Weiss/Manfredi

{{Short description|Architecture and urban design company}} {{Infobox architectural practice | name = Weiss/Manfredi | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | caption = | firm_type = | architects = | partners = | founders = Marion Weiss Michael Manfredi | employees = | city = New York City, U.S. | coordinates =  | affiliations = | founded = 1989 | dissolved =  | awards = American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Architecture Architectural League Emerging Voices Award New York AIA Gold Medal of Honor New York AIA President’s Award Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture Design Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design | significant_buildings = | significant_projects = Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center Museum of the Earth Olympic Sculpture Park Women in Military Service for America Memorial Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park Barnard College Diana Center Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology | significant_design = | website = {{URL|http://weissmanfredi.com/}} }}

'''Weiss/Manfredi''' is a multidisciplinary New York City-based design practice that combines landscape, architecture, infrastructure, and art.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-home-designed-to-be-barely-there-1472136728|title=A Home Designed to Be Barely There|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> The firm's notable projects include the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center, the Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech, the Singh Center for Nanotechnology at the University of Pennsylvania, the Museum of the Earth, the Embassy of the United States, New Delhi, and Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/101836/olympic-sculpture-park-weissmanfredi|title=Olympic Sculpture Park/Weiss Manfredi|publisher=ArchDaily|first=Kelly|last=Miner|date=January 6, 2011|access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/marion-weiss-michael-manfredi-architects-article|title=AD Innovator: Weiss/Manfredi|publisher=Architectural Digest|first=Fred |last=Bernstein|date=August 31, 2012|access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref><ref name= Embassy>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/771411/weiss-manfredi-unveils-plans-to-update-indias-us-embassy|title=Weiss/Manfredi to Re-envision India's US Embassy|publisher=ArchDaily|first=Karissa|last=Rosenfield|date=August 5, 2015|access-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref><ref name=nyt>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/arts/design/a-new-visitor-center-at-brooklyn-botanic-garden.html|title=At Garden's Visitor Center, A Welcome Transparency|work=The New York Times|first=Philip|last=Nobel|date=May 8, 2012|access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ct>{{cite web|url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/12/cornell-tech-inaugurates-tata-innovation-center|title=Cornell Tech Inaugurates Tata Innovation Center|publisher=Cornell Chronicle|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name=hunters>{{cite web|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2018/6/27/17510490/hunters-point-south-park-phase-2-opening-lic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627233250/https://ny.curbed.com/2018/6/27/17510490/hunters-point-south-park-phase-2-opening-lic|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 27, 2018|title=In Long Island City, second phase of Hunter's Point South waterfront park debuts|last=Warekar|first=Tanay}}</ref>

==History== Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi met in the late 1980s while working for Mitchel Giurgola Architects, LLP. In 1989, after both had left the firm and were working architecture professors, Weiss and Manfredi entered a design competition for the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, which they eventually won,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.curbed.com/2014/3/20/10129556/marion-weiss-aims-to-collapse-the-hero-architect-trope|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427084547/http://www.curbed.com/2014/3/20/10129556/marion-weiss-aims-to-collapse-the-hero-architect-trope|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2016|title=Marion Weiss Aims to Collapse the 'Hero Architect' Trope|publisher=Curbed|first=Lamar|last=Anderson|date=March 20, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref> and founded Weiss/Manfredi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azuremagazine.com/article/qa-marion-weiss/|title=Architect Marion Weiss on Designing for Disaster|publisher=AZURE|first=Catherine|last=Osborne|date=October 24, 2013|access-date=March 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/arts/architecture/features/architect-couples-2013-6/index1.html|title=Mr. & Mrs. Architect|publisher=New York Magazine|first=Justin|last=Davidson|date=June 16, 2013|access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theplan.it/eng/magazine/the-plan-072-03-2014/weissmanfredi-fuse-nature-and-urbanity-architects-with-a-feeling-for-the-site-and-patterns-of-use |title=Weiss/Manfredi Fuse Nature and Urbanity|publisher=The Plan|date=March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228230055/http://www.theplan.it/eng/magazine/the-plan-072-03-2014/weissmanfredi-fuse-nature-and-urbanity-architects-with-a-feeling-for-the-site-and-patterns-of-use|archivedate=December 28, 2015|access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref> Prior to founding the firm, Weiss received her Master of Architecture at Yale University and her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia. At Yale, she won the American Institute of Architects Scholastic Award and the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Traveling Fellowship. In 2017, she was selected for ''Architectural Records's'' Women in Architecture Design Leader Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/architectural-record-names-its-2017-women-in-architecture-award-winners|title=Architectural Record Names Its 2017 Women in Architecture Award Winners|publisher=Architectural Digest|first=Hadley|last=Keller|date=August 23, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> Marion Weiss is the Graham Professor of Practice in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marion Weiss {{!}} Weitzman |url=https://www.design.upenn.edu/people/marion-weiss |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=www.design.upenn.edu}}</ref>

Manfredi received his Master of Architecture at Cornell University where he studied with Colin Rowe. He won the Paris Prize, was selected as a Cornell Fellow, and was awarded an Eidlitz Fellowship.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/michael-manfredi/|title=Michael Manfredi}}</ref> Both Weiss and Manfredi are National Academy inductees and fellows of the American Institute of Architects.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.world-architects.com/en/weiss-manfredi-new-york/awards?section=awards|title=WEISS / MANFREDI awards}}</ref>

Weiss/Manfredi has received an Academy Award for Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an Architectural League Emerging Voices award, the New York AIA Gold Medal of Honor, the New York AIA President’s Award, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture Design, and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture.<ref name=awards />

==Notable projects== Weiss/Manfredi's design was chosen for the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, New York. The project was completed in 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/97397/museum-of-earth-weiss-manfredi|title=Museum of Earth/ Weiss Manfredi|publisher=ArchDaily|first=Karen|last=Cilento|date=December 20, 2010|access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref> and in 2004 won an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Excellence in Design Award and an Honor Award for Architecture.<ref name=awards>{{cite web|url=http://www.weissmanfredi.com/awards/|title=Awards|publisher=Weiss/Manfredi|access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref>

The firm's design for the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park, awarded by international competition, was completed in 2007. It was recognized as the 'Nature' category winner at the World Architecture Festival;<ref>{{cite web |title= Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, United States of America |publisher= World Buildings Directory |url= http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=801 |accessdate=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141217034444/http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=801 |archivedate= 17 December 2014 }} </ref> it also won the I.D. Magazine Environments 'Best in Category' Design Award in 2008,<ref>{{cite web |title= Nature Category Winner 2008 |publisher= World Architecture Festival |url= http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/news-detail.cfm?newsId=28 |access-date= |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111228074128/http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/news-detail.cfm?newsId=28 |archive-date= 2011-12-28 }}</ref> a Progressive Architecture Award, multiple AIA Awards, an ASLA Honor Award, the EDRA Places Award, and was the first North American project to be awarded Harvard University’s International Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asla.org/awards/2007/07winners/267_wmct.html|title=2007 General Design Honor Award|publisher=ASLA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edra.org/page/GreatPlacesRecipient|title=Past Great Places Recipients|publisher=EDRA|access-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbandesignprize.org/pastl|title=Past Recipients|publisher=Urbandesignprize.org|access-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref> The firm's design for The Diana Center, a multi-use arts building at Barnard College won a national design competition and a Progressive Architecture Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/education-projects/diana-center.aspx|title=Diana Center|publisher=Architect Magazine}}</ref> Upon its completion in 2010, the Diana Center also won the New York State AIA Best Building Award as well as a National AIA Honor Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aianys.org/awards/2010_design_awards.html#institutional|title=AIANYS 2010 Design Awards|publisher=AIA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/2011/Architecture/index.htm|title=2011 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture|publisher=AIA|access-date=2012-07-30|archive-date=2015-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426111305/http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/2011/Architecture/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, Weiss/Manfredi won a national competition to redesign the Washington Monument Grounds at the National Sylvan Theater.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/mall-design-contest-winners-named/2012/05/02/gIQAAHIdxT_story.html|title=Mall Design Contest Winners Named|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=J. Michael |last=Welton|date=May 2, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref> The work of Weiss/Manfredi also includes the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center,<ref name=nyt/> the University of Pennsylvania Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/krishna-p-singh-center-for-nanotechnology-designed-by-weiss-manfredi_o|title=Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology, Designed by Weiss/Manfredi|publisher=Architect Magazine|first=Thomas |last=De Monchaux|date=November 7, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref> Kent State University Center for Architecture and Environmental Design,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2016/08/ksus_new_architecture_school_b.html|title=KSU's New Architecture School Building, Designed by Weiss/Manfredi, is a Dazzler|publisher=Cleveland.com|first=Steven|last=Litt|date=August 24, 2016|access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref> the Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2015/06/18/new-york-city-cornell-tech-campus-morphosis-and-weiss-manfredi-handel-university-usa-breaks-ground/|title=New York's Cornell Tech Campus Will Include Buildings by Morphosis and Weiss/Manfredi|publisher=Dezeen|date=June 18, 2015|access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ct/> a Visitor and Reception Pavilion and Oncology building for Novartis,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7352-visitor-reception-center?v=preview|title=Visitor Reception Center|publisher=Architectural Record|first=Suzanne|last=Stephens|date=July 16, 2014|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7348-building-335?v=preview|title=Building 335|publisher=Architectural Record|first=Suzanne|last=Stephens|date=July 16, 2014|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> and Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park. In 2015, they were commissioned by the Department of State to design the United States Embassy in New Delhi.<ref name=Embassy/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weissmanfredi.com/projects/|title=Projects|publisher=Weiss/Manfredi|access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name=hunters />

== Exhibitions == The firm's work has been exhibited internationally including the "Groundswell" show at The Museum of Modern Art.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/117 |title=Groundswell: Constructing the Contemporary Landscape|publisher=MOMA}}</ref> Their work has also been exhibited at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the National Building Museum, Max Protetch Gallery, Harvard University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, the Van Alen Institute, the Architectural League of New York, Storefront for Art and Architecture, the Essen Germany Design Center, the São Paulo International Biennial, the European Landscape Biennial, and the Venice Architecture Biennale.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.weissmanfredi.com/profile/ |title=Weiss Manfredi Profile}}</ref>

==Other activities== Weiss is the Graham Chair Professor of Architecture and tenured faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania and has also taught design studios at Harvard University, Cornell University and Yale University as the Eero Saarinen visiting professor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.design.upenn.edu/architecture/graduate/people/marion-weiss| title=Marion Weiss Biography|publisher=University of Pennsylvania School of Design}}</ref> Manfredi is a Senior Design Critic at Harvard University, a founding board member of the Van Alen Institute, and a board member for the Storefront for Art and Architecture.<ref name=manbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/michael-manfredi/|title=Faculty|publisher=Harvard University Graduate School of Design|access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref> He has also taught design studios at Yale University as the Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor, Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://architecture.yale.edu/faculty/marion-weiss-and-michael-manfredi|title=Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi: Eero Saarinen Visiting Professors|publisher=Yale School of Architecture|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref>

==Bibliography== *{{cite book |last=Weiss |first=M. |author2=M. Manfredi |title=Site Specific: The Work of Weiss/Manfredi Architects |year=2000 |publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|location=USA |isbn=1-56898-208-9}} *{{cite book |last=Weiss |first=M. |author2=M. Manfredi |title=Weiss/Manfredi: Surface/Subsurface |year=2007 |publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|location=USA |isbn=978-1-56898-733-0}} *{{cite book |last=Weiss |first=M. |author2=J. Busquets |title=Olympic Sculpture Park for the Seattle Art Museum:Weiss/Manfredi |year=2008 |publisher=Harvard University, Graduate School of Design| location=USA |isbn=978-1934510049}} *{{cite book |last=Weiss |first=M. |author2=J. Busquets|author3=M. Mostafavi|author4=E. Blau|author5=C. Reed|author6=I. Klein |title=Deconstruction/Construction: The Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project in Seoul |year=2011 |publisher=Harvard Graduate School of Design|location=USA|isbn=978-1934510315}} *{{cite book |last=Weiss |first=M. |author2=M. Manfredi |title= Pro Architect:Weiss/Manfredi|year=2012|publisher=Archiworld|location=South Korea|isbn= 978-8957703809}} *{{cite book |last=Weiss |first=M. |author2=M. Manfredi|title= Public Natures: Evolutionary Infrastructure|year=2015|publisher= Princeton Architectural Press|location=USA|isbn= 978-1616893774}} *{{cite book |last=Weiss |first=M. |author2=M. Manfredi |title= Converging Territories: Island Incubator|year=2016|publisher=Yale School of Architecture|location=USA|isbn=978-1945150241}}

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==External links== *[http://www.weissmanfredi.com/ Official website] *[http://vimeo.com/user10633174 Weiss/Manfredi Vimeo]

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