Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership is pleased to announce the following news: Morris Museum Exhibit In The Press Aileron Set to Open in Spring, 08 Kamique Completed and Occupied by Christmas Designing Luxury Apartments in SoHo, NYC Village Temple Synagogue Commission Morris Museum Exhibit Opens Lee H. Skolnick Named Honorary Visiting Fellow Exhibit Design Book Released So Says Lee H. Skolnick Delaware Children's Museum Begins Design Development Collaboraton with the New York Hall of Science Sony Wonder Technology Lab Upgrade Recent AIA Honors LHSA+DP IN THE PRESS   The Murtogh D. Guinness Collection at the Morris Museum was the cover story of the March/April issue of Exhibit Builder. The four-page article discusses the challenges and solutions in creating a compelling interpretive exhibit for the more than 150 selected mechanical musical instruments and automated figures in the collection of 700, which opened to the public in November 2007. View Project Information Recent Press: Exhibit Builder back to top   AILERON SET TO OPEN IN SPRING, 08   The new state-of-the-art Aileron is opening for business on April 22nd, 2008. Opening events begin on April 8th. The Aileron campus is the physical manifestation of a mission: to create an environment for owners of private enterprise to implement professional management. LHSA+DP grasped the importance of the word 'aileron' to the client's mission and responded by creating signature aerodynamic roofs that gently float above solid shapes and volumes. Interaction with Aileron's founders, clients, and stakeholders led to the formulation of key themes that characterize the concept of entrepreneurship. These themes: Individuality, Big Picture, Journey, Dream, Focus, Leadership, Change, Decision-Making, Out of the Box, Nurture, Risk, Perseverance, and Passion, served to inform every aspect of the design process, from site selection and design, architecture and interiors, to exhibits and media, identity and graphics. The Aileron campus truly embodies LHSA+DP's multi-disciplinary approach to design as interpretation. The dynamic 71,740 sf facility houses classrooms and breakout spaces, boardroom and meeting rooms, an auditorium, exhibits, dining and café areas, and private offices available for client use, while the campus offers a pond, walking trails, gardens and views of the surrounding rural countryside. Sustainable design features are also integral to the building. The result is successful not only in creating a project that meets Aileron's requirements, but also in creating an environment rich in texture, character and meaning that is inspirational for all its users. View Project Information back to top   KAMIQUE TO BE COMPLETED AND OCCUPIED BY CHRISTMAS   Kamique, the luxury residential development located in Little Harbour, Anguilla, for which LHSA+DP is providing complete planning and design services, is nearing completion and is expected to begin occupancy by this year's holiday season. The stunning villas, ranging in size from 3,500 sf to 6,500 sf, are individually sited to take maximum advantage of their ocean front sites, with particular sensitivity to views, natural ventilation, solar orientation and shading. The design melds the appropriateness and natural intelligence of traditional tropical architecture with a sensual, zen-like simplicity and elegance, utilizing natural materials for their expressive and functional power. View Project Information back to top   DESIGNING LUXURY APARTMENTS IN SOHO, NYC   New York real estate developer, Alfa Development has commissioned Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership to design the ten 3,000 square foot lofts and two duplex penthouses that constitute the residences at 151 Wooster. This unique complex is a reinterpretation of SoHo's famed art-rich past as it blends the heritage of the artist's bygone loft with the subtlety and sophistication of today's most elegant living spaces. By layering sensuous, state-of-the-art residences behind a meticulously restored historic-façade, 151 Wooster is a celebration of creative life. Visit 151Wooster.com View Lee H. Skolnick Video Interview Recent Press: New York Times Recent Press: Gotham Magazine (PDF:964k) back to top   VILLAGE TEMPLE COMMISSIONS LHSA+DP FOR SYNAGOGUE IMPROVEMENTS   LHSA+DP is completing.construction of a new façade for the Village Temple synagogue located at 33 East 12th St., as well as to make extensive renovations and improvements to the building's interior. Designed by Lee H. Skolnick, FAIA, who is a Village Temple member and who is donating his own time, the new façade features a contemporary interpretation of a stone front rendered in a sandstone-colored stucco finish, with a pattern of bronze reveals alluding to traditional mortar joints. Bronze and stainless steel signage, new glass doors, a state of the art video message board, and a glass entry canopy complete the refreshed and enhanced experience and composition. The congregation's spiritual identity is further interpreted through the use of unique translucent graphics, depicting the “Tree of Life”, on glass doors, windows and the adjacent storefront. Renovation of the synagogue's interior will result in a warmer and more welcoming entry foyer, a more attractive and functional social hall and sanctuary anteroom, and newly renovated rest rooms. back to top   MORRIS MUSEUM IN MORRISTOWN, NJ OPENS LANDMARK EXHIBIT   On November 6, 2007, the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ celebrated the public opening of the Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata. This landmark exhibit, entitled “Musical Machines & Living Dolls”, is the centerpiece of a striking new 33,000 square foot addition/renovation of the Morris Museum. The more than 150 mechanical musical instruments, musical boxes and automated figures on display date from the mid-18th to the early 20th century. The 4,000 sf exhibition, designed by LHSA+DP, showcases the technological and scientific achievements, as well as the social historical themes, of this important collection. A workshop gallery offers hands-on interactives to complement these ingenious devices that once brought animated musical entertainment to both private settings and public spaces. Our reinterpretation and presentation of Mr. Guinness's extraordinary collection will ensure these objects continue to fascinate and delight today's audiences. Visit MorrisMuseum.org Recent Press: The Daily Record back to top   LEE H. SKOLNICK NAMED HONORARY VISITING FELLOW BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   Lee H. Skolnick, FAIA, has been named as an Honorary Visiting Fellow by the University of Leicester in Great Britain. Lee will be involved in research, writing, lectures, and the development of programs at the school's Department of Museum Studies. The announcement was made by Dr. Richard Sandell, chair of the department. Lee's relationship with Leicester began in 2004 when he was invited to present at the University's international conference, “Creative Spaces”. He contributed a paper to the subsequent book, entitled Reshaping Museum Space, and in January 2007 conducted a three-day Design Master Class for international exhibit developers and designers. He is presently at work on a new book, entitled Design As Interpretation, in collaboration with Suzanne MacLeod, Program Director of Art Museum and Gallery Studies at the University of Leicester. back to top LEE H. SKOLNICK CO-AUTHORS EXHIBIT DESIGN BOOK   LHSA+DP recently celebrated the release of Lee Skolnick's What is Exhibition Design? (RotoVision) with a party at Urban Center Books at the Municipal Arts Society. The book, which Lee co-authored with Jan Lorenc and Craig Berger is the unparalleled guide to the many facets of exhibition design. This visually stunning and informative tome highlights a diverse portfolio of cutting-edge work from designers and studios around the world. View Book Details/Order at Amazon.com back to top   SO SAYS LEE H. SKOLNICK   Mr. Skolnick's speaking engagements continue to span the nation and beyond. He is also currently working on a number of professional book projects on various topics in exhibition design. In conjunction with the Design Masterclass, Mr. Skolnick is co-editing a publication on "Design as Interpretation" with Suzanne MacLeod, Programme Director, Art Museum and Gallery Studies of the University of Leicester Museum Studies Department. Lee H. Skolnick's paper, entitled "Towards A New Museum Architecture: Narrative and Representation," which was presented at the Creative Spaces Conference in the UK in '04, was recently included in a published book, Reshaping Museum Space: Architecture, Design, Exhibitions edited by Suzanne MacLeod and published by Routledge press. back to top   DELAWARE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BEGINS DESIGN DEVELOPMENT   This new Children's Museum in Wilmington, DE will be located in the revitalized riverfront district in Wilmington with indoor and outdoor exhibits on the natural environment and an outdoor Science Playground. LHSA+DP's Exhibit Master Plan completed in 2004, became the basis for the museum's proposed themes of "exploration, inspiration, celebration!" Visitors will be led on a journey of scientific discovery through galleries focused on transportation, structures, geography, and the human body, among others. LHSA+DP is now embarking on a design development phase with the Project Team. back to top   COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE   LHSA+DP has recently collaborated with the The New York Hall of Science (NYHOS), on three projects, one of which, The Great Hall Design Charette is complete. Other projects include:     Design for the "Blast-Off" Rocket Science Mini Golf Course LHSA+DP is working with the NYHOS project team on creating an interactive outdoor miniature golf experience designed to teach principles of rocket science physics. Combining fun and science, a nine-hole Miniature Golf course with interactive components will demonstrate such principles as launch window, gravitational pull, zero gravity, and splash down while having great fun. The nine-hole course circles a central iconic practice area themed around the planets and moon and includes interpretive graphics based on the 1960's World's Fair, which was held at the Queens site. Schematic Development for a New Early Childhood Science Center LHSA+DP is in the process of developing design concepts for a new early childhood science center exhibit for younger audiences at the NYHOS, where kids ages 3-6 will learn all about the five senses and the human body. Though still in the very early stages, this environment is sure to be filled with interactive and exciting things to do, see, and learn. back to top   SONY WONDER TECHNOLOGY LAB UPGRADE   LHSA+DP and Big Show Construction Management Joint Venture has begun Phase II work on upgrading the remaining two floors of the Sony Wonder Technology Lab. In 2003, the JV and its sub consultants completed Phase I upgrade of the second floor of the Lab with new interactive exhibits and environments focusing on movies, music and digital entertainment. This current upgrade will range from topics such as nanotechnology and medical imaging to robotics and animation. Partnering with LHSA+DP and BSCM in the design and creation of the Phase II experience are Unified Field, Available Light and Scharff-Weisberg. back to top   RECENT AIA HONORS   We are pleased to announce that Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership is the recipient of the 2006 Architectural Achievement Award of the American Institute of Architects Long Island Chapter. This honor is presented to an architectural firm or individual architect who has consistently produced distinguished architecture conceived and built on Long Island, New York for a period of at least ten years. The annual awards program reflects the community's recognition and understanding of the impact of quality architecture on the built environment. back to top     AWARDS 2007 Society For Environmental Graphics Design (SEGD) Merit Award for the Children's Museum of the East End 2006 AIA Long Island Architectural Achievement Award 2006 Architectural Achievement Award of the American Institute of Architects Long Island Chapter Long Island, NY Cooper Union Presidential Citation Lee H. Skolnick, FAIA Recipient of The Cooper Union Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement New York, NY 2004 Integrated Design/Integrated Development Excellence in Sustainable Design Awards The Environmental Guild of the New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects The Trapps Gateway Center for the Mohonk Preserve Gardiner, NY I.D. Magazine's Annual Design Review Honorable Mention "Off the Wall" exhibition at the AIGA Gallery New York, NY 2002 American Institute of Architects National Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture Global Crossing New York, NY American Institute of Architects New York State Chapter Excellence in Design Global Crossing New York, NY Business Week/Industrial Designers Society of America Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award "Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe" Traveling Exhibition Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Space Telescope Science Institute 2001 American Institute of Architects Design Awards Staten Island Chapter Merit Award - Project National Lighthouse Center and Museum Staten Island, NY American Institute of Architects Design Awards New York State Merit Award B'Nai Yisrael Synagogue Armonk, NY American Institute of Architects Design Awards New York Chapter Honor Award Global Crossing New York, NY Architectural Record Record Interiors Global Crossing New York, NY 2000 2000 Faith & Form Religious Art and Architecture Design Awards Interfaith Forum on Religion Art and Architecture (IFRAA) Excellence in Design B'Nai Yisrael Synagogue Armonk, NY 1999 Society for Environmental Graphic Design Merit Award "The Moveable Museum" American Museum of Natural History Traveling Exhibition Building With Trees The National Arbor Day Foundation Award of Excellence Trapps Gateway Center for the Mohonk Preserve Gardiner, NY 1999 HOW International Design Competition Merit Award for Environmental Graphics The Moveable Museum of the American Museum of Natural History Traveling Exhibition Other 1996 Society for Environmental Graphic Design Honor Award Creative Discovery Museum Chattanooga, TN 1994 Society for Environmental Graphic Design Honor Award "From Mars to Main Street: American Designs 1965-1990" National Building Museum and National Endowment for the Arts Washington, DC 1991 Architectural Digest The AD 100 Architects Lee H. Skolnick New York, NY 1990 Architectural Record Record Houses Hamptons Style Bridgehampton, NY 1989 Print Casebooks The Best in Exhibition Design "The Intimate World of Alexander Calder" Cooper Hewitt Museum New York, NY