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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 children on the rooftop playdeck of St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School designed by MBB Architects
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A new op-ed by MBB’s Sara Grant, “The Power of Choice in Inclusive Educational Design,” in Oculus magazine, reveals a few of our strategies for creating healthy and engaging learning environments.

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MBB received a SARA-NY Design Award for the HF Guggenheim Foundation Offices, a flexible and contemporary work environment that supports the foundation’s global research and policy mission.

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Photo of interior of Park Avenue Synagogue lobby renovated by MBB Architects
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MBB’s Taylor Aikin speaks on “Adaptive Reuse of Sacred Spaces,” a discussion about how religious institutions in NYC can creatively leverage their real estate assets to advance their mission and serve the public good.

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Photo of new cantilevered glass canopy sheltering the new accessible south terrace at Trinity Church Wall Street, designed by MBB Architects.
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MBB’s Jeffrey Murphy and Zach Poole are interviewed on the latest ARCAT “Detailed” Podcast about our firm’s 6-year renovation of Trinity Church Wall Street.

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Madame Architect, “The Modern Preservationist: A Manifesto,” by Katherine Malishewsky, July 8, 2020

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

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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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Construction Update: In the HomeLife Building, future offices of the NYC Landmark Preservation Commission, the walls and ceiling once covering the porthole windows and glass block walls have been removed. So much light and what a view!

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