Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman & Associates releases Gwathmey Siegel Buildings and Projects 2002-2012
Back to AnnouncementsOctober 03, 2013
Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman & Associates Architects is pleased to announce the release of Gwathmey Siegel Buildings and Projects 2002-2012, a new monograph, published by Rizzoli and edited by Group C, Inc. The new volume celebrates the firm’s ongoing legacy as a leading force in the modernist tradition.Read more on archinect>>
Robert H. Siegel to Lecture at Pratt Institute & Open his residence – 11th Annual Open House
Back to AnnouncementsAugust 03, 2013Robert H. Siegel of Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman & Associates To Lecture At Pratt Institute On Oct. 3rd –
Renowned Architect to Discuss Award-Winning Work; Will Also Open His Downtown Manhattan Residence for 11th Annual Open House New York WeekendFor more details please citybizlist:
Robert H. Siegel to Lecture at Pratt Institute
Back to AnnouncementsThe Interior Design Community August 03, 2013 Robert H. Siegel to Lecture at Pratt Institute
Robert H. Siegel to Lecture at Pratt Institute Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman & Associates Architects is pleased to announce that Robert H. Siegel, FAIA, principal and founding partner of the firm, will speak as part of the Arnold Syrop and Joanne Syrop Annual Lecture Series at the Pratt Institute. The lecture will focus on works completed at his award-winning firm from 1968 to 2010. The firm is celebrated for a number of high-profile projects including the 1992 renovation and addition to Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. The firm continues to be at the forefront of architecture and design with current projects including exceptional private homes in Aspen, CO and Long Beach Island, NJ as well as major mixed use projects like the Columbus Drive development in Downtown Jersey City, NJ which features two sculptural 50-story residential towers, a hotel retail and extensive public and green spaces. See more details on ID community:
New York Architecture Shines in New Gwathmey-Siegel Book
Back to AnnouncementsSeptember 24, 2013With clients including Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Spielberg, and David Geffen, modernist architects Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel have completed more than 400 projects since joining forces in 1967.
Six years after development began at 50 Columbus, circa 2007, development construction has begun on the land west of the tower and parking garage. This new development piece known as 70-90 Columbus was originally slated for an office building. More recently, the land was to include two 48-story rental towers totaling about 940 units and a 144 room hotel designed in the same color palette of 50 Columbus. The development was ultimately put on hold following the financial crisis and has now been redesigned and re-started.Read More at
Massive Jersey City mixed-use project set to begin construction in the spring
Back to AnnouncementsJanuary 31, 2013
Massive Jersey City mixed-use project set to begin construction in the spring
Construction will begin in the next two months at a long-stalled 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use project in Jersey City, the architect for the project told The Real Deal today. The two 50-story towers, designed by Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman + Associates Architects, were approved by the Jersey City Municipal Council and Planning Board in December, clearing the way for the massive project to move ahead, according to Gene Kaufman, owner of GSKA
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Newsmakers: Robert Siegel and Gene Kaufman
Back to AnnouncementsNewsmakers: Robert Siegel and Gene Kaufman
Two high-profile New York architects band together.Charles Gwathmey’s death in 2009, following a long battle with esophageal cancer, left his esteemed firm, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, in an uncertain state.
Gwathmey and Robert Siegel co-founded the New York practice in 1968, and during their 43-year partnership, the two collaborated on more than 400 projects—many of them private homes and educational and cultural buildings. Their work style was a one-two punch: they designed together in the early phase of a commission and then split off, with Gwathmey taking the lead on smaller residential projects and Siegel generally shepherding large-scale schemes involving many clients.
At the time of Gwathmey’s death, the firm had 65 employees and a resume filled with high-profile projects, including the addition to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1992); the design of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts (2002); and the renovation and expansion of Yale University’s Art and Architecture Building (2008), originally designed by Gwathmey’s mentor, Paul Rudolph.
Following his business partner’s death, Siegel, 72, knew he would need to evolve the firm, but he wasn’t sure how. Though many domestic and international firms courted him, including two in Korea, he turned them away. “I really like the idea that architecture is something you make, that you are accountable for, that it’s not a big corporate activity,” Siegel says. “They made some appealing financial offers, but it just wasn’t the right world for me.” Despite having to lay off staff, Siegel wasn’t interested in teaming up with another firm—until he got a call from the New York architect Gene Kaufman.
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Bryant University Interfaith Center receives Faith & Form Magazine and the IFRAA Design Award
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Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman Architects: Selected Works
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Robert Siegel Received Honorary Degree from Bryant University
Back to AnnouncementsRobert Siegel received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Bryant University during the University’s undergraduate commencement on Saturday, May 22, 2010. The late Charles Gwathmey received the same honorary degree posthumously. Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman Architects has designed two buildings for Bryant’s campus: the George E. Bello Center for Information and Technology (2003) and the recently completed Interfaith Center (2009).
View the news release from Bryant University.
