Curtis + Ginsberg Architects

What are some of the ways organizations have successfully renovated historic properties for the future? What are the barriers to maintaining these places? Partner Mark Ginsberg will address these questions and more on his panel at the Historic Districts Council’s 2025 Conference: Challenges and Opportunities for Historic Affordable Housing. Alongside Jay DiLorenzo, President of the Preservation League of New York State and Jenna Breines, Director of Real Estate Development at WSFSSH, Inc., Mark will discuss potential solutions to maintaining and restoring New York’s historic affordable housing. Click here to learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/espJYNfg #HistoricPreservation #CPlusGA #NYCArchitecture

Join Partner Mark Ginsberg at Concrete Masonry Day for his panel titled “The Resiliency and Sustainability of Concrete Masonry” on Thursday, March 27th at 12:45PM. Hosted by Glenwood Mason Supply Company Inc. and located at the The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Mark’s panel will discuss the benefits and latest technology in the incorporation of concrete in the design of sustainable buildings. Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/erUPKkbe #CPlusGA #NYCArchitecture

Director of Sustainability Crystal Ng joined a fruitful discussion at last week’s New York Build Expo on “Preservation & Adaptive Reuse in New York” along with fellow experts from Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), Arup, Woods Bagot, PBDW Architects and Rafael Vi?oly Architects. The panel revolved around office to residential conversions for needed housing, carbon avoidance from reuse of existing structures, benefits of Passive House for occupant wellbeing and decarbonizing the existing building stock, as well as future policies like battery storage and deconstruction. Congratulations on a great event! #CPlusGA #NewYorkBuild #PassiveHouse #Preservation #AdaptiveReuse

Partner Mark Ginsberg will discuss potential solutions to maintaining and restoring New York’s historic affordable housing at the Historic Districts Council’s 2025 Conference. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/espJYNfg

Attention The Architectural League of New York Members—C+GA will be hosting After Hours at our office on Thursday, April 17th! The League’s monthly After Hours events, formerly called First Fridays, are informal social gatherings that allow members to visit the offices of leading design practices and see work on the boards. Come meet our team and learn more about our work, including sustainable, affordable and supportive housing, public housing transformations, community-based work, urban planning, and more. Click here to register now: https://lnkd.in/eRm_5Xks ?? by Brett Deutsch #CPlusGA #NYCArchitecture

Harlem River Houses was featured in AIA New York | Center for Architecture’s latest “In the News,” highlighting the importance of maintaining high quality NYC public housing. The comprehensive interior and exterior renovation of the city’s first purpose-built public housing development provides a sustainable future for the Harlem River Houses while preserving their historic character. Click here to read more: https://lnkd.in/gbj53NAS ?? by Alexander Severin #CPlusGA #NYCArchitecture

How can we meet the unique challenges of decarbonizing landmarks? Join Director of Sustainability Crystal Ng and Associate Ryan M. Esparza for “Historic Buildings, Modern Solutions: Decarbonization Strategies for Multifamily Landmarks” at Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s BuildingEnergy Boston 2025 on March 21. Alongside Dylan Martello of Steven Winter Associates, the session will explore two C+GA landmarked building renovations: - Harlem River Houses, the renewal of historic public housing, honored with the 2025 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award; - Three Arts, rehabilitating a historic women artists’ residence for supportive senior housing with PHIUS EnerPHit certification. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/dTdS9YYq ?? by Alexander Severin #PassiveHousing #CPlusGA #NYCArchitecture

Embracing a community with curving paths and intimate gathering spaces. The curbs are being formed at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) PACT Bethune Gardens renovation. A curvilinear design of pathways and spaces for enrichment takes inspiration from it namesake, Mary McLeod Bethune, who embraced children's and women’s causes. The design places nested organic-shaped spaces within the arms of a network of pathways. Care was taken to weave these forms through the root zone of mature canopy trees. For more on this and other #JPLA projects, visit https://buff.ly/4Abx96j Collaborators: Curtis + Ginsberg Architects, ETC Companies LLC contractor #landscapearchitectureNYC #placemaking #MaryMcLeodBethune

C+GA showed up for Glen-Gery’s discussion titled “The Spectrum of Color in Architecture & Design.” Our staff listed a few key takeaways: 1. Warm and cool can be balanced—a space does not need to be one or the other.? 2. Color inspiration can be drawn from its environment.? 3. Green is a neutral and ubiquitous shade; blue is semi-neutral.? 4. Balancing bold and calm colors is recommended when designing educational spaces. Thank you Glen-Gery for a thought-provoking event! #CPlusGA?

We recently hosted Gabriela Lagrange, an extern from New Dorp High School in Staten Island joining us through the AIA New York | Center for Architecture’s Discover Architecture program. This is C+GA’s second year participating in Discover Architecture, a career exploration program for NYC high schoolers. Led by her interest in the architectural profession, Gabriela went on a site visit, joined Revit tutorials, discussed 3D printing, and interviewed Aleiya Als on her experience in the field. She also had an opportunity to discuss C+GA’s approach to good urbanism with Christopher Perrodin and Grace Morenko, specifically the value of incorporating site-specific influences into building design, and breaking down forms to be more contextual and less imposing. We thank Gabriela for her engaged visit and wish her the best on her learning journey! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eTW754_a #CPlusGA