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Modern residential complex with illuminated curved glass facades nestled among rocky terrain and evergreens at dusk, reflecting in a natural pool by Alexander Gorlin Architects.
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Alexander Gorlin Architects

Architecture FirmEst. 1987

Alexander Gorlin Architects is an internationally recognized design firm that for the past two decades has actively sought to embrace a highly diverse range of clients. With a portfolio spanning from high-end residences to affordable housing, places of worship to educational institutions, Alexander Gorlin Architects applies the same design excellence to each project. The firm has won numerous awards, most notably AIA Design Awards for the House in the Rocky Mountains, Ruskin Place townhouse,North Shore Hebrew Academy, and the Southampton House. In 2005, Architectural Digest recognized Mr. Gorlin as one of the country's 30 Deans of Design.Recent projects include a loft renovation for Daniel Libeskind, 450 affordable homes in East New York, four new high schools in the Bronx, and Aqua, a 12-story condo in Miami Beach. Current projects include luxury private residences around the world and sustainably-designed housing for the homeless in the Bronx. The firm was established in 1987 after Mr. Gorlin returned from a Rome Prize Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. A graduate of the Cooper Union School of Architecture and The Yale School of Architecture - where he taught as a critic from 1980-92 - Mr. Gorlin became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2005.

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Projects

  1. El Borinquen Residence

    Multifamily · Bronx, New York

    Supportive housing; AIA Housing Award 2024, NYSAFAH Project of the Year 2023

  2. Bell Works

    Adaptive Reuse

    Commercial adaptive reuse; AIA NYS Award of Honor 2021, Azure AZ Award 2021

  3. North Shore Hebrew Academy

    Cultural

    Educational institution; AIA Design Award winner

  4. Sterling Forest House

    Residential · Hudson Valley, New York

  5. Southampton Beach House

    Residential · Southampton, New York

    AIA Design Award winner

  6. Nova Scotia House

    Residential

  7. Chelsea Loft

    Residential · Chelsea, New York

    Loft renovation for Daniel Libeskind

  8. Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester

    Cultural · Northern Westchester, New York

Awards & press

  • AIA Housing Award

    American Institute of Architects · 2024 · El Borinquen Residence

  • American Architecture Awards, Multi-Family Housing

    The Chicago Athenaeum · 2024 · El Borinquen Residence, Winner

  • NYC X Design Awards, Best Commercial Lobby

    Interior Design · 2024 · Bell Works

  • NYSAFAH Downstate Project of the Year

    New York State Association for Affordable Housing · 2023 · El Borinquen Residence

  • SARA Design Awards, Best Affordable Housing Award

    SARA Design Awards · 2023 · El Borinquen Residence

  • AIA New York State Design Awards, Award of Honor

    American Institute of Architects New York State · 2021 · Bell Works

  • AZ Awards, Architecture - Adaptive Re-Use

    Azure Magazine · 2021 · Bell Works

  • AIA Fellowship

    American Institute of Architects · 2005 · Promotion to Fellowship for significant contribution to the profession

Selected work

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