Ennead Architects LLP is a New York City

New York City

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-based architectural firm. Previously known as Polshek Partnership, the firm's nine partners renamed their practice in mid-2010.

The 150-person firm offers architecture

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

, master planning, historic preservation

Historic preservation

Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...

 and interior design

Interior design

Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...

 services. The majority of the firm’s work is for cultural, educational, governmental and scientific not-for-profit institutions. The firm is led by nine Partners: Joseph Fleischer, Timothy Hartung, Duncan Hazard, Kevin McClurkan, Richard Olcott, Susan Rodriguez, Tomas Rossant, Todd Schliemann, and Don Weinreich. Founder of Polshek Partnership James Polshek

James Polshek

James Stewart Polshek is an American architect based in New York City. He is the founder of Polshek Partnership, the firm at which he was Principal Design Partner for more than four decades...

 holds the title of Design Counsel and is actively involved on selected projects.

The firm’s architectural solutions are rooted in extensive research involving the analysis of context, program, public image and environmental and construction technologies. Commitment to exploring architecture’s expressive power and conviction that meaningful architecture must truly represent the mission and identity of an institution drive the firm’s design philosophy.

The firm is a member of the United States Green Building Council, and twenty-five percent of registered architects on staff are LEED Accredited Professionals.

Notable projects

Museums

• Yale University Art Gallery
  Yale University Art Gallery
  The Yale University Art Gallery houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Although it embraces all cultures and periods, the Gallery possesses especially renowned collections of early Italian painting,...
  
   Expansion, New Haven, CT (2011)
• National Museum of American Jewish History
  National Museum of American Jewish History
  The National Museum of American Jewish History is a Smithsonian- affiliated museum in Center City Philadelphia, located on Independence Mall within the Independence National Historical Park.-Building:...
  
  , Philadelphia, PA (2010)
• Utah Museum of Natural History
  Utah Museum of Natural History
  The Natural History Museum of Utah is a museum located at the Rio Tinto Center on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The museum shows exhibits of natural history subjects, specifically about Utah's natural history...
  
  , Salt Lake City, UT (2010)
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center, Washington, D.C. (2011)
• Museum of the City of New York
  Museum of the City of New York
  The Museum of the City of New York is an art gallery and history museum founded in 1923 to present the history of New York City, USA and its people...
  
   Expansion, New York, NY (2008)
• Brooklyn Museum
  Brooklyn Museum
  The Brooklyn Museum is an encyclopedia art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum holds New York City's second largest art collection with roughly 1.5 million works....
  
  , Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
  Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
  The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is on the fourth floor of the Brooklyn Museum, New York.-History:The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art opened on March 23, 2007 at the Brooklyn Museum...
  
  , Brooklyn, NY (2007)
• Newseum
  Newseum
  The Newseum is an interactive museum of news and journalism located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. The seven-level, museum features 15 theaters and 14 galleries. The Newseum's Berlin Wall Gallery includes the largest display of sections of the Berlin Wall outside of Germany...
  
  /Freedom Forum
  Freedom Forum
  The Freedom Forum was created in 1991 under the direction of Al Neuharth, former publisher of USA Today newspaper. Funding was provided by a foundation started by publisher Frank E. Gannett in 1935, called the Gannett Foundation...
  
   Foundation World Headquarters, Washington, DC (2007)
• Yale University Art Gallery
  Yale University Art Gallery
  The Yale University Art Gallery houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Although it embraces all cultures and periods, the Gallery possesses especially renowned collections of early Italian painting,...
  
  , Kahn Building Renovation, New Haven, CT (2006)
• New York Hall of Science
  New York Hall of Science
  The New York Hall of Science occupies one of the few remaining structures of the 1964 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadow-Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City. Today, it stands as New York City's only hands-on science and technology center...
  
   Expansion, Queens, NY (2004)
• William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, AR (2004)
• Brooklyn Museum
  Brooklyn Museum
  The Brooklyn Museum is an encyclopedia art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum holds New York City's second largest art collection with roughly 1.5 million works....
  
  , Entry Pavilion and Plaza, Brooklyn, NY (2004)
• American Museum of Natural History
  American Museum of Natural History
  The American Museum of Natural History , located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world...
  
  , Rose Center for Earth and Space
  Rose Center for Earth and Space
  The Rose Center for Earth and Space is a part of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The Center's complete name is The Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space. The main entrance is located on the northern side of the museum on 81st Street near...
  
  , New York, NY (2000)
• Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, Napa, CA (2001)
• Smithsonian Institution
  Smithsonian Institution
  The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
  
  , National Museum of the American Indian
  National Museum of the American Indian
  The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum operated under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution that is dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of the native Americans of the Western Hemisphere...
  
   Cultural Resources Center, Suitland, MD (1998)
• Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT (1998)
• Stanford University
  Stanford University
  The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
  
  , Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford, CA (1998)
• National Inventors Hall of Fame
  National Inventors Hall of Fame
  The National Inventors Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to recognizing, honoring and encouraging invention and creativity through the administration of its programs. The Hall of Fame honors the men and women responsible for the great technological advances that make human,...
  
  , Akron, OH (1995)

Performing arts

• Stanford University
  Stanford University
  The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
  
  , Bing Concert Hall, Stanford, CA (2012)
• New York University
  New York University
  New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
  
  , Tisch School of the Arts
  Tisch School of the Arts
  Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
  
  , Institute of Performing Arts, New York, NY (2012)
• The Joseph Papp Public Theater, Entry and Lobby Redesign, New York, NY (2009)
• Allegheny College
  Allegheny College
  Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the town of Meadville. Founded in 1815, the college has about 2,100 undergraduate students.-Early history:...
  
  , Vukovich Center for Communication Arts, Meadville, PA (2008)
• The Mercersburg Academy
  Mercersburg Academy
  Mercersburg Academy is an independent, coeducational boarding school for grades 9-12 located in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The school's mission is:...
  
  , Burgin Center for the Arts, Mercersburg, PA (2006)
• Holland Performing Arts Center
  Holland Performing Arts Center
  The Holland Performing Arts Center is a performing arts facility located on 13th and Douglas Streets in downtown Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, Nebraska in the United States; it opened in October 2005. Designed by Omaha architectural firm HDR, Inc...
  
  , Omaha, NE (2005)
• Carnegie Hall
  Carnegie Hall
  Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
  
  , Zankel Hall, New York, NY (2003)
• The Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, NM (1998)
• Center for the Arts Theater, Yerba Buena Gardens
  Yerba Buena Gardens
  Yerba Buena Gardens is the name for two blocks of public parks located between Third and Fourth, Mission and Folsom Streets in downtown San Francisco, California. The first block bordered by Mission and Howard Streets was opened in 1993. The second block, between Howard and Folsom Streets was...
  
  , San Francisco, CA (1993)
• Carnegie Hall
  Carnegie Hall
  Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
  
  , Main Hall and Building Renovation and Restoration, New York, NY (1987)
• Ed Sullivan Theater
  Ed Sullivan Theater
  The Ed Sullivan Theater, located at 1697-1699 Broadway between West 53rd and West 54th, in Manhattan, is a venerable radio and television studio in New York City...
  
  , retrofitting for Late Show with David Letterman
  Late Show with David Letterman
  Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is...
  
  , New York, NY (1993)

Education

• Cornell University
  Cornell University
  Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
  
  , Computing and Information Science Building, Ithaca, NY (2010)
• Stanford University
  Stanford University
  The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
  
  , Law School Academic Building, Stanford, CA (2010)
• Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
  Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
  The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts is an arts high school in Astoria, Queens as part of the New York City Department of Education. The school, founded by Tony Bennett, is a major arts high school in New York City offering High School Diplomas in six arts majors including fine art, dance, vocal...
  
  , New High School Building, New York, NY (2009)
• The Pennsylvania State University
  Pennsylvania State University
  The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
  
  , Dickinson School of Law
  Dickinson School of Law
  Penn State University Dickinson School of Law is the law school of The Pennsylvania State University...
  
  , Carlisle and University Park, PA (2009)
• Syracuse University
  Syracuse University
  Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
  
  , S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse, NY (2007)
• Williams College
  Williams College
  Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
  
  , Paresky Center
  Paresky Center
  The Paresky Center is the student center at Williams College. It was designed by Polshek Partnership Architects and opened on February 16, 2007, after two years of construction, as part of the Williams College Winter Carnival celebration...
  
  , Williamstown, MA (2007)
• Lycée Français de New York
  Lycée Français de New York
  The Lycée Français de New York , literally The French High School of New York, is an exclusive French-medium school for K-12 students based in Manhattan, New York which follows the French curriculum of study and allows students to study for the French general Baccalauréat, the international option...
  
  , New York, NY (2003)
• Columbia University Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall Expansion, New York, NY (1996)

Laboratories / Healthcare

• Cornell University
  Cornell University
  Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
  
  , Weill Medical College, Biomedical Research Building, New York, NY (2011)
• University of California, San Diego
  University of California, San Diego
  The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
  
  , Biological and Physical Sciences Building, La Jolla, CA (2011)
• Cornell University
  Cornell University
  Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
  
  , Weill Medical College, Weill Greenberg Center, New York, NY (2007)
• University of Michigan
  University of Michigan
  The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
  
  , Biomedical Science Research Building, Ann Arbor, MI (2006)
• The Ohio State University
  Ohio State University
  The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
  
  , Peter L. and Clara M. Scott Laboratory, Columbus, OH (2006)
• The New York Botanical Garden
  New York Botanical Garden
  - See also :* Education in New York City* List of botanical gardens in the United States* List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City- External links :* official website** blog*...
  
  , Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory, Bronx, NY (2006)
• The New York Botanical Garden
  New York Botanical Garden
  - See also :* Education in New York City* List of botanical gardens in the United States* List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City- External links :* official website** blog*...
  
  , International Plant Science Center, Bronx, NY (2002)

Institutions

• Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Crypt Arts Center and North Transept Renovation, New York, NY (2011)
• Department of Homeless Services, New Family Intake Center, Bronx, NY (2009)
• New York City Fire Department
  New York City Fire Department
  The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department of the City of New York has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City's five boroughs from fires and fire hazards, providing emergency medical services, technical rescue as well as providing first response...
  
  , Rescue Company 3, Bronx, NY (2008)
• WGBH
  WGBH-TV
  WGBH-TV, channel 2, is a non-commercial educational public television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WGBH-TV is a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service , and produces more than two-thirds of PBS's national prime time television programming...
  
   Public Broadcasting Station Headquarters, Boston, MA (2007)
• Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, New York, NY (2001)
• Queens Borough Public Library
  Queens Borough Public Library
  The Queens Library, also known as the Queens Borough Public Library, is the public library for the Borough of Queens and one of three library systems serving New York City. It was the No. 1 library system in the United States by circulation, having loaned 21 million items in the 2007 fiscal year.It...
  
  , Flushing Regional Branch, Queens, NY (1998)
• Seamen’s Church Institute, New York, NY (1991)

Industry / Infrastructure

• Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Brooklyn, NY (2010)
• The New York Times Printing Plant, Queens, NY (1997)

Residential

• Riverhouse Residential Tower, New York, NY (2008)
• Standard Hotel
  Standard Hotel
  The Standard Hotel brand is a part of Andre Balazs Properties. It is a group of four boutique hotels in Los Angeles , Miami and New York.- History :...
  
   New York, New York, NY (2008)
• The Ritz Carlton Downtown, Battery Park City, New York, NY (2001)
• The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, Battery Park City, New York, NY (2001)
• 500 Park Tower, New York, NY (1984)

Programming / Master planning

• The Walters Art Museum
  Walters Art Museum
  The Walters Art Museum, located in Baltimore, Maryland's Mount Vernon neighborhood, is a public art museum founded in 1934. The museum's collection was amassed substantially by two men, William Thompson Walters , who began serious collecting when he moved to Paris at the outbreak of the American...
  
  , Facilities Master Plan, Baltimore, MD (2010)
• Cornell University
  Cornell University
  Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
  
   Comprehensive Campus Master Plan, Ithaca, NY (2008)
• Barnes Foundation, Programming and Site Analysis
  Site analysis
  Site analysis is an inventory completed as a preparatory step to site planning, a form of urban planning which involves research, analysis, and synthesis. It primarily deals with basic data as it relates to a specific site...
  
  , Philadelphia, PA (2006)
• Brooklyn Museum
  Brooklyn Museum
  The Brooklyn Museum is an encyclopedia art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum holds New York City's second largest art collection with roughly 1.5 million works....
  
   Master Plan, Brooklyn, NY (1987)
• Carnegie Hall
  Carnegie Hall
  Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
  
   Master Plan, New York, NY (1980)

Firm awards

• Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award (2004)
• President’s Award, AIA/New York Chapter (2003)
• AIA
  American Institute of Architects
  The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
  
  Architecture Firm Award (1992)

American Institute of Architects National Honor Awards for Design Excellence

• Yale University Art Gallery Kahn Building Renovation, New Haven, CT (2010)
• University of Michigan Biomedical Science Research Building, Ann Arbor, MI (2007)
• William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, AR (2006)
• American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, New York, NY (2002)
• The New York Times Printing Plant, Queens, NY (2001)
• Queens Borough Public Library, Flushing Regional Branch, Queens, NY (2001)
• Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT (2000)
• National Inventors Hall of Fame, Akron, OH (1999)
• Center for the Arts Theater at Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA (1994)
• Seamen’s Church Institute, New York, NY (1993)
• Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (1988)
• 500 Park Tower, New York, NY (1986)
• New York State Bar Center, Albany, NY (1972)