Metamorphosis
Read our latest edition of Orange Pop! featuring the major renovation of Connecticut’s State Office Building. Once referred to as a “rabbit warren, with offices within offices, within offices”, this adaptive reuse project exceeds sustainability and accessibility standards and is a vibrant, modern, 21st-century workplace built to carry the building’s 20th century grandeur into the […]
Alexis Hoff Serves on NOMA CT Board of Directors
Alexis Hoff, Associate AIA, is serving on the 2021 Board of Directors of NOMA Connecticut as At-Large Director of Programs and Outreach. NOMAct partners with AEC professionals, local and state governments, students, and our communities to champion diversity, equity, and the education of architecture. Alexis joined the firm after receiving her Master of Architecture from […]
TECH & LEARNING MAGAZINE QUOTES AMENTA EMMA PRINCIPAL MICHAEL TYRE ON SCHOOL VENTILATION
Tech & Learning Magazine published an article on ways schools can quickly and cheaply improve air ventilation in order to resume in-person learning. Amenta Emma principal Michael Tyre was quoted in the story.
Andrea Olson Passes Architectural Registration Examination
Congratulations to Amenta Emma team member, Andrea Olson, IIDA, WELL AP, who passed the Architectural Registration Examination and will be a licensed architect in the State of Connecticut. Andrea received her Master of Architecture from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has earned her NCIDQ and WELL AP certifications. Since joining the firm in 2019, […]
WORK DESIGN MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTS AMENTA EMMA’S CONNECTICUT INNOVATIONS PROJECT
The January/February 2021 issue of Retrofit Magazine showcases how Amenta Emma designers converted a bus depot from the 1950s into a chic workplace for Connecticut Innovations.
Construction Ready to Begin on Multi-Family ‘540 New Park’ Project in West Hartford
The January/February 2021 issue of Retrofit Magazine showcases how Amenta Emma designers converted a bus depot from the 1950s into a chic workplace for Connecticut Innovations.
Jenna McClure Promoted to Associate Principal
Jenna McClure Promoted to Associate Principal.
Mallory Przybylowski Promoted to Associate
Mallory Przybylowski Promoted to Associate.
Architect Magazine Features 165 Capitol Ave in “Week in Projects”
The latest “Week in Projects” round up from Architect Magazine features our 165 Capitol Ave – Connecticut State Office Building project.
RETROFIT MAGAZINE FEATURES AMENTA EMMA’S CONNECTICUT INNOVATIONS DESIGN
The January/February 2021 issue of Retrofit Magazine showcases how Amenta Emma designers converted a bus depot from the 1950s into a chic workplace for Connecticut Innovations.
WNPR INTERVIEWS MYLES BROWN ABOUT NURSING HOME DESIGN
Amenta Emma’s renovation of Connecticut’s State Office Building has been recognized by Interior Design Magazine as a finalist in the Best of Year award program.
Tony Amenta Joins NEDA Expert Panel on The Future of Shopping Malls & Retail
The January/February 2021 issue of Retrofit Magazine showcases how Amenta Emma designers converted a bus depot from the 1950s into a chic workplace for Connecticut Innovations.
INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE NAMES 165 CAPITOL AVE BEST OF YEAR PROJECT HONOREE
Amenta Emma’s renovation of Connecticut’s State Office Building has been recognized by Interior Design Magazine as a finalist in the Best of Year award program.
AMENTA EMMA WINS THREE IN AIA CT DESIGN AWARDS
Amenta Emma has been honored with three Merit awards in the 2020 AIA Connecticut Design Awards. The New Haven offices for quasi-public venture capital firm Connecticut Innovations was recognized in the Interior Architecture category. Amenta Emma’s workplace studio adapted a 1950s-era bus station into a 9,000-square-foot headquarters, encompassing offices, meeting rooms, collaborative areas and open work areas. […]
FOX 61 FEATURES AMENTA EMMA SENIOR LIVING DESIGN
Amenta Emma was recently recognized with the 2020 IIDA NE Senior Living Design Award for the Southington Care Center second floor reception area and courtyard. FOX 61 met Myles Brown, who heads Amenta Emma’s senior living studio, at the site to discuss how the design is helping residents through the pandemic. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Myles and […]
AMENTA EMMA WINS CREW CT AWARD FOR WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL
Amenta Emma Architects and talented project team won the CREW CT Best in Class: Academic award for the amazing transformation of Weaver High School in Hartford, CT. The winning projects were announced at the virtual Blue Ribbon Awards presentation held on October 1, 2020. Renovations to the 1960’s building include a new transparent façade which […]
AMENTA EMMA WINS IIDA NE AWARD FOR SOUTHINGTON CARE CENTER DESIGN
Amenta Emma Architects won the 2020 IIDA New England Senior Living Award for the firm’s design of the Southington Care Center second floor outdoor patio garden, garden room and nurses’ station. The award was announced September 16, 2020, at the IIDA New England Chapter’s virtual award presentation live from Boston. The International Interior Design Association […]
Bus Ticket to the Future of Tech
A renovated space in a 1950’s-era bus station will transport a venture capital company that backs innovative technology start-ups into the future. Read more in our latest edition of Orange Pop! featuring the new offices for Connecticut Innovations.
OFFICE SNAPSHOTS HIGHLIGHTS AMENTA EMMA IN RETURN-TO-WORKPLACE FEATURE
Amenta Emma’s design for the new Connecticut Innovations office at District New Haven is included in an Office Snapshots roundup of return-to-workplace solutions for the post-COVID office. Flexible glass spaces within an exposed, high-ceiling, semi-industrial environment turned out to be a better design choice than we ever could have guessed–and a big help in working […]
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION PUBLISHES ARTICLE BY MICHAEL TYRE
The New England Journal of Higher Education, the publication of the New England Board of Higher Education, published a detailed article by Amenta Emma Principal Michael Tyre about how colleges and universities can express and build their brand through campus design. Michael offers a framework for thinking about long-term campus planning, as well as questions […]
HARTFORD COURANT HIGHLIGHTS HISTORY AND FUTURE OF ONE PARK
The Hartford Courant recently published a detailed article about the $65 million conversion of the West Hartford convent on Park Road into apartments. The Courant explores the history of the site and the future of the project–which will bring 292 much needed rental housing units to the city–and describes how Amenta Emma Architects created a […]
West Hartford Town Council Grants Tax Abatement for One Park Road Project
The West Hartford Town Council made a historic move – in part for the sake of history – by granting a tax stabilization agreement to the developer of Amenta Emma designed One Park Road, paving the way for the $66 million project to move forward in a manner that preserves the chapel and the grounds […]
Amenta Emma Welcomes Randy Begin
Amenta Emma Architects is pleased to announce the addition of Randy Begin to the firm. Randy received his Master of Architecture from the University of Hartford, where he was awarded the Henry Adams Medal. He also received the Connecticut Green Building Council’s Student Award of Merit. Previously an intern, Randy now joins the Hartford office […]
TOPPING OFF CEREMONY MARKS PROGRESS ON CONSTRUCTION OF CCSU ENGINEERING BUILDING
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, construction of the new engineering building at Central Connecticut State University has continued on schedule toward a spring 2021 completion. KBE Building Corporation recently completed the steel framework for the project, which was designed by Amenta Emma Architects, and celebrated with a topping off ceremony. Photos by Fly on the Wall […]
BOSTON HERALD PUBLISHES ARTICLE BY TONY AMENTA ABOUT THE FUTURE OF RETAIL
The Boston Herald recently published an article by Amenta Emma partner Tony Amenta about how the COVID-19 pandemic may reshape the retail landscape toward a mixed-used model and solve traffic and housing problems faced by cities. “Boston has a housing problem wrapped up in a transportation problem,” writes Tony, who explains that the rapid closure […]
BUSINESS INSIDER FEATURES AMENTA EMMA’S WORKPLACE READINESS ASSESSMENT
Business Insider recently published an article titled, “5 businesses detailed their reopening plans, including what they’re buying, how much it costs per employee, and a floor plan layout showing how it all works.” Amenta Emma Principal Michael Tyre is the main expert featured in the article, sharing insights from our workplace readiness assessment offering, as […]
SENIOR LIVING EXECUTIVE QUOTES AMENTA EMMA IN JUNE 2020 COVER STORY
The latest issue of Senior Living Executive (published by Argentum, the nation’s largest senior living association), explores the future of senior living design. Myles Brown, head of Amenta Emma’s senior living studio, is quoted several times in the cover story (page 11). “This crisis will accelerate the process of senior living communities becoming one of the more […]
Rethinking Resident Rooms
Read our latest edition of Orange Pop! featuring an enhanced design for a post COVID-19 nursing home resident room.
AMENTA EMMA SENIOR LIVING STUDIO FEATURED IN NYT, ABC7NY, NEWS 12 WESTCHESTER, AND MORE
Seniors are the population hit hardest by COVID-19, and our senior living studio has been working with nursing homes and other senior living communities to respond to this crisis with design improvements. Their work has been the subject of quite a bit of media coverage over the past month. The New York Times took note […]
TONY AMENTA WRITES FOR CFO.COM ABOUT PREPARING THE WORKPLACE FOR THE RETURN OF EMPLOYEES
CFO.com recently published an article by Amenta Emma Co-Founding Principal Tony Amenta about how workplaces can prepare to bring employees back as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to subside. The article serves as a guide to help businesses envision their post-pandemic office and assess which steps in the design and building process can be taken ahead of […]
Amenta Emma Commits to Architecture 2030 Challenge
We are proud to announce that our firm has committed to the Architecture 2030 Challenge, a world-wide framework for rapidly transforming the built environment’s role in the production of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With roughly 40% of the world’s annual GHG emissions being produced by buildings, the 2030 Challenge establishes an aggressive target of carbon-neutral […]
540 New Park Receives Funding
Funding for our new multi-family affordable housing project at 540 New Park – West Hartford, Connecticut was recently approved by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (with the highest score of all applicants.) “With our material choices and design, we looked both to capture the former industrial essence of the area and to make a statement […]
#PPE4CT
Amenta Emma is partnering with MakerspaceCT to help manufacture parts for personal protection equipment for our healthcare heroes and first responders. We are asking all architects and design professionals in the Hartford area with 3D printers to join in the effort. Contact us or MakerspaceCT to receive the file to print headbands for face shields […]
Hartford Designers Offer Tips to Maximize Your Home-Office Environment
As numerous Connecticut companies implement work-from-home policies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many executives and employees are testing the effectiveness of long-term teleworking. Debra Seay offers some great home advice for working at home. Read the article here.
Amenta Emma Team Members Working Remotely
In an effort to keep our team members and our communities safe, Amenta Emma is implementing a mandatory work-from-home policy. Beginning Monday, March 16, our physical offices will be closed, and employees will begin working remotely. Please be assured that we are well equipped to continue to meet all client obligations, and we are available […]
Building the Brand: Creating Identity and Shaping Experience
Michael Tyre, Principal at Amenta Emma Architects, will be presenting with Liz Bender, Assistant Director, Capital Planning & Design at Quinnipiac University, at the 2020 SCUP North Atlantic Regional Conference in New Haven. In this session, they will demonstrate how Quinnipiac University communicated its updated brand identity through physical campus renovations. Attendees will learn how […]