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Modern mixed-use building facade with dark bronze metalwork, expansive glazing, and ground-floor retail activation on a tree-lined urban street by Michael Arad.
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Michael Arad

ArchitectCultural & CivicMultifamily & Development

Partner at Handel Architects

Michael Arad is a Partner at Handel Architects, which he joined in April 2004 after his design "Reflecting Absence" was selected for the National September 11 Memorial from more than 5,000 entries in an international competition. He holds a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and a master's degree in architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology, and previously practiced at Kohn Pedersen Fox. The memorial opened to the public on September 11, 2011, and Arad received the AIA Presidential Citation in 2012 for the work.

Experience

  1. Partner

    Handel Architects

    2004 – present

    Current

Past projects

  1. National September 11 Memorial ('Reflecting Absence')

    2011

    Memorial · New York, NY

    Selected from over 5,000 competition entries.

  2. Emanuel Nine Memorial

    Memorial · Charleston, SC

    Memorial at Mother Emanuel AME Church.

  3. 9/11 Memorial Glade

    2019

    Memorial · New York, NY

    Addition to the National September 11 Memorial.

Education

  • Dartmouth College

    BA

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

    M.Arch

Selected work

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