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Expected groundbreaking in Fall 2024, with a completion in 2026 coinciding with Graycliff's 100th anniversary.

Distinguished professors present a panel exploring the intersection of architecture, design, and pedagogy.

Google's Humboldt Campus wins Best Campus Project as part of SVBJ's 2023 Structure Awards

Google's Humboldt Campus and Turnout NYC honored by FastCompany as part of its 2023 Innovation by Design Awards

Google's Humboldt Campus wins a 2023 SARA NY Design Award alongside Nash Hurley Architecture Studio (NHAS), West 8 and Devcon.

Brad Samuels presents at "Branching the Civic: The Architectural Agency of the Neighborhood Library" symposium to discuss SITU's work with the Brooklyn Public Library.

Google's Humboldt Campus, designed in collaboration with NHAS, Devcon and West 8, applies long-term thinking in the face of the rapidly changing nature of work.

SITU discusses strategies for expanding arts access at Center for Architecture panel, "Turnout NYC: Building New Public Spaces for New York Artists," with the Design Trust for Public Space and Turnout Collaborators.

Turnout NYC Launches at Osborn Plaza in Brooklyn and The Alice Austen House in Staten Island for Turnout NYC’s inaugural season.

Presenting along with our design collaborators at HHL, SITU Partner Basar Girit shares a vision for redeveloping the visitor experience of this historic estate.

SITU’s design initiative for COVID-19 screening booths and testing centers receives an Honorable Mention in Pandemic Response Category of the 2021 Innovation by Design Awards

Our firm’s multidisciplinary workflow is the subject of a case study featured in a Belgian publication titled ‘Thinking-Making. When Architects Engage in Construction’. The book explores methods of practice that challenge the division between design and construction.

Center for an Urban Future compiles 250 policy ideas related to economic recovery in a new report titled RE:NEW YORK CITY. This includes advocacy of grants and guidance for small arts and cultural organization, as put forth by SITU Design Director, Katie Shima.

In a new TV series from DisruptCRE, partner Aleksey Lukyanov-Cherny discusses SITU’s approach to flexible design in the show’s debut episode, “Smart City”.

When we first developed Making Space, it was conceived as a system-wide, urban scale, light-touch transformation of Brooklyn Public Library’s community rooms. Now, three years after our first intervention at the Flatbush Branch, we’ve been able to carry out the vision to three additional branches.

In collaboration with leaders from New York City’s cultural sector, we’ve created Turn Out NYC—a framework for bringing arts and cultural events outdoors.

SITU presents to students in Rutgers University’s Department of Landscape Architecture, sharing current work and processes in each of our divisions, and speaking to how our multidisciplinary approach reinforces the creative and social impact of our work.

Andrew Emmet and Bora Erden introduce landscape architecture students at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design to our Studio, Research and Fabrication divisions.

SITU’s Director of Design Katie Shima speaks with students from Sheridan College’s Interior Design Collective program, focusing on our craft and material processes, and the synergies between our Studio and Fabrication work.

As part of WORKTECH’s SMARTBUILDINGS Conference, SITU has convened a panel of experts to focus on how the hybrid workplace model is affecting the commercial districts, civic spaces and the place-based ecosystems of cities. The discussion explores how companies, developers and even city agencies can find opportunities for innovation, collaboration and social impact as workplace patterns evolve.

As part of the Architectural League of New York’s First Friday series, we are hosting a virtual tour of our practice and latest projects in studio, research and fabrication.

Director of Design Katie Shima, AIA, joins WORKTECH’20 to discuss the values shaping the post-pandemic workplace, and how they can serve as a framework for building a more resilient team and real estate strategy.

The New York Times features the “front porch” we developed with WXY for Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools as part of their roundup on architects’ response to COVID-19.

Getting Smart features the “front porch” concept we developed with WXY for Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools, delving into its function as an outdoor lobby for coordinating safer queuing and health checks before entry, as well as its design considerations for comfort and well-being for the broader community.

Thomas B. Fordham Institute shares an article written by leaders at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools and Urban Projects Collaborative, exploring the “front porch” concept we designed with WXY to ensure safe entry and exit at urban schools.

ABC News includes our “front porch” design in their round-up of school arrival strategies. Developed in collaboration with WXY, the front porch serves as an outdoor lobby for Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools, making space for socially distant queuing and health checks before people enter the building.

6sqft features our “Front Porch” concept with WXY, which re-imagines the front entrance at Brooklyn Lab Charter School to make space for safe queuing and screening before entering the building.

PR Newswire shares our “front porch” concept, designed with WXY for Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools. The design makes use of the school’s surrounding sidewalk to create an outdoor lobby where safer queuing and health checks can be held before people enter the building.

NBC New York covers the launch of our “Front Porch” concept with WXY, which re-imagines the front entrance at Brooklyn Lab Charter Schools to make space for safe queuing and screening before entering the building.

In a discussion organized by global engineering firm Arup, SITU shares strategies for wellness in architecture and how prototyping and experimentation enable rapid design development to support broader recovery efforts.

Architectural Record spotlights our strategies for re-opening urban schools while mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

TimeOut New York features our strategies for increasing access to COVID-19 testing around the city.

SITU leads a high school summer project for design-engineering students focused on COVID-19 relief.

NYC DDC awards SITU and Jaklitsch / Gardner team a contract to design COVID-19 testing centers for NYC DoHMH.

Alongside the Van Alen Institute and Bjarke Ingels Group, SITU explores how architecture and urban design can help NYC strengthen public health in the post-COVID era, and in the process, deepen the city’s resiliency for decades to come.

NYC Builds BIO+ hosts a virtual roundtable on how professionals across the life science, construction and real estate industries have shifted their businesses to crisis relief. As part of the discussion, SITU presents strategies for improving COVID testing centers and distributing them more broadly across the five boroughs.

The Cooper Union includes our Patient Screening Booths in their roundup of alumnae designing tools for COVID-19 relief.

Fast Company features our Patient Screening Booth strategy for increasing COVID-19 testing and evaluation capacity in urban areas.

Presenting at Center for Architecture alongside Rafael Viñoly Architects, SITU discusses how a prefabricated design approach facilitates flexible and innovative projects.

The Buffalo News releases our initial designs of the new Visitor Center at Graycliff, the historic home in Buffalo created by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright and landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman.

Our team won the People’s Pumpkin for our crank-powered zoetrope pumpkin at the Center for Architecture’s annual Pumpkitecture! competition.

SITU participates in a panel discussion about how architecture is amplifying the incredible work of Brooklyn Public Library, organized as part of the Center for Architecture’s Archtober event series.

Founding Partner Brad Samuels spends a week in Alaska, giving lectures about SITU’s interdisciplinary business model at cities across the state.

officeinsight spotlights SITU and our cross-divisional work in their July issue.

Director of Business Development Amy Parker joins a panel at NYC Builds Bio+ Real Estate Development to explore the shifting needs of workplace design for the life sciences industry.

This weekend, our custom benches designed for our Brooklyn Museum Visitor Experience are featured in BROOKLYN DESIGNS—a design fair spotlighting Brooklyn’s creative economy.

This April, partner Brad Samuels joins the Libraries as Places symposium at New York University’s Institute for Public Knowledge to share our work with the Brooklyn Public Library to transform community spaces across the borough.

We’re excited to announce that SITU has been selected to design the new Visitor Center at Graycliff, a historic site in Buffalo created by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright and landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman. SITU is collaborating with Hamilton Houston Lownie Architects (HHL) and Bayer Landscape Architecture, two local firms with expertise in the historic preservation of Frank Lloyd Wright sites. This project will re-imagine the experience at Graycliff through an expanded and engaging Visitor Center and surrounding public space.

SITU cohosts the Cooper Union's Spring Trustees and Alumni Reception alongside fellow Cooper alumni and Brooklyn Navy Yard neighbor Crye Precision.

As part of the Spring 2019 Lecture Series at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture, Director of Research Brad Samuels presents the interdisciplinary work of SITU Research reflecting on the expanded agency of the architect and the implications of technology across different disciplines.

Partner Brad Samuels joins Harvard Graduate School of Design for a second year to unpack SITU's interdisciplinary approach to architecture.

Partner Brad Samuels discusses smarter placemaking within commercial real estate at WORKTECH18 San Francisco, a conference exploring the future of work and the workplace.

As technology is increasingly shaping our experience of the built environment, Partner Brad Samuels presents how SITU's interdisciplinary practice leverages digital and physical design methods to shape the built environment.

As part of their School of Architecture Lecture Series on ETHOS, SITU discusses the role of user empowerment in architecture projects.

We host a Workplace Wednesday tour of our fabrication shop and design studio as part of Center for Architecture's Archtober event series.

SITU joins the MIT Design Club for an overview of SITU’s interdisciplinary practice and a broader discussion on design-thinking as an opportunity for entrepreneurship and problem-solving across a wide range of industries.

Solar Canopy was awarded best of 2018 as a Popular Choice Winner in Building Products - Roofs.

Brick & Wonder published an interview with T.R. Ludwig, Brooklyn Solar Canopy Company founder and our collaborator, about the Solar Canopy.

Solar Canopy awarded best of NYCxDESIGN.

Partner Brad Samuels presents SITU’s architecture practice at this Brooklyn-focused real estate conference.

Presented at Cooper’s 2018 commencement, the award is given to alumni who have made important contributions to art, architecture, engineering or interdisciplinary studies.

Senior Project Manager Katie Shima presents at STEM Night on engineering within the architectural profession.

SITU’s Brad Samuels will give a lecture on SITU’s interdisciplinary approach to architecture at Harvard on Monday, November 27th. Sharing SITU’s story as an alternative firm model, Brad will explore how this nontraditional perspective has informed the firm’s output, staff and vision.

Dedicated to observing, understanding and shaping the city, Urban Omnibus is an online publication affiliated with The Architectural League of New York.

SITU’s Director of Design, Aleksey Lukyanov-Cherny shares new approaches to updating and activating spaces within commercial buildings.

ID features our retail pop-up for TYME Food.

Forbes discusses the Museum of Craft and Design's exhibition on architectural pavilions, featuring some of our most experimental projects at SITU. 

A review of the Museum of Craft and Design's 2017 exhibition on architectural pavilions, which showcases our solar pavilion work.

San Francisco's KQED reviews our work at the Museum of Craft and Design.

Wes joins curator Mariah Neilson, Carmody Groarke, Do/Su Studio Architecture, IwamotoScott, Jay Nelson, and Warren Techentin Architecture for a panel on the Museum of Craft and Design's exhibition Architectural Pavilions: Experiments and Artifacts.

SITU's short documentary about artist Duke Riley's project, Fly By Night, will be premiering at Los Angeles' Architecture and Design Film Festival.

Architect's Newspaper delves into SITU's work with Turntable Lab, a retail outlet for a worldwide community of music-lovers.  

Brooklyn-based tech publication features the Solar Canopy, our collaborative project with Brooklyn SolarWorks.

SITU Partner Aleksey Lukyanov-Cherny participates in Crafting Technology: Handmade and Machine-made in Design Today, a panel organized by WantedDesign as part of NYCxDESIGN. 

Our modular retail space for Turntable Lab joins the list.

This event invites leading architects, designers, engineers, scientists, teachers and more to speak about common sense—whether learning valuable lessons, investigating new technologies, or totally failing.

SITU joins a panel with R/GA to discuss design's role in shaping and responding to the future of work.

We were selected by the New York chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to design and fabricate their Awards for Excellence in Development.

Our L+ project to re-envision NYC libraries competes in SXSWedu's Learn by Design competition. 

A piece on our Yard Work project, a new public space for Yard visitors and tenants.

Our Solar Canopy earned a Best of Year award from Interior Design.

Our "concrete pumpkin void" earned a "Pritzker Pumpkin" from the AIANY.

This piece unpacks Section 581, our research project that visualizes how antiquated property tax codes contribute to inequity across Manhattan.

CityLab covers our Section 581 project that renders visible the inequity of NYC property taxes.

The Solar Canopy is a solution for New Yorkers seeking alternative energy sources, says Fast Company.

Recognized in the City Solutions category, our project captured the informal housing networks within New York City, and proposed alternative solutions to support ground-up development.

Competing within the Youth Education category, our Design Lab project took first place.

Partner Brad Samuels talks with Curbed about libraries and how their design could transform the city.

In praise of the NYC Makers show at the Museum of Art and Design, The Wall Street Journal highlights our inventive work with concrete.

domus delves into our 'Design Lab' project, a permanent exhibition at the New York all of Science that taps into people's natural tendency to be inventive and resourceful.

The Emerging Voices initiative spotlights firms with distinct design voices and the potential to influence the disciplines of architecture, landscape design and urbanism.

A feature on Heartwalk, our heart-shaped installation that gives new life to the destroyed boardwalks hit Hurricane Sandy.

The Journal reports on the making and meaning of Heartwalk.

A playful and imaginative project with the Brooklyn Museum, our reOrder won first place in the Large Exhibition/Installation category.

Honoring the city's best public projects of year, we received the award for designing the Flight 587 Memorial in Far Rockaway, Queens.