MBB Architects is working with the Noel Pointer Foundation and NYC agencies to transform a vacant firehouse in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn into a new music school. MBB is transforming the 167-year-old DeGraw Firehouse into a music school for the Noel Pointer Foundation, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit... View full entry »
MBB Architects was engaged by Success Academy, a not-for-profit charter school network in New York City, to design an expansion of their Lower Manhattan offices to accommodate their growing team. Optimized for Collaboration By analyzing how teams use the workplace, MBB redesigned the workspace... View full entry »
The new Visitor Center at Bayard Cutting Arboretum, designed by MBB Architects, opened to the public on June 10, 2024. The light-filled pavilion improves the visitor experience at this former estate, now a New York State Park in Great River, New York. According to an announcement by New York... View full entry »
MBB Architects' new project for the Carnegie Global Ethics Hub has been named a 2024 Design for Freedom Pilot Project to eliminate forced labor from building supply chains. Announced as one of five new Pilot Projects at the 2024 Design for Freedom Summit hosted by Grace Farms, the Carnegie... View full entry »
The 2024 AIA New York Design Awards recognized MBB Architects' 6-year restoration and renovation at Trinity Church Wall Street with an Honor Award, the highest award category. As reported in the Spring 2024 issue of Oculus Magazine, the 2024 AIANY Design Awards jury said of our team’s work at... View full entry »
Joyful learning, choice, and belonging are seen as core to student success at Ascend Public Charter Schools, a network of K-12 schools in Brooklyn. When our design team was introduced to Ascend, we learned about the school’s inspiring mission—and their desire to advance that mission through... View full entry »
The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors has approved MBB Architects’ schematic design for the renovation and expansion of the Center for Politics, a non-partisan institute. Housed in the historic Montesano house on UVA’s North Grounds, the expanded center will serve the university... View full entry »
MBB is pleased to announce that our work at Trinity Church Wall Street has received a 2022 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award from The New York Landmarks Conservancy. The prestigious Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards are the Conservancy's highest honors for outstanding preservation. The... View full entry »
MBB Architects has been named 2022 Firm of the Year by AIA New York State, an organization of the American Institute of Architects. The annual Firm Award recognizes notable achievements in design, community service, and education. The award also acknowledges service to the profession and to the... View full entry »
MBB Architects has completed the renovation and expansion of Park Avenue Synagogue’s 87th Street building. The facility’s “Rededication” and official opening ceremony took place on Sunday, December 8th. Known among congregants as PAS@87th, the reconfigured and renovated... View full entry »