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 […]