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Modern curved residential tower with stacked white balconies and extensive glazing, rising above green trees against a blue sky by Richard Olcott.
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Richard Olcott

ArchitectCultural & CivicHealthcare & Education

Design Partner at Ennead Architects

Richard Olcott, FAIA, is a Design Partner at Ennead Architects, which evolved from Polshek Partnership where he began working after earning a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University in 1979. His cultural and educational projects include the Yale University Art Gallery renovation, Stanford's Bing Concert Hall and Anderson Collection, and the Rose Center for Earth and Space. He received the American Academy in Rome's Rome Prize Fellowship (2003-04), is a member of the National Academy of Design, and served on the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission from 1996 to 2007.

Experience

  1. Design Partner

    Ennead Architects

    Current

Awards & press

  • TIME Names Ennead One of the 10 Most Influential Design and Build Companies of 2026

    TIME · 2026

  • Ennead Projects Are Architizer A+ Finalists

    Architizer

  • Architectural Record Features ByteDance Houhai Center

    Architectural Record

  • The Delacorte Theater Recognized by AIA New York State

    AIA New York State

  • Edelman Fossil Park & Museum Recognized by AIA New Jersey

    AIA New Jersey

  • Edelman Fossil Park & Museum awarded Gold Certificate in Grands Prix du Design

    Grands Prix du Design

Education

  • Cornell University

    B.Arch

Selected work