Great Design: Our Promise and Commitment
At Amenta Emma, we believe great design contributes to a better world. Architecture solves problems and presents solutions that are functional, sustainable, healthy, and beautiful. A very attractive building that is functionally deficient, not resilient or sustainable, isn’t a successful piece of architecture. The opposite is also true. A building can be high functioning, but […]
Orange Pop! The Homecoming
Canaan Parish, a new multi-family, mixed-income apartment community in the affluent community of New Canaan, CT, is a model of what affordable housing can be. Too often, affordable housing is a tough sell. But a project done well proves good design can be successful even within tight budgets and brings added benefits of diversity, economic […]
Canaan Parish Receives Three HOBI CT Awards
We are honored to announce that our affordable housing project, in partnership with developer Heritage Housing Inc., Canaan Parish in New Canaan, CT received two Home Building Industry (HOBI) Awards from HBRA of Connecticut. Best Affordable Community, and Best Public Private Partnership Development. Awards were presented at the HBRA CT HOBI Awards banquet on November 15. The firm also […]
Joy Ortiz-Colón Earns Architectural License
Amenta Emma congratulates team member, Joy Ortiz-Colón, who completed the Architectural Registration Examination and will be a licensed architect in the State of Connecticut. Joy joined the firm in March 2023 bringing with her over 7 years of technical design and documentation experience and a special focus on K-12, Higher Education, and Civic projects. Joy […]
540 New Park Receives AIA Connecticut Design Award
Amenta Emma is thrilled to announce that our 540 New Park project has received a Merit award from AIA Connecticut in the 2023 Design Awards program. Our 52-unit mixed-use, multi-family, multi-generational building, designed for LEED Silver equivalency, is a testament to our commitment to innovative and sustainable design. We partnered with Trout Brook Realty Advisors, a non-profit developer for the West […]
Tim Reagen Joins Amenta Emma Boston Team
Amenta Emma Architects welcomes Tim Reagen, AIA, as Senior Project Architect in the Boston office. With an extensive background in housing affordability and urban development, he brings over twelve years of experience to our team. Tim’s passion for housing affordability in urban projects has resulted in the creation of over 2,300 new homes across Boston […]