spaces without losing their identities.

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New York Magazine, Daily Intelligencer, "What We Can Learn From the Restoration of St. Patrick’s Cathedral," September 11, 2015, Justin Davidson.

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