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Jonathan Marvel

ArchitectCultural & CivicAdaptive Reuse

Founding Principal at Marvel

Jonathan Marvel is founding principal of Marvel, an architecture and urban design firm with offices in New York and Puerto Rico. He graduated with distinction from Dartmouth College and holds a degree from Harvard's Graduate School of Design, and teaches at Pratt Institute's Graduate School of Planning and Placemaking. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, he co-founded Resilient Power Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, an initiative that has installed more than 30 community solar hubs across the island, and was named to Fast Company's Most Creative People list in 2019.

Experience

  1. Founding Principal

    Marvel

    1986 – present

    Current

Past projects

  1. Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob's Pillow

    Cultural

    Theatre building recipient of multiple awards including Architizer A+Awards Jury Winner and AIANY Design Award

  2. Bronx Point

    Multifamily · Bronx, New York

    Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award winner

  3. Los Círculos

    Urban Design

    IES Lumen Awards Citation for Public Space Activation

  4. Revitalization of el Portal del Yunque

    2021

    Adaptive Reuse · Puerto Rico

    AIA Florida Citation Award of Excellence

  5. KAI Casa de Arte y Tecnología

    Cultural

    AIA Florida Merit Award for Historic Preservation and MV Awards Premio Arquitectura Comercial

  6. Meatpacking District Transformation (Gansevoort Streetscapes)

    Urban Design · Manhattan, New York

    Transportation Alternatives Streets for People Award

  7. Masters School Library Renovation

    Adaptive Reuse

    AIA WHV Design Awards winner

  8. Stonewall House Senior Residences

    Residential

Awards & press

  • Medal of Honor

    AIA New York · 2024 · For interdisciplinary design addressing urban and environmental challenges

  • Architizer A+Awards Jury Winner

    Architizer · 2026 · Cultural – Halls & Theatres Category for Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob's Pillow

  • AIANY Design Award, Honor Award in Architecture

    AIA New York · 2026 · Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob's Pillow

  • Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award

    Chicago Athenaeum · 2025 · Bronx Point

  • Nana Awards, Gold Award for Best Arts & Events

    Nana Wall · 2025 · Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob's Pillow

Education

  • Harvard Graduate School of Design

    M.Arch

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