Adam Sokol

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Adam Sokol
Born
New York, NY
NationalityAmerican
Education Columbia University
Yale School of Architecture
OccupationArchitect
Awards Architectural Record Vanguard
NYCxDesign, American Institute of Architects Awards, Architizer Award
Practiceasap/
Website www.asap.pro

Adam Sokol is an American architect and founder of the Adam Sokol Architecture Practice (asap/). Considered one of the leading architects of his generation, he is known for implementing a sophisticated geometry to his designs that draw from ancient and classical architecture. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early life

Sokol grew up in New York State. He was inspired by studying ancient Mayan, Indian, Egyptian, and Roman architecture. [6]

Career

From 2006 - 2011, Sokol was an assistant professor of architecture at the University at Buffalo. The majority of his designs integrate architecture into the fabric of historic city layouts. [7] Examples include the Park Hyatt X-House in Beijing, China [8] [9] featured in Architectural Digest , the highrise Spring Street Hotel, [10] [11] [12] and the Emperor Hotel Qianmen. [13]

In 2019, Sokol was awarded the Architectural Record Design Vanguard award, and in 2023 he was named a NYCxDesign award winner for his XL House at Columbus Circle in Manhattan. [14] [15] [16] He is a registered architect in New York and California and a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), [17] and also the recipient of multiple AIA awards. [18] [19]

His "15 Allen" project in Buffalo, NY was described by a senior city planner as “perhaps the best example of the Green Code at work” and “one of the best new buildings in Buffalo.” [2] Bloomberg CityLab describes the project as "symbol of a new era for Buffalo — an innovative, multiunit residential building constructed in a historic district, without a single zoning variance." [20]

His firm created the "Skid Grow" project which reimagines Skid Row, Los Angeles as a neighborhood with a 115 acre elevated park and executing the best land use policies to create meaningful affordable housing in Southern California. [21]

His work has been featured in The New York Times [22] and publications by Rizzoli, among others. Sokol's buildings were also featured at the Museum of the City of New York. [23]

Current Projects

Recent and forthcoming work includes residential, commercial, multifamily residential, and institutional projects in California, Washington (state), Colorado, and New York (state). [24] [25]

Education

Sokol earned a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University followed by a Master of Architecture with from Yale University. At Columbia he studied with Barry Bergdoll and Kenneth Frampton, and then with Robert A. M. Stern, Vincent Scully, Demetri Porphyrios and Frank Gehry at Yale. Sokol also studied at Harvard University and the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. [26]

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  1. ↑ Rus, Mayer (2023-01-24). "Architect Adam Sokol Fashions an Otherworldly Hybrid Space in Beijing". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. 1 2 "Managing a Modern Makeover in a Historic Buffalo Neighborhood". Bloomberg.com. 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ↑ "Adam Sokol Architecture Practice Converts a Plumbing Supply Warehouse Into a Design-Forward Workplace". Metropolis. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  4. ↑ "Apartments to anchor 15 Allen Street project". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  5. ↑ Epstein, Jonathan D. (2017-10-11). "Three-story apartment building approved for Allen Street". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Interview with Principal Architect Adam Sokol, Founder of asap/ adam sokol architecture practice from Los Angeles". www.bontena.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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