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"I Would Prefer Not To" on a purple background
Ana Miljački Speaks with ARO for I Would Prefer Not To Podcast
Rendering of dockhouse from promenade
79th Street Boat Basin Dockhouse
Photo of Khalil Gibran International Academy under construction
6/20 Dominic Griffin Presents Khalil Gibran International Academy and PS 456 at the Passive House Network Schools Symposium
Photograph of a brise soleil made up of interlocking terra cotta units
Stephen Cassell Discusses V-Soleil and ACAW on Facade Tectonics’ SKINS Podcast
View of rear facade of the Mellon Foundation facade from the back garden. (c) Devon Banks
Mellon Foundation Headquarters
Rendering of students in a kindergarten classroom at Saint Ann's School
Healthy Materials at Saint Ann’s School in The Architect’s Newspaper
Rendering of the faceted brick facade of the new building for Rice Business
New Rice Business School Building in The Architect’s Newspaper
Photograph of Rice University officials shoveling dirt for groundbreaking
Rice University Breaks Ground on New ARO-Designed Business School Building
Photograph of two people sitting under a skylight looking at large paintings.
5/21 Adam Yarinsky Joins NYCxDesign Panel on Light as Architecture
Photo of people working at desks in an office
5/16 Visit ARO’s Brooklyn Studio With AIANY Women in Architecture Committee
Rendering of students and parents in front of a school building.
5/15 Stephen Cassell Speaks at NYSAIS Facilities and Operations Conference
Y-Stool with orange Filzfelt background and hand
Y Stool
Rendering of new Rice Business building by ARO
Rice University School of Business
Rendering of the Rothko Chapel's new North Campus
Rothko Chapel Breaks Ground on Phase II of New Campus
Rendering of the Rothko Chapel's new north campus.
Rothko Chapel’s New Campus Phase II in Houston Chronicle
Photograph of new public school building under construction in Downtown Brooklyn
Khalil Gibran International Academy and PS 456 in The New York Times
Photo of a four people sitting and working at a table surrounded by views of a city
The Architect’s Newspaper Visits ARO’s New Brooklyn Office
Photo of the cast iron facade of an empty gallery
BLUM Selects ARO for New Tribeca Gallery
Rendering of families entering a school building
Saint Ann’s School in The Architect’s Newspaper
Saint Ann’s School
Photograph of a toddler and two adult teachers in a playroom
Barnard College CSCD in Buildings Magazine
Rendering of a one-story building in a park setting
Providence Food & Beverage Pavilion Receives Final Approval
Portrait of Stephen Cassell against a gray backdrop
Watch – Stephen Cassell Speaks with Maria Claudia Clemente for the American Academy in Rome’s “Talking Architecture” Series
Rendering of renovated school building on Floy Bennett Field
Launch School on CBS New York
Portrait of Adam Yarinsky against a white background
12/5 Adam Yarinsky Presents ARO Case Study at Housing Opportunity Conference
Photo of people walking in and out of a 3-story brick building, and sitting on entry steps
Milgard Hall in Architectural Record
Photo of Kim Yao against a white background
Watch – Kim Yao Lectures on “Inquiry + Intuition” at the University of Miami School of Architecture
Rendering of the entrance to 15 Beekman
10/27 Visit 15 Beekman at Pace University, Archtober’s Building of the Day
Rednering of people standing in a multipurpose room with a high table and chairs and a library
10/21 Visit ARO’s New Studio in Downtown Brooklyn During OHNY Weekend
Group portrait of the full ARO team
ARO in AN Interior Top 50 for 2023
Photograph of Adam Yarinsky against a white background
Watch – Adam Yarinsky Lectures on “Art, Architecture, and Place” at the American Academy in Rome
Portrait of Stephen Cassell and Kim Yao against a gray backdrop
Watch – Kim Yao and Stephen Cassell join MIT’s Ahmad Tehrani Symposium
Photo of students sitting and walking around a large ground-floor lobby
Pace University Cuts the Ribbon on 15 Beekman
Rendering of the primary school entrance at 100 Flatbush
100 Flatbush in Bloomberg Citylab
Photograph of Dominic Griffin against a gray backdrop
Watch – Dominic Griffin Presents Flatbush Ave Primary and High School at 2023 Passive House Network Conference
Portrait of Megumi Tamanaha against a gray background
Megumi Tamanaha Included in 2024 AIA Gold Medal Advisory Jury
Portrait of Stephen Cassell and Adam Yarinsky against a white background
Adam Yarinsky and Stephen Cassell Announced as American Academy in Rome Residents for Fall / Winter 2023
Portrait of Kim Yao standing in front of a white background
9/29 Kim Yao Delivers Keynote at AIA Dallas Empowering Conference
Photo of people entering and exiting Milgard Hall
Milgard Hall Wins a 2023 DBIA National Award of Merit
Portrait of a woman against a gray background
Nida Ekenel
Photo of two toddlers playing on a slide
Barnard College CSCD, 100 Flatbush Public Schools, and Launch School in Oculus
Portrait of of a woman against a gray background
7/31 Kim Yao Presents the University of Washington Tacoma’s Milgard Hall at SCUP 2023
Portrait of a woman against a gray background
Sofia Balters, AIA
Rendering of the entry to the primary school at 100 Flatbush
7/19 ARO and Alloy Join the Urban Design Forum for a Tour of the Alloy Block
Rendering of the new Welcome and Education Center at Green-Wood Cemetery, with the historic greenhouse in the foreground
The Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in Commercial Observer
Rendering of people walking through the entrance to the new Education and Welcome Center at Green-Wood Cemetery
The Green-Wood Cemetery Breaks Ground on New Education and Welcome Center
Rendering of ARO Shingle wall covering in blue, with table and chairs in the foreground
FilzFelt Launches Four New ARO Shingle Products
Rendering of ARO Shingle wall covering in blue, with table and chairs in the foreground
FilzFelt Goes Behind the Design for ARO Shingle
Photograph of seven officials sitting in front of historic Weir Greenhouse.
The Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center Groundbreaking on News12
Rendering of the new Education and Welcome Center with burgundy terra cotta facade, surround historic Weir Green-House
The Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in The New York Times
Photo people entering Congregation Beit Simchat Torah from the street
6/20 Stephen Cassell Leads Tour of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah for The Architectural League’s Annual Meeting
Portrait of Megan Christian
Megan Christian
Portrait of Megumi Tamanaha
5/25 Megumi Tamanaha Joins NYCxDesign Panel on Designing for the Future of Work
Aerial rendering of the full Launch School campus
Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School on Pix11 News
Aerial rendering of Floyd Bennett Field and new campus for Launch School.
Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School
Photo of two people looking at material samples in a daylit office
Materials Working Group
Photo of interlocking units of Paper Wall
Paper
hand pointing to paper research prototype
Research at ARO
Photo of a CLT beam
Timber
Photo of two interlocking units of V-Soleil, a terra cotta brise soleil
Terra Cotta
Close-up photo of glass fiber reinforced gypsum ceiling with integrated lighting
Precast Panels
Close up photo of ARO Array
Felt
Rendering of people in an enclosed courtyard with a glass roof
Harvard Medical School, West Commons
Flyer for Building HueSpaces Panel: The Legacy of Black Communities Built and Sustained
5/11 Kim Yao Joins Museum Hue for Building HueSpaces Panel
Portrait of Ruso Margishvili
Ruso Margishvili, AIA
Rendering of the entrance to 15 Beekman
Pace University Announces the Opening of 15 Beekman in Fall 2023
Student researcher reading with toddlers in the new Barnard Center for the Study of Child Development
Barnard Center for the Study of Child Development Opens
Rendering of ARO Grid 5
FilzFelt Launches ARO Grid 5 and ARO Grid 6
Photo of six Y Stools assembled in a round
Adam Yarinsky’s Y Stool in Curbed
Photo of Walter De Maria's landmark installation The Broken Kilometer
The New York Earth Room and The Broken Kilometer Reopen Following ARO Conservation
Photograph of a felt-wrapped meeting pod at Casper Headquarters
Casper Headquarters named one of Office Snapshot’s 25 Most Popular Offices
Rendering of the landscaped entrance to the Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center
The Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in ARCHITECT
Rendering of the interior of the Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape, showing the mass timber structure
Olana Frederic Church Center in The Art Newspaper
Rendering of the landscaped terrace at the new Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape
Olana Frederic Church Center in The Architect’s Newspaper
Rendering of the interior of UWT's Milgard Hall, showing mass timber construction
UWT Milgard Hall in Tacoma Weekly
University of Washington leaders cut the ribbon on Milgard Hall, inside the new HIPs space
University of Washington Tacoma Cuts Ribbon on Milgard Hall
Rendering of Rising Currents, ARO's proposal for green infrastructure for Lower Manhattan
Rising Currents on the Cover of EDF’s Solutions
Cover of Constructs Fall 2021 edition
Constructs, Making Houston Modern Review, 2021
Graphic that reads "Essay" with the logo for Places Journal
Places Journal, Field Notes on Design Activism: I, 2022
ARO's Pumpkitecture tream poses with their winning pumpkin in matching tie-dye shirts
ARO Wins the Pritzker Pumpkin at the 6th Annual Pumpkitecture
Rendering of the entrance to the new Frederic Church Center at Olana State Historic Park
ARO Mass Timber Projects in The Architect’s Newspaper
Photo of the Chicken Coop with drawer dropped down
Chicken Coop in Dwell
Rendering of the schools at 100 Flatbush
100 Flatbush in New York YIMBY
Group photo of ARO staff in the office
ARO in AN Interior Top 50 Architects for 2022
Rendering of UWT Milgard Hall
Two ARO Projects in The Architect’s Newspaper Mass Timber Special Section
Rendering of the Flatbush Avenue facade of 100 Flatbush
Adam Yarinksy in InsideHook
Watch – Kim Yao and Megumi Tamanaha join Monograph’s Best Practice series
V-Soleil in ARCHITECT magazine
V-Soleil in ARCHITECT
Casper Headquarters in Office Snapshots
Casper Headquarters in Office Snapshots
Group photo of Architecture Research Office
ARO in Architectural Record
Rendering of the interior of the new Education and Welcome Center, looking towards the historic greenhouse
Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in Brooklyn Paper
Rendering of the entry to the new Welcome & Education Center at Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in The Architect’s Newspaper
Rendering of the Frederic Church Center at Olana
Watch – Adam Yarinsky on Carbon Neutrality and the Olana Frederic Church Center
Portrait of Luke Winata
Luke Winata
Portrait of Maeliosa Barstow
Maeliosa Barstow
Portrait of Elizabeth Levy
Elizabeth Levy
ARO Principals Stephen Cassell, Kim Yao, and Adam Yarinsky at the 2022 AIA Conference on Architecture
ARO Honored for 2020 Firm Award at AIA Conference on Architecture
Photo of a Dan Flavin installation at the entry of Dia Chelsea
Dia Chelsea in Robb Report
Group picture of ARO team members at GrowNYC's Governor' Island Teaching Garden
Annual Day of Action
View of the front desk in the felt-wrapped lobby of Casper Headquarter
Casper Headquarters in Interior Design
View of the entry lobby at Casper's Headquarters, wrapped in ARO Plank
Casper Headquarters in AN Interior
Rendering of a one-story building in a park setting
Providence Park Pavilion
View of Downtown Providence and the Providence River
ARO to Design New Park Pavilion in Providence
Section drawings of a traditional dumpling and ARO's improved dumpling
Building a Better Dumpling
Dia Chelsea featuring the inaugural exhibit - Ready Mix by Lucy Raven
Dia Chelsea in Oculus Magazine
Rendering of the primary school at 100 Flatbush from State Street
100 Flatbush in New York YIMBY
View of Bucks County Residence at dusk
2022 Residential Design Architecture Awards Citation, Bucks County Residence
Sketches of American Headquarters of Alexis Lichine & Co
SOM Fellowship, The Single Building as Urban Intervention, 1985
Rothko Chapel at dusk
2022 Preservation Houston Martha Peterson Award, Rothko Chapel
Bucks County Residence in Elle Decor Spain
Bucks County Residence in Elle Decor Spain
Mammoth House in Elle Decor Spain
Portrait of Ericka Song
Ericka Song, AIA
Portrait of Thom Chiu
Thom Chiu, AIA
Portrait of Kim Yao
Kim Yao Elevated to AIA College of Fellows
Knoll New York Refresh
Mammoth House in Architectural Record
Mammoth House in Architectural Record
Dusk view of the Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape. Credit: James Ewing / JBSA
Olana Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape
Architecture Research Office Collection
Knoll DC in Metropolis
Knoll D.C. in Metropolis
John Flavin artwork on display at Dia Chelsea
Watch – ARO Joins AIANY Panel: Dia Chelsea Engaging Art and Architecture
Walton Family Foundation logo
ARO Selected for the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program
Dia Chelsea featuring Lucy Raven's Ready Mix installation
2021 AIANY Architecture Honor Award, Dia Chelsea
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse in Bloomberg City Lab
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse in Bloomberg CityLab
Bar at Knoll D.C.
Knoll D.C. in The Architect’s Newspaper
Knoll DC showroom
2021 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design, Knoll D.C.
Dia Chelsea wins Interior Design Best of Year Award
2021 Interior Design Best of Year, Dia Chelsea
Rendering of ARO's reimagined Midtown Office Building for Curbed
ARO’s Reimagined Midtown Office Building in Oculus Magazine
Visitors sitting in the restored Rothko Chapel
2021 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award, Rothko Chapel
ARO named one of AN Interior's top 50 architecture firms for 2021
ARO in AN Interior’s Top 50 Architects List for 2021
Knoll DC Bar
Knoll D.C. Showroom & Offices
Rothko Chapel interior
2021 Docomomo US Award of Excellence, Rothko Chapel
Rising Currents in Curbed
Rising Currents in Curbed
ARO team assembling the terra cotta system
V-Soleil
Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in Bklyner
Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in Bklyner
UWT Milgard Hall in Seattle Daily Commerce
UWT Milgard Hall in the Seattle Daily Commerce Journal
ARO assembles a terra cotta sunshade
Watch ARO present at the 2021 Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop
Rendering of the entrance to 100 Flatbush
100 Flatbush in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
UWT Milgard Hall in the Tacoma News Tribune
UWT Milgard Hall in the Tacoma News Tribune
AIA 2021 Honors & Awards Luncheon
Watch – Kim Yao Receives 2021 AIA Medal of Honor
View of Milgard Hall from the Prairie Line Trial by Jeremy Bittermann / JBSA
University of Washington Tacoma, Milgard Hall
UWT Milgard Hall on American Building Podcast
UWT Milgard Hall on American Building Podcast
ARO wins Best Video for Daylight Hour
2021 Best Video for Daylight Hour
Bucks County Residence in The Magazine Antiques
Bucks County Residence in The Magazine Antiques
Bucks County Residence in Aspire Magazine
Bucks County Residence in Aspire
Rothko Chapel in the Dallas Morning News
Rothko Chapel in The Dallas Morning News
Portrait of Allison Arlotta
Allison Arlotta, Business Strategy + Communications Coordinator
Rothko Chapel in ARCHITECT
Rothko Chapel in ARCHITECT
Reimagining a Midtown Office Building as Housing
Dia Chelsea in The New Yorker
Dia Chelsea in The New Yorker
A Post-Pandemic Vision for City Office Buildings, 2021