Frank Mandell is an architect–in–training based in New York. He completed his BA at Bard College in 2013, MA at Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London in 2014, and M.Arch at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation in 2020. Frank has previously collaborated with a number of design, arts, and research practices in New York, and most recently worked with 2x4, on the first casino to open on the Las Vegas strip since the financial recession of 2008. His work has been exhibited at exhibitions in London, New York, and Beirut.
He is the recipient of several awards, including the Ali Jawad Malik Memorial History/Theory Honor Award, the Buell Center Paris Prize (for the project "Toxic Entanglements"), the Percival and Naomi Goodman Fellowship (for the project "karbonfunkc.io"), and others.
Columbia Books on Architecture and the City, New York, NY, US, Editorial Assistant
Organization for Spatial Practice, New York, NY, US, Project Assistant
Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, New York, NY, US, Gallery and Research Assistant
Richard Mosse, New York, NY, US, Studio Manager
Reversible Destiny Foundation, New York, NY, US, Research and Editorial Associate
Buell Center Paris Prize, 1st Place
The studio project that most successfully complies with, interprets, and/or critically extends the terms and spirit of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Special consideration is given to work that combines the social, technical, political, and symbolic implications of the climate accord in an architecturally specific fashion, at multiple scales.
For the project, "Toxic Entanglements"
Ali Jawad Malik Memorial History/Theory Honor Award, Award
This prize is given to a single student in recognition of high quality of work in the history/theory sequence.
Percival and Naomi Goodman Fellowship, Grant
The purpose of the Percival & Naomi Goodman Fellowship is to enable the recipient to carry out a project of social significance related to the interests of Percival Goodman.
For the project, "karbonfunkc.io"
William Kinne Fellows Traveling Prize, Grant
This award is granted on the merit of proposals submitted for travel abroad incorporating the study of architecture, including planning and other specialized aspects of architecture.
For the project tentatively entitled, "Matumbawe Msikiti"
