Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi on Sustainability, Public Space and Their Studio's Upcoming Projects
In a conversation with Abitare, architects Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi reflect on their architectural firm, established in 1989 after their introduction at Romaldo Giurgola's office. Weiss originates from California's Bay Area, whereas Manfredi is from Rome. They hold teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard, respectively, and their team consists of 45 collaborators. Ongoing projects feature the US embassy in New Delhi, the restoration of Edward Durell Stone's structure, and a planned open-air theatre for Lincoln Center set for 2028. Their completed projects include the Seattle Art Museum's museum-park and Hunter's Point South in Queens, which was finalized in 2018. They advocate for sustainability and critique educational silos while supporting the 15-minute city idea.
Fatti principali
- Weiss and Manfredi met in the 1980s at the New York office of Italian architect Romaldo Giurgola and formed their partnership in 1989
- Their studio employs 45 people; Manfredi teaches at Harvard and Weiss at the University of Pennsylvania
- The US embassy in New Delhi, on an eleven-hectare site, restores Edward Durell Stone's modernist building and completes its first phase this year
- An elliptical open-air theatre for the Lincoln Center, seating 2,000 in Damrosch Park, is expected by 2028
- Hunter's Point South in Queens, a permeable park completed in 2018, suffered only one fallen tree during Hurricane Sandy
- The Seattle Art Museum project turned an abandoned site into a landscape combining nature and collective life
- A Community Center for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark is expected in 2027
- The La Brea Tar Pits project in Los Angeles is scheduled for completion by 2028
Entità
Artisti
- Marion Weiss
- Michael Manfredi
- Romaldo Giurgola
- Edward Durell Stone
- Michael Bloomberg
- Donald Trump
- David Lloyd
Istituzioni
- Weiss/Manfredi
- Harvard University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Seattle Art Museum
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center
- Botanic Garden
- Abitare
Luoghi
- New York
- United States
- Brooklyn
- Manhattan
- Queens
- Hunter's Point South
- Damrosch Park
- New Delhi
- India
- Rome
- Italy
- Bay Area
- California
- Seattle
- Newark
- Los Angeles
- Hancock Park
- Australia
- Europe
- Asia
Fonti
- Abitare —