We are SITU, an unconventional design practice.
We use architecture, research and fabrication for positive environmental, creative and social impact.

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Dining Out NYCIn close collaboration with WXY architecture + urban design along with several city agencies including the Mayor’s Office, EDC and DOT, SITU’s Studio and Fabrication divisions worked together to design and fabricate prototypes for the Dining Out NYC initiative, the city’s newly launched open restaurants program.Read more on SITU StudioRead more on SITU Fabrication
Crime Scene: BuchaA video investigation documents the alleged Russian atrocities committed during their month-long occupation in the suburban town of Bucha, Ukraine.Read more on SITU Research
ICC Digital Platform and the Al Hassan CaseA custom platform created by SITU Research aided the International Criminal Court to prosecute a war crimes case for the first time.Read more on SITU Research
Turnout NYCThrough the development of strategic community partnerships and an adaptable design system, Turnout NYC aims to highlight local talent, make engaging and accessible community spaces, and transform underutilized spaces into vibrant cultural venues.Read more on SITU Studio
Google Humboldt CampusPromoting collaboration and wellbeing through a high performing, adaptable, and ecological campus.Read more on SITU Studio
Little Island Landscape SeatingCombining expertise in design-engineering, digital fabrication and artisanal techniques—we designed and built seating amenities across Little Island that contribute to the park’s distinctive character.Read more on SITU Fabrication
Sow, et al. v. City of New York, et al.SITU provides video analysis for landmark legal settlement against the NYPD.Read more on SITU Research
Graycliff Visitor CenterBringing together Graycliff’s historical significance, compelling landscape and renewed vision for public engagement, this project seeks to transform a visitor center into a cultural destination for the Buffalo region.Read more on SITU Studio
Making SpaceCommissioned by the Brooklyn Public Library, we created an agile kit-of-parts that realigns century-old library spaces with 21st-century programming. Modular and scalable by design, this project creates a pathway to revitalize community spaces in neighborhoods across Brooklyn.Read more on SITU Studio
300 Lafayette LobbyTo create the lobby millwork and metalwork at 300 Lafayette, we adapted several tried and tested techniques in new ways—particularly with a vertical application of stack-lamination for the project’s rippled walls and undulating reception desk.Read more on SITU Fabrication
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November 22nd 2024Dec. 5 | Roundtable and Book Launch | Visual Investigations: Between Advocacy, Journalism and Law — with Andres Lepik, Elena Cohen, Suneil Sanzgiri and Brad SamuelsNovember 4th 2024"Patterns of Life", a new installation with SITU Research & journalist Mona Chalabi, debuts at Cooper HewittNovember 4th 2024Making Home with Data Lecture: Mona Chalabi, Gauri Bahuguna + Martina Duque González in conversation with Christina L. De LeónSeptember 30th 2024"Visual Investigations: Between Advocacy, Journalism, and Law" exhibition opening at The Architekturmuseum der TUM Oct. 10, 2024September 17th 2024SITU Research and Mona Chalabi to participate in Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum's Exhibition “Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial”, Opening Nov. 2, 2024June 27th 2024Digital Evidence Platform developed by SITU used at International Criminal Court trial to help secure historic convictionJune 27th 2024WIRED: War Crime Prosecutions Enter a New Digital AgeJune 14th 2024Construction of Graycliff Visitor Center Moves ForwardJune 5th 2024Architecture, Planning, and International Law: On Domicide — An Architecture League panel discussion moderated by board member and Director of SITU Research, Brad SamuelsApril 10th 2024SITU's Michael Brotherton Named PartnerMarch 25th 2024Centro Prodh and SITU release "The Death Flights," a visual investigation documenting a clandestine program of enforced disappearances carried out by the Mexican military during the so-called "Dirty War" of the 1970s and 80sMarch 15th 2024Dezeen: WXY and SITU lead design of New York outdoor dining prototypes

SITU was founded in 2005, in Brooklyn, New York, by four friends studying architecture at the Cooper Union. We’ve shaped our practice out of the multi-disciplinary style of our education, and have grown through clients who value a progressive approach to problem-solving.

Our process is client-specific, adaptive and driven by a diversity of deep knowledge, untethered from any stylistic or formal agenda. This allows us to work out of bounds, using new tools of architecture to generate unique outcomes.

Our practice is composed of three divisions—Studio, Research and Fabrication—that work collaboratively while providing individual services. This keeps prototyping, research and development, and hands-on craft elemental to our creative process.

Our space is split between creative studio and workshop. This enables a unique sort of radical pragmatism—experimenting with new material possibilities as they’re imagined.

Our staff is made up of a wide range of specialists across disciplines: architecture, art, design, engineering, fabrication, geography, programming, urbanism, visualization, research and development—all dedicated to exploring and crafting spaces at multiple scales.

Our clients and collaborators come from an equally varied collection of sectors: museums, art centers and academic institutions; civic, social and professional organizations; developers, high-end commercial companies and residential clientele.

SITU has received numerous awards and honors including the Architectural League of New York Emerging Voices in 2014, Excellence in Design by the Art Commission of the City of New York and grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Oak Foundation.