Author: Nicole Owens

Marketing + Communications Manager at Amenta Emma Architects

Amenta Emma Volunteers With LEVO International

Amenta Emma team members from the Hartford and Boston offices volunteered 2 half days with Levo International this month to help build urban hydroponic farms in Hartford, CT. Levo International is a community-supported and volunteer-driven organization that uses hydroponic technology to turn backyards and empty lots into urban farms. Hartford is considered one of the […]

Adam Palmer Joins Amenta Emma Hartford

We are pleased to announce the addition of Adam Palmer, AIA, as Project Manager to our Hartford team. Adam earned his Master of Architecture, cum laude, from Miami University and brings to the firm over 19 years of experience. Previously with Phase Zero Design and Friar Architecture, Adam has worked on a variety of project […]

Joy Ortiz-Colón Joins Amenta Emma Hartford

We are excited to announce the addition of Joy M. Ortiz-Colón, Associate AIA, LEED Green Associate, as Project Architect to our Hartford team. Joy is a graduate of Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning B.Arch program, and was a founding member and Secretary of the AIAS Cornell. With a focus on K-12, Higher […]

Amenta Emma Sponsors SCUPNA23

Amenta Emma is pleased to be a Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) North Atlantic 2023 Regional Conference event sponsor! In celebration of the State University of New York (SUNY) System’s successes in higher education planning, the SUNY System Administration and the State of New York Construction Fund are playing host to this year’s conference at […]

LeadingAge Annual Meeting + Expo

Senior living team members Myles Brown and Emily Knipe will be in Denver next week at the annual LeadingAge Annual Meeting + Expo.

Orange Pop! Innovation Central

Amenta Emma completes the new engineering building at Central Connecticut State University – Applied Innovation Hub.

Debra Seay Presents at CACX’22

Join CEO of Indelible Impressions, Yvonne Alston and Amenta Emma Senior Associate, Debra Seay, AIA, WELL AP for their CACX’22 session on October 18, “Moving Beyond Function: Designing With Others In Mind”.

BSA COTE / WID Summer Design Tour

BSA COTE WID walking tour

Join Amenta Emma’s Beth Pearcy, Co-Chair of the BSA Committee on the Environment, and the Women in Design committee for a summer kickoff event by touring two amazingprojects in Boston.

Employers Adopt Resimercial Office Plan – Making Workplace Feel Like Home

The trend toward home comforts in office interiors predates the pandemic. In some ways it began with the big tech campuses in Silicon Valley with amenities like ping-pong tables and beanbag chairs. The more recent version of the trend is a little more grown up. And it has a name; resimercial – a combination of […]

Amenta Emma Announces Promotions

Celebrating 2022 Promotions

Amenta Emma Architects recently announced the promotion of three team members. Thomas Barker has been promoted to Associate and Pawel Honc and Nicole Owens have been promoted to Senior Associate.

Buckingham Garage Receives PCI Design Award

Amenta Emma’s new garage at 315 Buckingham Street in Hartford, CT has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2022 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Design Awards.

Here’s What A Post Pandemic Office Will Look Like

Employees are returning to the office looking to collaborate. Workplace Design leader, Thomas Quarticelli, AIA, LEED AP, shares his insights on post-pandemic office design in the latest Hartford Business Journal.

Ribbon Cutting at Canaan Parish

A Ribbon Cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday, 10/26 to celebrate the opening of a rebuilt 60-unit affordable housing complex – part of the Canaan Parish redevelopment designed by Amenta Emma. Several elected and appointed officials, as well as municipal workers, were in attendance.

NBC NY FEATURES 575 MADISON AVENUE

Amenta Emma’s unique painted glass and wood design at 575 Madison Avenue in Manhattan was recently featured in an NBC New York story about the return to the workplace. The bright and eye-catching lobby will help differentiate this skyscraper in order to retain and attract tenants as companies sign new leases and bring employees back […]

SITE LINES

Read our latest edition of Orange Pop! featuring the stunning transformation of the lobby of 575 Madison Avenue in NYC.

Michael Tyre to Moderate BSA/SCUP Panel Discussion

Amenta Emma principal Michael Tyre will be moderating a Boston Society for Architecture and Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) roundtable discussion on April 9. Bringing together voices from commercial real estate, workplace design, and campus planning, this discussion will offer insight into how organizations are reacting to post-covid changes and what lessons colleges […]

UNIVERSITY BUSINESS PUBLISHES ARTICLE BY AMENTA EMMA PRINCIPAL MICHAEL TYRE ON SUSTAINABILITY AND INFECTION CONTROL

Amenta Emma principal Michael Tyre and BVH Integrated Services VP Richard Loveland co-authored an article for University Business on campuses striking a balance between commitments to sustainability and infection control measures implemented in response to COVID-19. A prime example is HVAC systems. While fresh, circulated air is crucial to coping with airborne diseases, the energy […]

Hartford Designers Offer Tips on Changing the Office Vibe for Returning Workers

As Hartford area employers focus on remote workers returning to the office, Amenta Emma principal Thomas Quarticelli says, “Employers should think about creating office environments that workers feel enthusiastic about returning to, and should also consider blending in elements that remind them of home, from warmer colors to more comfortable seating.” Read more in the The Hartford […]

Thomas Barker Passes Architectural Registration Examination

Congratulations to Amenta Emma team member, Thomas Barker, who passed the Architectural Registration Examination and will be a licensed architect in the State of Connecticut. Tom received his Master of Architecture from Roger Williams University, and since joining the firm in 2017 has become a key member of the Senior Living team where he shares […]