Abruzzo Bodziak Architects is an architecture firm in Brooklyn, New York City, which was founded in 2009 by Emily Abruzzo and Gerald Bodziak, who first met as graduate students at the Princeton University School of Architecture. Abruzzo Bodziak's work is known for a focus on contextually, use of light and color,Matt Shoor, "Abruzzo Bodziak Designs with Light and Color". "www.aiany.org." 21 November 2012. Retrieved 29 2018. and for material experimentation and graphic articulation.Lauren Ro, Jenny Xie, Patrick Sisson, Mary Jo Bowling. "Introducing: 2017 Curbed Groundbreakers." "Curbed.com". 15 November 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
The firm's work is divided into "projects" (built works) and "investigations" (research-based initiatives and speculative proposals)."Abruzzo Bodziak Architects" "aba.nyc". Retrieved 4 May 2019. The cross-pollination between the two is evident in projects such as Fitnation, a traveling exhibit that began at the New York Center for Architecture highlighting architectural projects that support health and wellness, for which Abruzzo and Bodziak served as both curators and designers."FitNation". "centerforarchitecture.org". 13 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2018. The office's projects include civic buildings and cultural spaces,Jenny Xie, "Abruzzo Bodziak Architects Has an Eye For Detail and a Heart For The City." houses,Wendy Goodman, "The Minimalist Melting Pot". "thecut.com". 7 June 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018. installations,François-Luc Giraldeau, "Landscape (Triptych) by Abruzzo Bodziak Architects" "frameweb.com". 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2018. innovative educational spaces Lamar Anderson, "Urban Oases". "architecturalrecord.com". 16 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2018. and urban design.Stuart Schwartzapfel, "Audi, Architects Envision New York 2013". "wired.com". 9 May 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2018.Gideon Fink Shapiro, "Contested Mobility, Future Cities, and Public Light". "domusweb.it". 11 May 2011. The firm's investigations have focused on topics such as homelessness,"Souvenirs: New New York Icons" "storefrontnews.org". 9 December 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018. unmeasurability in building,David Sokol, "Design Vanguard 2016: Abruzzo Bodziak Architects". "architecturalrecord.com". 1 December 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2018. data-driven urban design,Janette Kim, ed. "Winner Winner" "ARPA Journal". 18 November 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2018. and new forms of housing."Making a Case", 306090 14. papress.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018. Projects such as "Storefront Library," completed in 2018 for Storefront for Art and Architecture combine the firm's interest in cultural programming with their investment in civic space.Harriet Thorpe, "Storefront for Art and Architecture's rotating bookshelf creates a sidewalk library in NYC". "wallpaper.com." 27 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
Recognition Groundbreakers Award, CurbedJenny Xie, "Abruzzo Bodziak Architects Has an Eye For Detail and a Heart For The City." "Curbed.com". 15 November 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018. Design Vanguard, Architectural RecordDavid Sokol, "Design Vanguard 2016: Abruzzo Bodziak Architects". "architecturalrecord.com". 1 December 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2018. Arnold W. Brunner Grant, (4D Lightful Gardens), American Institute of Architects New York "Arnold W. Brunner Grant". "aiany.org". 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2018. AIANY Design Award, Merit Award, Projects (Landscape (Triptych)), American Institute of Architects New York "2013 AIA New York Chapter Design Awards: Projects Winners" "bustler.net". 12 March 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2018. AIA New Practices New York, American Institute of Architects New York Tom Stoelker. "On View> New Practices New York 2012 Exhibition and Lecture Series Gets Underway". "archpaper.com". 27 June 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2018."A New Generation of Designers Steps into the Limelight" "aiany.org". 20 June 2012. Retrieved 29 2018. .Michael Lawlor, "Meet the New Practices". "archpaper.com". 18 July 2012. Retrieved 29 2018. . The Architectural League Prize, Architectural League of New YorkJohn Hill, "ReSource". "archidose.blogspot.com". 7 July 2010. Retrieved 29 2018.
References
External links Abruzzo Bodziak Architects website