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• NYCxDESIGN Honors FXCollaborative's Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge & 250 Park Avenue Lobby

  Two of FXCollaborative's projects have been recognized as Honorees at the sixth annual NYCxDESIGN Awards! The program celebrates outstanding tal...

• NYCxDESIGN Honors FXCollaborative with Three Awards

  On May 18, Interior Design magazine and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair virtually presented the NYCxDESIGN Awards, celebrating New Yo...

• Picnic by Design: Re-imaging Purpose and Function

  We are one of twenty-two leading architecture and design firms that created and donated a themed picnic basket to Picnic by Design, a fundraising e...

• The Making of the AIDS Memorial

  FXF-one, our LGBTQ and Allies group, hosted "The Making of the AIDS Memorial", a presentation detailing the origin of the new, iconic structure tha...

• Jenny Sabin: Matter Design Computation

  In celebration of Women's History Month, the Women of FXFOWLE hosted "Matter Design Computation," a presentation by Jenny Sabin, Principal of Jenny...

• Latin America in Construction: Architecture, 1955-80

  Design Core, an FXFOWLE workgroup tasked with exploring design innovation, organized a private viewing of MoMA's Latin America in Construction: Arc...

• Interior Design 2015 Top 100 Giants

  Interior Design has published its annual Top 100 Giants, and we are happy to share that FXFOWLE is on the list at #72. We are also #2 on the list o...

• ...Just a Hint at What's Possible

  GRASSHOPPER, PLATYPUS, AND MULTIPLE DESIGNERS Collaboration between Grasshopper users can be quite difficult. The 'streamlined' workflows of BIM s...

• Seeing Eye-to-Eye at Opposite Ends of the Rope

  We are a firm that talks to each other; whether it's sharing inspirational ideas and concepts or participating in project design reviews, our proce...

• Entering the "Sketch Zone"

  Our second annual summer sketch crawl was a wonderful event, complemented by perfect sketching weather. We began with six sketchers, and were joine...

• Effective Strategies for Communicating Your Firm: Pitch Perfectly

  This past spring, I participated on a panel at the Society for Marketing Professional Service (SMPS) Northeast Regional Conference (NERC) that disc...

• Tête-à-Tête with Geneviève Roy

  Geneviève Roy is a painter living and working in Montreal. Originally from Quebec, Geneviève is a practicing architect and professor of interior ...

• Entering a Sculptor's World

  "The essence of sculpture is for me the perception of space, the continuum of our existence." Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) was one of the tw...

• Generation X to Generation FX(FOWLE)

  FXFOWLE hosted a panel in conjunction with NYCxDESIGN that included three generations of FXFOWLE architects and designers who spoke about their per...

• ICFF: Top 20

  Last weekend, interior designer Justyna Mrowiec-Chun and I were fortunate to go to the annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) at t...

• Collective 2 Design Fair

  FXFOWLE got a sneak peek of the Collective 2 Design Fair last week. Filling the Skylight at Moynihan Station, the fair brought together a highly-cu...

• LEED v4

  FXFOWLE is no stranger to the U.S. Green Building Council's green building rating system, LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. C...

• Perspective Tip 9

  Everyone loves a good story - stories are what bonds people together. For architects, the process of designing, and constructing is part of what gi...

• Thoughts on Sketching

  What lies behind the line of a sketch? Through the line, you can depict your relationship with the object, show character and mood. You can reflec...

• Memory and Measure: A Conversation with Anthony Viscardi

  For over twenty years, the practice of tracing shadows has informed the architectural investigations and pedagogy of Lehigh University Professor of...

• Commuting to Sketch

  Many people complain about their commute to work, but I don't because it gives me time to sketch. Sketching helps me to pass the time, relax, obser...

• World Architecture Day 2013

  Following the successful launch of World Architecture Day last year in London, the event made its New York debut this year in early October. Among ...

• B-Sides: Event #5 | How to Stop Working in 2020

  As part of a B-Sides summer charette, we recruited a few of our summer interns to participate in Metropolis magazine's "Future of Workplace" compet...

• One Moment of Inspiration – Then Months Scraping Mud

  As most days begin with small talk in the elevator, my story begins just after Memorial Day on the way up to the office. Founding Principal, Bruce ...

• Perspective Tip 6

  In the latest installment of my top ten perspective tips, I will explain what to do if you want to draw a perspective and don't have access to the ...

• Citi Bike: A Networking Opportunity

  Recently, I took the plunge and purchased a yearly Citi Bike membership. Actually it was more like a dip or a slow submersion across the zero dept...

• Respect the Process

  In an era when renderings, magazines, blogs and even architecture websites tend to focus on the final design with little to no mention of process, ...

• Note to Self: A Day of Beauty

  My most recent blog post focused on one of the best days on the construction site: the day concrete slabs are poured. This time, I'd like to discu...

• Mad Men Meets Wallpaper

  FXFOWLE recently completed the offices of Almanac, a real estate investment firm located in midtown Manhattan. The design draws inspiration from th...

• "SKINNED": A Conversation with Teddi Rogers

  Last month, "SKINNED", an exhibition of new work by Teddi Rogers, opened at the FXFOWLE Gallery. A collection of mixed media pieces created from or...

• Reminiscing with Jackson Pollock

  I went with David, Steve and Andrew for a drive to East Hampton on Long Island Sound. We went to see the Pollock-Krasner House and Studio at 830 Sp...

• Inside the White Cube: A Personal Account of Designing the New OFS Brands Showroom

  About a year ago, the Director of FXFOWLE's Interiors Studio, Guy Geier, invited Erica Godun and I to his office for a meeting on what we thought w...

• Back to Basics with Louis Kahn

  In this age of computers generating complex forms and mesmerizing graphics, it is refreshing to visit a space that relies on bold simplicity of for...

• Perspective Tip 5

  Even with an understanding of the horizon line with its point(s), and a reference element using squares to aid in proportions, drawing a perspect...

• Note to Self: Living on the Edge

  One of the best parts of working on a construction site is being there the day after they pour a concrete floor slab. Although the concrete is stil...

• Leaning In with Deborah Berke

  I have a new hero--I have to tell you all about her, and why I am so smitten. She is Deborah Berke, who leads a 40+ person architectural firm, win...

• Daylight Hours

  I was recently in France visiting Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye in Poissy, just outside of Paris. Upon arrival, I  was instantly struck by its audac...

• A Parametric Primer

  When it comes to parametric modeling, everything starts with a point. Two points make a line; two lines make a surface. With this basic set of comp...

• B-Sides: Event #3 | [UNBUILT]

  A few weeks ago, FXFOWLE held a reception for its [UNBUILT] pop-up exhibition presented by B-Sides. As the owner of entry #23, the 'People's Choice...

• Note to Self: The Juiceman

  Do you remember the late night infomercial from the 90's featuring a Jack LaLanne-like character selling us on the health benefits of drinking extr...

• Art Basel Miami Beach

  Senior Partner Guy Geier shares his top 10 picks from Basel Miami Beach:

• NOMA Crafting the Interview 3.0

  On October 13th, the New York Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects [nycobaNOMA] held their 3rd annual Portfolio + Resume Rev...

• B-Sides: Event #1 | Flash (Sketch) Mob

  Dream Big, Start Small, and Act Now It was this idea that was the motivation behind the FXFOWLE Flash Sketch Mob. How It Began Seiji and I wan...

• Green Graphics: A New Leaf

  After a good 5+ year run, the FXFOWLE Sustainability Brochure was ready for a makeover. As Graphics Manager, I have been collaborating with Team Gr...

• Note to Self: Construction Graffiti

  During my daily walk-thru of the Hunters Point South School construction site, I take photos for my weekly field report to the owner.  As I compos...

• King in the Queen City

  Every now and then I arrange a weekend trip to visit important buildings in the US. When asked by some friends to organize one such trip, I chose B...

• Future Fabulous

  When I received Sylvia Smith's invite to attend a forum hosted by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation I immediately RSVP'd – even with...

• I am a Mark Maker and Nothing More

  Glass and Paintings by John Brekke is currently on view in the FXFOWLE Gallery. I recently had the opportunity to speak with John about his work an...

• On Getting F'ed

  Well, it finally happened. I received an "F" (as in "FAIA") at this year's AIA convention in Washington, DC. In all seriousness, getting investe...

• So...What's New?

  NeoCon 2012 is over. Another blur...lots of new, interesting products and reconnecting with many industry friends. Having worked at Vitra, and now ...

• Spring Greening

  "Green April," FXFOWLE's month-long celebration of sustainability and sustainable design, has now ended. Events and educational programs throughout...

• Living Green: Part I

  FXFOWLE was founded over 34 years ago and is deeply rooted in conservationist values. Today, our projects continue to set new standards in environm...

• Haiti: Mission Possible

  Recently, I was fortunate enough to combine two of my passions: mentoring high school students and helping Haiti move forward in its recovery. This...

• Note to Self: The Dress Rehearsal

  If you ask 100 architects the goal of Quality Assurance (QA), you'll get 100 different responses. Here's mine: 'The objective of QA is to reduce ch...

• Dateline: Baku, Azerbaijan

  Guy recently spent less than 48 hours in Baku to make a presentation to a client. Luckily, he made some time to jot down a few reflections from his...

• The Kitty Pod Hotel

  As architects, most of us spend our entire careers designing buildings, and if we are lucky it's a structure that stimulates, inspires, and contrib...

• Note to Self: Notes from a Construction Site

  Watching a building come to fruition is the ultimate thrill of being an architect.  This is what we live for and what sleep-deprived architecture ...

• The Joy of Sketching

  Webster's Dictionary defines the word sketch as "a rough drawing representing the chief features of an object or scene and often made as a prelimin...

• Designs on Azerbaijan

  Having recently been awarded a project for a new Wellness Hotel about 120 km north of Baku in Azerbaijan last month, I had the pleasure of visitin...

• Yes We Can!

  In its 18th year, Canstruction NYC kicked off last Wednesday night at the World Financial Center. Competition was tough this year as 24 teams parti...

• Words with the Artist: Daniel Wiener, Part 2

  Last week, I talked to Daniel about his inspiration and process. This week we continue talking about his materials, techniques and color. Jessic...

• Words with the Artist: Daniel Wiener, Part 1

  I caught up Daniel Wiener, a Brooklyn-based artist known primarily for his intense and viscerally arresting sculptures, and asked him about his pr...

• Getting It Pinned Down

  Having worked in our Javits office, I returned to the main office and realized I dearly missed our dry-erase magnetic white boards. I began wonderi...

• Mural on 53rd Street

  Something new and exciting has happened on the west side in Manhattan!  Last year, Alchemy Properties organized a mural design competition for ...

• ACE Mentoring

  FXFOWLE completed a successful year participating in the esteemed Architecture, Construction and Engineering Mentoring Program (ACE). Since its con...

• Digital Design Ecosystem

  This post, which acknowledges the importance of computation and technology in today's practice, will explore the architectural opportunities afford...

• On the Ground at the AIA Convention: Day 2

  Day 2 of the AIA National Convention was a chilling experience. By that I mean that the Convention Center operator finally found the "on" button fo...

• On the Ground at the AIA Convention: Day 1

  Greetings from Miami Beach where the activity at the AIA Convention is as hot as the weather.  Although I have no official information, it appears...

• Looking Back on the City We Imagined and Made

  Last Friday, I stopped by the latest exhibition presented by The Architectural League, The City We Imagined.  I mainly went to check out the photo...