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Contemporary courtyard with wooden and metal facade, green plantings, and concrete paving featuring seating areas by Adam Yarinsky.
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Adam Yarinsky

ArchitectCultural & CivicHistoric Preservation

Founding Principal at Architecture Research Office (ARO)

Adam Yarinsky is founding principal of Architecture Research Office (ARO), the New York practice he co-founded with Stephen Cassell in 1993, known for research-driven civic, cultural, and preservation work including renovation projects for the Judd Foundation. He holds an undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Virginia and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University. He has held academic fellowships and appointments at the University of Michigan, Washington University in St. Louis, Princeton, Harvard's GSD, and Yale, and has returned as visiting faculty to UVA's School of Architecture. He is a Fellow of the AIA.

Experience

  1. Founding Principal

    Architecture Research Office (ARO)

    1993 – present

    Current

  2. Principal

    Architecture Research Office

    Current

Past projects

  1. Brooklyn Passive House Public Schools

    Educational

  2. A New Campus for the Rothko Chapel

    Cultural

  3. Dia Chelsea

    Cultural

  4. Olana Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape

    Cultural

  5. Bucks County Residence

    Residential

  6. The Green-House at Green-Wood, Education and Welcome Center

    Educational

  7. Rice University School of Business

    Educational

  8. Rising Currents: A New Urban Ground

Awards & press

  • 2020 AIA Architecture Firm Award

    AIA · 2020

  • AIA New York State Firm of the Year Award

    AIA New York State

  • Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture

    Cooper Hewitt

  • National Academy of Design Election

    National Academy of Design · Principals elected in recognition of vision, artistry, and dedication to craft

Education

  • Princeton University

    M.Arch

Selected work

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