Ariel Aufgang

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Ariel Aufgang, AIA,[1] is an American architect.

Career[edit]

Aufgang is the principal at Aufgang Architects, a firm with practices in the New York Metropolitan area. A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, with Bachelors in Architecture and a BS in building science degrees, Aufgang is a licensed architect in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Georgia.[2][3][4]  He is known for designs based on adaptive reuse,[5] luxury apartments,[6] senior living,[7] accessibility[8] and affordable housing.[9] His designs have garnered multiple awards[9][10][11] and his firm is one of the ten most prolific in NYC over the past six years.[12]

Aufgang Architects is a New York State and New York City Certified Minority Business Enterprise.[13]

Aufgang is Vice President of the Rockland Community Foundation Board of Directors.[14]

Notable Projects[edit]

  • Victoria Theater – adaptive reuse project in Harlem[15]  
  • 200 Water Street - renovation and conversion of the former Brillo Factory[16]  
  • Corn Exchange Bank Building – renovation and expansion in Harlem[17]
  • Webster Avenue Commons - affordable housing located in the Bronx and winner of NYSAFAH Project of the Year Award 2016[9]
  • Park Lane at Sea View - senior affordable housing located on Staten Island and winner of the NYSAFAH Project of the Year Award in 2010[10]
  • The Melody - one of the first buildings to incorporate the NYC Active Design Guidelines / first New York residential building to achieve the LEED innovation credit for physical activity[18][19][11]  
  • 881 Erskine Street, Brooklyn - One of the 4 biggest projects underway in NYC 2017[20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AIA New York Chapter : Firm Directory Aufgang Architects LLC". aiany.aiany.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. ^ "Ariel Aufgang". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  3. ^ "State of Connecticut Architectural Licensing Board" (PDF). Connecticut Gov.
  4. ^ "Georgia Secretary of State Website". Georgia Secretary of State Website. August 9, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Corcoran, Cate (2015-05-04). "Architect Ariel Aufgang on Adaptive Reuse and Converting a 1950s Factory in Dumbo". Brownstoner. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  6. ^ "Luxury Apartments Proposed In Ridgewood - Queens Tribune". queenstribune.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  7. ^ "Revealed: 533 Bay Street Senior Housing | New York YIMBY". newyorkyimby.com. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  8. ^ "Improving Accessibility Through Technology". www.multihousingnews.com. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  9. ^ a b c "Aufgang Architects-designed Webster Commons project named NYSAFAH 2016 Project of the Year". Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  10. ^ a b "Media Library - Homepage May 2010 - Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty". www.metcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  11. ^ a b "NAHB: The Melody". www.bestinamericanliving.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  12. ^ "Who's designing NYC's skyline?". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  13. ^ "NYSAFAH". nysafah.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  14. ^ "Rockland Community Foundation Board". www.rocklandgives.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  15. ^ Satow, Julie (2011-08-30). "Along Harlem's 125th Street, Redevelopment Projects Advance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  16. ^ Higgins, Michelle (2014-09-19). "Transforming Dumbo, a Brooklyn Neighborhood, With New Condos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  17. ^ "Aufgang Architects selected to design interior preservation of 377 affordable units in 34-building Brooklyn portfolio". Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  18. ^ "e-Oculus Email Newsletter". main.aiany.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  19. ^ "Affordable Housing to Revamp the Bronx". www.cpexecutive.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  20. ^ "The biggest real estate projects coming to NYC". The Real Deal New York. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2017-08-09.